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WTC Designs: What Were They Thinking?
From a commercial standpoint, the WTC proposals look doomed. The public has been hoodwinked.
Thinking Big: New WTC Designs Are Inspiring, Audacious
The new design proposals for rebuilding Ground Zero are exciting, contentious, dynamic, imaginative, inspiring, and audacious.
Jeb Bush Focuses On Managing Growth
Governor Jeb Boosh declares that the biggest disappointment of his term is the inability to get a grip of Florida's growth.
WTC: Are The New Designs Practical?
The new design proposals developed by prominent architects and artists are bold but are they practical? In a city hit hard by terrorism, are these designs safe?
A Preview Of Manhattan In 10 Years
The Los Angeles Times reports that WTC designs are a preview of what Manhattan will look like in 10 years. [Link Corrected.]
Evaluating The New WTC Designs
Architecture critic Herbert Muschamp reviews the new proposed designs for Ground Zero.
WTC: Radical New Building Types
The Boston Globe reports that lavish designs for World Trade Center site defy convention.
Report: Solving The Air Travel Crisis
Air travel service nationwide declined since 9/11 with many large airports experiencing a decrease in the double digits -- nearly twice the reduction in demand -- according to a new report.
Remembering Manzanar
The National Park Service is painstakingly re-creating and restoring the Manzanar camp used for Japanese internment during WWII.
Ahmanson Moves Forward
Ventura County, California, Board of Supervisors approves first tract map for conversial project.
Mandating Training For Planning Commissioners
In a what may be a developing nationwide trend, Tennessee has created state legislation that requires training for members of planning commissions.
WTC Designs Much Improved
The second set of designs for the WTC site are a dramatic improvement over first set, says Blair Kamin, architecture critic for the Chicago Tribune.
Best Practices For Historic Preservation
The National Trust for Historic Preservation releases A Best Practices Toolkit for Historic Preservationand Redevelopment.
New Urbanist Complex Rises In Atlanta
The new complex includes three hotels, 2500 homes, retail stores, entertainment centers, and 6.5 million square feet of office space.
Radical Approach Results In A Conservation Success Story
Award-winning ecologist pioneered a radically different model for conservation that includes humans as part of the ecological equation of wildlife preserves.
Ground Zero: The Seven New Designs
The official website of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation presents slide shows and details about the seven new design concepts developed by promiment designers and architects.
New York Unveils More Dramatic New WTC Designs
Four of seven designs call for creating the tallest buildings in the world on the former WTC site.
NYC To Reformulate Archaic Zoning
Mayor Bloomberg's new housing plan will generate many more homes for New Yorkers of all incomes.
Phoenix: Grow Or Rot
"Annex or rot" is the cornerstone philosophy of Phoenix's urban policy.
RI Town Seeks To Redevelop Entire Village
Aging Providence suburb plans to completely rebuild one of its small mill villages using special tax incentives and a development partnership.
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
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