Illinois
Monument Mori
Rethinking death and the city.
Planning And Its Disconnects
Can urban planning be a means to great architecture?
Friday Funny: Chicago's Supersized McDonalds
McDonald's tries to pack value into design in its huge new 50thanniversary restaurant, which opened in Chicago.
The Great Urban Theme Park
How does Chicago's new Millenium Park compare with the great urban parks of the 19th and 20th centuries?
City Transit Systems Struggle To Stay On Track
Chicago is latest to consider route cuts, but from Philadelphia to San Francisco, fares may rise.
Slicing And Dicing The Past To Get To The Future
Plans to slip a sparkling new 72 story condo tower behind vintage facades spurs debate on the nature of architectural preservation.
Unusual Coalition Recasts Steel Plant Into A Museum
Plans were unveiled to turn the Acme Steel Co. Chicago Coke Plant into a museum on the history and making of steel.
Staying Busy After (Final) Retirement
For one architect, being dead didn’t put an end to designing buildings.
Using Schools To Revitalize Communities
So how does government help build stronger neighborhoods? Start by building community anchors: schools, libraries, parks and police and fire stations.
Building Smaller, Community-Oriented Schools
Chicago's Public School CEO shares his strategies for planning Chicago's schools.
Shlock Corridor
The will to kitschy architecture outruns rational planning.
Chicago's 'Endangered' Transit System
Chicago Transit Authority faces budget challenges.
Pod Sweet Pod
A new exhibition asks whether top designers can rescue manufactured housing from the public's disdain.
Chicago's Cabrini-Green Projects To Come Down
Chicago is tearing down the historic and notorious Cabrini-Green projects, to much protest by residents.
An Exodus From The Birthplace Of Suburbia
A population drain on Long Island worries officials, who worry about a declining tax base and labor force.
Pave Paradise To Put Up A Parking Deck?
University officials are threatening eminent domain to acquire a Champaign local landmark to demolish and make way for a 900-space parking deck.
Conserving, And Saving Money In The Process
A first-in-the-nation experiment in electricity pricing is demonstrating that consumers are willing to change how they use electricity -- and save money in the process.
Unsprawl Case Study: Prairie Crossing, IL
The first 12 models of homes at Prairie Crossing represent the firstcommunity-scale demonstration project for the U.S. Department ofEnergy's Building America program.
The Great Lakes Are In Trouble
US, Canada, and several states join forces to tackle everything from sewage to mischievous species.
Too Hip For The Room
10 Chicago architects share their visions for Chicago's future.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
