New York
Meaning And Nothingness At Ground Zero
Is the question of what to do with Ground Zero in New York actually an issue of materialism versus spirituality?
New York, Observed
Sam Hall Kaplan of KCRW discusses the New York rebuidling process on City Observed.
Developers Offered Incentives For Downtown Housing
To help spur residential mixed-use development in downtown Buffalo, the city will offer incentives will be granted to those projects which renovate former warehouses, factories, and old buildings into mixed-use residential uses.
Terrorism And Infrastructure Planning
Terrorism is a permanent condition that should be factored into the design of the nation's infrastructure.
The Ugliest Building In New York
The new New York Westin designed by Miami-based firm Arquitectonica goes beyond the bounds of taste.
Express Streets In Midtown Manhattan
Michael Bloomberg has been working hard to do alleviate congestion in Manhattan. The latest effort is to ban turns from 10 Midtown streets, creating 'express' streets.
Something Vs. Nothing
A debate over redevelopment at Ground Zero focuses on memory, mourning, monuments, and the role of architecture.
Rebuilding Lower Manhattan: Residents Oppose Tunnel
Residents of Battery Park oppose a West Street tunnel fearing that it will isolate the neighborhood.
Six Design Teams For WTC Site Selected
The six teams selected to design the redevelopment at the site of the World Trade Center include firms from Berlin, London, Amsterdam and Tokyo. Richard Meier, Peter Eisenman, SOM, Santiago Calatrava, and others are on the list.
Seven Visionary Plans For Ground Zero
New York Metro presents seven architectural visionaries, and their plans for Ground Zero.
U.N. Building To Be Renovated
The United Nations may temporarily move its office while its signature Secretariat building -- designed by a team of international architects including Le Corbusier -- is renovated.
Harlem's Gold Rush: An Urban Planner's Dream?
Harlem's long-term gentrification is an urban planner's dream, but a residents are fighting back.
Panel To Pick From 300 Downtown Rebuilding Concepts
A panel of six will review applications for rebuilding Lower Manhattan received from 300 architecture and planning firms from all continents except Antarctica.
WTC Redevelopment Efforts Show How Little Has Changed
The proposed plans for the redevelopment of Ground Zero demonstrate how little has changed in the last year, writes Martin Filler.
A Sonic Memorial
NPR presents oral histories of the World Trade Center and its neighborhood.
9-11 Changes Building Practices, Skyscraper Design
Building practice is changing as developers, clients and residents demand safer, shorter structures.
Eight Principles For Rebuilding Lower Manhattan
The whole world is watching the process of rebuilding Ground Zero and downtown Manhattan.
The Future Of Ground Zero: PBS Special Airs Tonight
A PBS special on the efforts to decide the future of Ground Zero airs tonight.
Reimagining Ground Zero: Readers Respond
Readers respond to a plan for Lower Manhanttan developed by a team of accomplished architects. Includes a special interactive multimedia section.
Review Of Books About Ground Zero
The World Trade Centers will be more revered in death, than in life. Urban design writer John King reviews three books about these icons.
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
