New York
Farms On City Roofs
Growing plants on roofs help improve urban environment.
Lesson From WTC Rebuidling: Architecture Matters!
Although development in the U.S. typically treats architecture as an afterthought, writes John King, the WTC is proving that architecture matters.
WTC: Looking For More Architects And Planners
The process for designing the World Trade Center redevelopment will broaden to include smaller design firms and foreign teams
WTC Re-design Needs Bold Strokes, Not Banality
Paul Goldberger questions the rationales behind the proposed WTC re-designs unveiled last week.
Maya Lin Discusses Ground Zero
Maya Lin, designer of the Vietnam Memorial, reluctantly offer her thoughts about Ground Zero.
A Change Of Cultures On Main St.
The "heart of Korean America" in New York moves on.
WTC: Ideas And Alternatives
The political, aesthetic and commercial interests involved complicate the project to rebuild at the World Trade Center site.
WTC Plans: A Conversation
Reactions by architects to a petition about the future of Ground Zero.
Bold Vision Needed For WTC Redevelopment
Readers respond to the plans for redevelopment at World Trade Center site.
WTC: Thinking Outside The Box
Herbert Muschamp highlights a plan that he says is better than the six official plans for redevelopment at the site of the World Trade Center.
Keeping Businesses In Downtown
Incentive won't keep businesses in downtown. Quality of life and transportation are more important.
WTC: The Memorial And The Mall
Will Disney-style Urbanism infect the World Trade Center site?
It's Okay If WTC Plans Are Too 'Greedy'
The WTC plans may be too commercial but why is that so bad? Isn't New York the "most commercial of all cities?"
WTC Designs Aren't So Bad
While the six plans for redevelopment at the World Trade Center site were widely criticized, some design elements have been received favorably.
To Save Manhattan, Dump The Building Code
There is only one way to revive and rebuild Downtown Manhattan successfully: New York's building code has got to go.
The Nation's Biggest Urban Design Meeting
The six WTC designs encourage over 5,000 people to debate urban design -- and what makes a design inspiring.
Thousands Scorn WTC Proposals
New Yorkers, architects, conservatives, and liberals criticize the plans for rebuilding at the site of the World Trade Center.
Up In Harlem
The future looks golden for New York City’s famous quarter, but what role will the past play?
Where's The Imagination For Ground Zero?
The six proposed WTC design lack an understanding of the site's importance. A Flash gallery allows comparisons of the designs.
Readers Respond To WTC Plans
New York Times readers respond to the recently released plans for the World Trade Center site.
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
