New York
Abandoned Plans To Demolish Historic Buildings
Troy, N.Y. -- A drugstore chain is withdrawing its proposal to knock down two historic buildings for a new big-box store.
Ground Zero: The Design That Deserves To Win
Of the two finalists in the Ground Zero design competition, one proposal repeats past mistakes while the other is "imaginative" and "multi-layered."
The Magic Of Sky Gardens
The winning design for the Ground Zero design competition is sure to feature a sky garden. Does New York need parks in the sky?
Ground Zero Finalists Asked To Revise Designs
The two teams selected for the final round of the Ground Zero design competition have been asked to revise their design to address engineering problems at the site.
The Silent Redevelopment Of The West Side Of Midtown Manhattan
Jonathan Bowles writes that another Robert Moses-sized project has flown under the radar.
The Best WTC Design: It's Not One Of The Finalists
"The primary function of the new site must be the primary function of the old" says Kai Thompson whose husband died at Ground Zero.
WTC Finalists: Which Design Is Better?
Herbert Muschamp reviews the two finalists in the Ground Zero design competition and chooses his favorite.
Housing And Neighborhood Data For New York City
A new report documents many of the housing changes that have affected New York in the last decade.
Redeveloing Brooklyn's Waterfront
Conflicting interests compete for waterfront redevelopment.
Readers Respond To WTC Finalists
A selection of letters written by readers in response to the selection of two finalists for the Ground Zero design competition.
Are The WTC Plans Feasible?
Will the winning proposal for the Ground Zero design competition ever get turned into reality?
WTC Design Finalists Are Cutting Edge, Not Confrontational
Have the two finalists for the WTC design proven that 'cutting edge' can be uncoupled from 'challening'?
Ground Zero Finalists Promote Public Space
Office, retail would go lower in new soaring WTC designs.
WTC Proposals: Who's Saying What Worldwide
ArchNewsNow has been compiling news and reviews of the nine WTC proposals since their unveiling on December 18.
WTC Competition: The Final Round
What makes the leading two design for the World Trade Center site competition popular?
Two Plans May Be WTC Design Finalists
Two designs are reportedly finalists in the challenge to rebuild the former site of the World Trade Center towers in Manhattan, New York.
WTC Owner Rejects All Eight Plans
Larry Silverstein rejects the eight proposed designs, saying the plans as presented do not meet the site's requirements. (Includes a copy of the rejection letter.)
After 9-11, New Safety Measures For Skyscrapers
One of the first skyscrapers to be designed after 9-11, the 7 World Trade Center building uses new safety measures.
Buffalo Commons, East?
A new film from director Richard Linklater offers a daring vision for the World Trade Center memorial: A 16-acre park full of free-roaming bison.
The Favored WTC Design: A New Horror?
New York Post real estate columnist Steve Cuozzo offers a scathing and gutsy indictment of the the 'Libeskind Express' proposal for the World Trade Center.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
