New York
Fired Official: New Yorkers 'Dumb'
The head of the city's customer-service office is fired after calling New York city workers "dumb," "whining" and "stupid" in an Internet essay.
WTC: The Best Three Designs
Mark C. Taylor selects the best designs from the seven proposals for Ground Zero.
WTC As World Cultural Center?
The Village Voice asks if the new WTC design could become a new world cultural center.
Your Proposals For The World Trade Center
For anyone who dislikes the WTC reconstruction, you can submit your proposal to CNN. The choices are dizzying, with more arriving each day.
Can Casinos Do What Redevelopment Couldn't?
The faded Niagra Falls area is counting on the largest Indian-run gambling casino to do what years of redevelopment could not.
Giuliani Pans Second Set Of WTC Designs
Former New York Mayor Rudi Giuliani pans the second set of designs for the World Trade Center.
Elevated Rail LineTo Be Converted Into Park
Instead of tearing down a piece of industrial history, one group convinced the city to turn an elevated rail line into a neighborhood amenity that will serve as a catalyst for economic redevelopment.
WTC: One Plan Is Superior
Chicago Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin argues that Libeskind's plan for the former World Trade Center is superior to the others.
An Ancient Language For A Ground Zero Memorial
Great architecture throughout the ages has connected with the universe. Architecture in the modern era has forgotten this connection.
Don't Separate Planning From Architecture
A separate competition to design a memorial at Ground Zero is not required, argues architecture critic Herbert Muschamp. We've got 'memorial fatigue' he says, and it's all Maya Lin's fault.
WTC: Iconic - Bold - Inspiring
The Christian Science Monitor's coverage of the new WTC designs is decidely positive.
WTC Designs: Blight On New York
A New York Post columnist calls the new designs for the World Trade Center site "unparalleled ugliness."
THINK: Three Designs, One Philosophy
The story of how the THINK team, led by world-renowned architect Rafael Vinoly, met the challenge of designing a vision for the future of Ground Zero
Debate Over Public Access In WTC Designs
New York has a dismal record of making 'private' public spaces accessible. The new WTC designs would also make public spaces difficult to access.
WTC: Architects Are Disconnected From Reality
If the first WTC design process was hijacked by the Port Authority, this process has been hijacked by architects.
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.
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.
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
