United States
Inflatable Buildings
Axel Thallemer, head of corporate design at Festo, sees membranes and air as the sixth construction material.
Could MIT's Smart House Replace Architects?
Can a prefab smart house developed by MIT transform architecture? Could it replace architects?
Urban Insanity: How To Mess Up Urban Transport
Here is a surefire way to mess up urban transport -- ignore trains and build downtown airports.
Toronto's Waterfront Revitalization: Communication Failures
It makes for an ugly collision of values and communication failures dominate the debate over Toronto's waterfront revitalization plan.
Measuring Sprawl: The Best And Worst Cities
The product of three years of research, this comprehensive report ranks the impact of sprawl on 83 metropolitan areas. The study finds that sprawl leads to more driving, traffic deaths, and air pollution.
Sprawl Threatens White-pine Lumber
Sprawl threatens the survial of the nation's eastern white pinelumber in southern Maine.
Global Warming: Stop Talking, Start Acting
The Bush administration's stand that a decade of research is required to understand global warming is criticized by experts who say delaying decisions could cause serious harm to the environment.
Innovative Architecture For Federal Buildings
An interview with Edward J. Feiner, the chief architect for the General Services Administration. He oversees the design of more real estate than any private company in the nation.
Report Rates Sprawl In 83 Major Metro Areas
Smart Growth America has released a report on sprawl and its impact on 83 major metropolitan areas.
Bush Administration And The Environment: Readers Respond
Letters to the editor of the New York Times in response to recent editorials about the Bush administration's policies concerning the environment.
Has Architecture Become Hollow?
At one time architects believed that they were shaping the cities of tomorrow. That vision is now largely gone. Have architects now given up on work with a social impact?
World's Best Urban Real Estate Performers
Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Dublin (Ireland) and Las Vegas are named the top three international cities with superior real estate performance.
Top Five Most Diverse Cities
The U.S. Census lists the top five most diverse cities as well as five most segregated cities in the U.S.
Immigration Keeps Residential Housing Strong
Dramatic increases in immigration may be sustaining the residential real estate market.
Would Jesus Drive A SUV?
George F. Will discusses the reasoning behind the "What Would Jesus Drive?" campaign.
Will Wal-Mart Take Over The World?
Wal-Mart's expansion, despite the recession, shows little sign of slowing. How can smaller retailers survive? Business Week reports.
Office Checkpoints
How have office building design and security measures been affected by the events of 9/11?
How To Teach Sustainable Design
Are educators prepared to teach students about sustainable design?
Wal-Mart Takes On The Urban Core
An "escalator for shopping carts" heralds a new trend -- the entry of large retailers into dense urban shopping areas.
National Association Of Realtor's Worry List
Inman News lists what Realtor association’s strategy folks fret about.
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
