United States
WTC Towers: The Symbolic Power Of Architecture
Architecture represents powerful symbolic meanings. This article discusses the architecture of the World Trade Center Towers and the Pentagon and comments on why architecture is often destroyed for political purposes.
Kunstler Predicts The End Of Tall Buildings
James Howard Kunstler and Nikos A. Salingaros argue that the age of skyscrapers is at an end.
The Impact Of Terrorism On Urban Form
What are the structural and arhictectural implications of the World Trade Center attack on the future of the world's cities?
WTC Designed To Survive A Plane Crash
The World Trade Center had been designed by the architect to survive a crash from a Boeing 707.
Trade Center Architect Discusses Buildings
Aaron Swirsky, part of the World Trade Center architectural team, discusses the design of the towers.
Most Buildings In WTC Area Are Structurally Sound
Engineers inspecting damaged buildings in the vicinity of the collapsed World Trade Center find that they are not in danger of falling down.
Why The World Trade Center Collapsed
The University of Sydney's Department of Civil Engineering offers an in-depth engineering discussion of why WTC collapsed.
The Impact Of Terrorism On Urban Growth
The enemy of urban growth in fear. Joel Kotkins looks at what impact the attacks have on growth in major metropolitan areas.
Seattle Debates Over Water Protection And Land Use
James Vesely's editorial examines critical environmental, water, and land use issues faced by Seattle.
New Community Design: An Alternative To Sprawl
A report titled "New Community Design To The Rescue" presents a strategy called "New Community Design" that the reports says will encourage "mixed-use, mixed-income, walkable development that is distinctly different from sprawl."
Nine Actions To Benefit The Environment
The Center for a New American Dream offers nine actions individuals can take to benefit the environment.
National Governors' Association Releases Policy Prescription
A report by the National Governor's Association a new approach to economic and community development.
Making Ecotourism Work
Mexico seems to have figured out how to benefit from the world-wide increase in ecotourism.
Who Cares If Small Towns Die?
Small towns across the Great Plains are dying and there is little interest in saving them.
Why The World Trade Center Towers Collapsed
A professor of Civil Engineering at UC Berkeley presents his analysis of why the World Trade Center towers collapsed after being hit by jetliners. This article also provides an overview of the history and structural system of the towers.
The Death Of An Icon
The World Trade Center towers were an icon of the most powerful city in the world. Was it a mistake to build these grand towers? No. Architecture captures the strength and power of the American idea.
U.S. Cities Suffering From Tree Deficit
A study released by a conservation group says that tree cover in the nation's cities has reduced drastically in the last 25 years. The study presents the financial and environmental benefits of urban trees.
Is Ecotourism Really Economic Development?
An editorial on the Environmental News Network charges that ecotourism is a myth.
Top Trends In Healthcare Facilities Design
Design for healthcare facilities is changing as rapidly as medicine.
Study Warns Of Vulnerabilities In GPS Technology
According to a report released by the Transportation Department, Global Positioning System (GPS) technology used in transportation, surveying, banking, and even recreation, is vulnerable to 'interference' from enemies.
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
