United States
Monster Homes: Castle Or Eyesore?
San Francisco joins the ranks of cities trying to rein in 'monster' homes, saying they destroy local charm.
Demographics At Warp Speed
Technology and global markets are about to reshape America's metropolitan landscapes.
New Urgency For Urban Trees
Trees have become civic obsession in many areas as we realize that trees have health and psychological benefits.
EPA Urged To Reject Refinery Regulations
A nationwide coalition of environmental groups is urging the EPA to reject regulations that would increase emissions from refineries making new low-sulfur fuels.
U.S. Firms Find Work Beyond Borders
Survey of architecture firms finds U.S. firms dominate the world market for international projects.
Guide To The Site-Built Market
HUD publishes a new guidebook to encourage partnerships between manufactured housing producer's and site builder/developers.
Bush or Gore: Who Is More Green?
If there is any issue on which this year's presidential contenders seem stereotyped, it is the environment.
Should EPA Consider Costs Of Clean Air?
More than 40 prominent economists urge the Supreme Court to let EPA consider costs and consequences of Clean Air Regulations.
Ecologists Yielding To Nature
As wildfires rage, some activists say portions ofwoodlands should be thinned.
Experts Seek Costly Thinning of Forests
Experts warn that decades of fire suppression have let so much fuel accumulate, the West faces catastrophe.
U.S. Acts to Tighten Protection of Wetlands
Officials claim EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers issued new rules with tighterrestrictions in efforts to close a loophole that allowed the destructionof 20,000 acres of wetlands and an additional 150 miles of streams.
Shaping The City
Why do many Americans buy second homes? Is it because their cities and suburbs are confining, cluttered and architecturally mundane?
Urban Affairs White Paper Released
The Brookings Institute releases a new white paper series on urban sprawl, crime, taxes, education, poverty, and related subjects.
HUD Releases Housing Transformation Reports
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo announced the 100 community housing programs selected by HUD for the most innovative use of HUD assistance inimproving residents' lives.
Zoning As A Segregation Tool
Court ruling that suburb's laws are discriminatory will reverberate across US.
Backlash to Dot-com Hypergrowth
High tech can be a remarkable engine for economic growth, but it's also causing planning problems and economic and racial tensions.
Enhancing Imagination
Computers are indispensible as architects use the latest software for a variety of appplications - from sketching to schedule analysis.
Changing the Grid
Increasing the sensitivity of new urbanist communities to the market should help ensure their success.
Building The Home Of The Future
Homebuilders are preparing plans for tech-savvy Generation Y, and early developments are underway.
Unprecedented Housing Expansion
Housing expansion set new records for 1999.
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
