United States
2005 APA Conference Begins In San Francisco
Approximately 6,000 urban planners arrive in San Francisco for the annual American Planning Association conference.
2005 Pritzker Prize Awarded To Architect Thom Mayne
Thom Mayne, known for his unorthodox and edgy designs is awarded the architecture profession's most prestigious honor.
A Call To Sprawl
John Roughan argues that precisely because of Auckland, New Zealand's natural beauty, it is the ideal place for urban sprawl.
Mercury Pollution May Be Linked To Autism
Researchers find possible link between autism and mercury pollution in air and water.
SUV-Loving Public Deems Itself Unpatriotic
According to a new poll released yesterday, fuel efficiency ranks up there with apple pie, baseball, and hating liberals as emblematic of American patriotism.
Can Streetcars Revitalize Urban Areas?
The city of Charlotte considers introducing trollys to help revitalize troubled neighborhoods.
Restrictions On Development Explain Housing Prices
Zoning restrictions can help to explain why house prices continue to rise.
Urban Design Panel Rejects 'Green' Skyscraper Proposal
Developer's dream to build Vancouver second-highest skyscraper suffered a setback
The Unfolding Yucca Mountain Scandal?
Falsified Yucca documents lead to investigation of project's science.
Understanding Sustainability In 60 Minutes
How would you explain the concept of sustainability to college students in an hour?
Measuring Wal-Mart's Impact
State governments are concerned about Wal-Mart's impact.
Incremental Urbanism
Michael Gamble and W. Jude Leblanc offer new models for the redesign of America's commercial strips.
Alaska Drilling Won't Solve Nation's Energy Problem
Drilling for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge won't' solve the nation's energy problem argues James Ridgeway.
Architects On The Last Frontier
Try to design a building for people who are faced with prolonged exposure to extreme cold, months of darkness, and a desolate landscape. Welcome to Antarctica.
Amtrak's Far-Reaching Impact
Discussions about shutting down Amtrak would have serious impacts on many commuter rail lines also.
College Towns Big Losers In Community Development Block Grant Cuts
Grants drying up and four new HUD funding formulas could cut funds up to 50 percent as "university loophole" disappears.
Should Public Buildings Be Used For Innovation?
The incomplete lesson of the Sydney Opera House may provide guidance for using iconic public buildings as sites of technological innovation.
Two Problems With The Mass Transit Plan
There are two big problems with mass transit, writes WSJ columnist P.J. O'Rourke: Nobody uses it, and it's far too expensive.
China' New Generation Of Architects
Far from the limelight of China’s construction boom, a new generation of young Chinese builders is emerging.
The Politics of the Third Rail
This academic journal article traces the relationship between the planned space of the New York City (NYC) subwayand the individuated resistance of its riders.
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.
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
KFH Group Inc.
Greater Baltimore Committee
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
