United States
Critical Shortage of Critical Mass
As birthrates continue to drop, especially in aging countries, planners are being asked to consider how to plan for shrinking cities.
Development And Zoning From A Farmer's Perspective
Judith LaBelle explains the mistakes communities make about farmland preservation when creating development plans.
10 Things Your Architect Won't Tell You
You may not need an architect, or your architect may have no idea what the project will cost,
Building A City Inside A Suburban Office Park
Suburban office park owners are beginning to model the office park campus on mixed use urban neighborhoods.
Federal Health Spending In Metropolitan Economies
On a metropolitan basis, health care costs, a significant burden to all levels of government, also represent a substantial economic input and potential leverage for improving job growth and wages.
Disappearing Jewish Architecture
From synagogues to bathhouses, The Center for Jewish Art seeks to document endangered historic Jewish buildings around the world facing the threat of extinction.
Friday Funny: Map Of Homer Simpson's Hometown
A detailed map of Springfield, USA, the hometown of animated TV series family "The Simpsons."
Prince And Architects Make Up
The row that started 20 years ago when Prince Charles described a proposed Modernist addition to the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London, as a "monstrous carbuncle" appears to be at an end.
Rebuilding Mississippi's Bridges
Many of the Mississippi River's 100-plus crossings are reaching the end of their design life and planners all along the river are investigating rehabilitation and replacements.
Put Revolution Back In Rail~Volution
Steve Raney issues a challenge to the Smart Land Use movement on the eve of the Rail~Volution conference.
Hurricane Ivan May Not Be The Last
Hurricane Ivan, one of the most powerful recent Atlantic storms may not be the last.
A Towering Example Of Green Architecture
The Freedom Tower at Ground Zero will feature energy-efficient technology, solar panels, and the world's first urban wind farm. The building designed to be the world's tallest would also be an icon for environment-friendly architecture.
Walking In Los Angeles
Los Angeles resident Neil Hopper decides to explore L.A. on foot, and chronicles his weekly adventures.
A Global Warning?
Scientists claim man-made climate change is linked to the recent devastating hurricanes.
Beating A Builder At His Own Game?
Architects are trying to outsmart developers in the market with smaller projects of their own.
How To Turn Down The Global Thermostat
Ed Mazria, a veteran of green design, on mitigating global warming through architecture.
In Suburbia, It's A Wild, Wild Life
A record share of man-beast conflicts now happen in urban areas.
Hurricane Ivan: New Orleans At Risk
Two years ago, a documentary warned that hurricanes could drown New Orleans and that the risk was increasing every year.
The State Of Architectural Education
Eleven deans share their perspectives on the state of of architectural education.
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
