United States
Project Rebirth
Project Rebirth chronicles the rebuilding effort at Ground Zero with spectacular time-lapse photography.
Green Roofs Are Hot New Design Feature In London
London finds roof-top sanctuaries to be cheap, fashionable, and effective.
Emerging Urban Development Markets
Once, these neighborhoods weren't so nice after dark. But things change when districts gentrify.
Top Censored Stories: It's A Wal-World After All
The world-wide impact of Wal-Mart is one of the stories in the last year that were overlooked, under-reported or self-censored by the media.
Top Censored Stories: The Inevitable Oil Crisis
Government and media refusal to acknowledge that oil is running out is one of last year's stories that have been overlooked, under-reported or self-censored by the mdeia.
Modern Architecture Goes Prefab
Many major architects now have their own version of prefab housing.
Top Censored Stories: UN's Extreme Weather Warning
A highly respected United Nations organization's warning about extreme weather is one of last year's most overlooked, under-reported or self-censored stories.
The Return Of The 'Housing Kit' -- With A Twist
Star architects are changing the perception of prefabricated housing into a hot new market. You can get a designer-made house, including land for under $300,000.
Battleground State Demographics Diverge
The two states that may decide the 2004 presidential race are hardly demographic twins, writes William H. Frey.
Top Censored Stories: Looting The Commons
The story of the reversal of three decades of environmental progress is featured on a list of stories that were overlooked, under-reported or self-censored by the media.
Top Censored Stories: The Manipulation Of Science
The story of the purging, censoring, and manipulation of scientific research is featured on a list of 2003-2004 stories that were overlooked, under-reported or self-censored by the media.
USA Today's Spin On Mobility Study
USA Today reports on the Texas Transportation Institute annual mobility study. The spin: 3.5 billion hours wasted in traffic.
2004 Mobility Study: Most Congested Cities
The 2004 Urban Mobility Report, published by the Texas Transportation Institute, shows traffic congestion growing across the nation in cities of all sizes and ranks cities by congestion.
National Study Finds Traffic Getting Worse
A study of 85 urban areas finds traffic congestion is getting worse across the nation.
Reverse Migration
Entrepreneurs And urban professionals are discovering life in the heartland. Are small cities the new economic cutting edge?
The Death and Life of a 16th Century Bridge
A landmark 1566 bridge, destroyed in the early 1990's during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is rebuilt for the 21st century.
Average Housing Prices in U.S. Metropolitan Areas Up
In U.S. metropolitan areas, the average price of homes hits $278,000.
Poverty Moves To The Suburbs
Peter Dreier discusses the growing poverty in America's suburbs and its possible political consequences.
Obesity And The Built Environment
Medscape presents a conference report on how planners and medical practitioners work together to improve public health through community design.
Master's Degree In Architecture, Planning And Technology
A new dual-degree masters program from the University of Buffalo combines, architecture, planning and technology.
Pagination
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