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Introduction To Community Design Centers

Community design is a movement focused on the creation and management ofenvironments for people.

May 31, 2004 - Association For Community Design

Five stars for no air conditioning, no offices and no back wall

"Succulent visuals, spatial invention, and commercial cred"? Elizabeth Farrelly looks into Australia’s first five-star-rated eco-sustainable office building.

May 30, 2004 - The Sydney Morning Herald

Government May Ease Environmental Rules to Quell Fuel Prices

The Bush administration is considering the economic trade-offs of cleaner-burning gasoline.

May 30, 2004 - The Victoria Advocate

Open Source Agriculture

Smart breeding could remake the field of agriculture, and change how the world farms.

May 29, 2004 - Wired

Is Suburbia Killing Us?

After tracing U.S. health problems to Ssrawl, researchers look to planning for health solutions.

May 28, 2004 - University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill

Transportation And Sustainable Campus Communities

New book profiles college towns, examining what's working and what isn't.

May 28, 2004 - Colorado Daily

What You Can Do About High Gas Prices

Lynn Sweet says the problem isn't the price of gas.

May 28, 2004 - Chicago Sun-Times

'Silent Majority' Favors Affordable Housing

National Association of Realtors finds growing public acceptance of affordable housing projects.

May 27, 2004 - USA Today

World's Tallest Building Title Goes To...

Scheduled for completion in late 2008, the UAE tower surpassing 2,000 feet will be the next tallest structure.

May 27, 2004 - The Chicago Tribune

Kunstler: The Cargo Cult

James Howard Kunstler on the impact of big retailers on communities.

May 27, 2004 - Orion Online

Blacks Now Returning To South From All Other Regions

The New Great Migration: Black Americans' Return to the South, 1965-2000.

May 27, 2004 - The Brookings Institution

Expiring Tax Credits Could Benefit Investors

Could a wave of expiring tax credits projects represent new opportunities for apartment building investors?

May 27, 2004 - Wall St. Journal

Pritzker Winner Zaha Hadid Profiled

The Financial Times profiles Zaha Hadid, who was awarded the Pritzker prize, architecture's most prestigious award.

May 26, 2004 - The Financial Times

The Silent Edge

Gertrude Jekyll's "wide wood path" informs a new burial ground at historic Mount Auburn Cemetery.

May 26, 2004 - American Society Of Landscape Architects

Return of the 'Publiksquare'

Urbanization? Keep it in the court...house square, that is.

May 26, 2004 - The Chicago Tribune

Wal-Mart's $1 Billion Subsidy

A subsidy watchdog group details how Wal-Mart has received over $1 billion in government subsidies.

May 26, 2004 - CNNMoney

America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places

The National Trust for Historic Preservation publishes its 2004 list of America's 11 most endangered historic places.

May 26, 2004 - National Trust For Historic Preservation

We Know Where You Live

The benefits and privacy concerns of "databasification".

May 25, 2004 - Reason Online

Home, Version 2.0

Experimental homes are testing the limits of technology. Your future home may use technology to watch you live.

May 25, 2004 - Wall St. Journal

How Much Room For Green When Building The American Dream?

Green space is losing the battle to sprawl.

May 25, 2004 - The Washington Post

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.