Architecture

The Origin Of The Spanish Academy

The richness of the classical tradition is due to the variety of antique sources the interpretations of them from age to age.

February 19, 2003 - INTBAU

The New Modular Home

One of the nation's largest producers of factory-built houses builds a complete Craftsman-style modular house on the floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

February 18, 2003 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Shanghai Sours On Skyscrapers

Civic leaders sweeten up to more human-scale urban form.

February 17, 2003 - The Globe and Mail

What's Wrong With Architecture And Planning Education

Architecture and planning education in the U.S. is to blame for the nation's uninspiring buildings and cities.

February 17, 2003 - The New York Times

Tougher Building Codes For New York City

Learning from 9-11, rhe New York City Buildings Department announces stricter building codes for office towers including more stairwells and full sprinkler systems.

February 16, 2003 - The New York Times

Ground Zero: The Design That Deserves To Win

Of the two finalists in the Ground Zero design competition, one proposal repeats past mistakes while the other is "imaginative" and "multi-layered."

February 15, 2003 - The Washington Post

The Magic Of Sky Gardens

The winning design for the Ground Zero design competition is sure to feature a sky garden. Does New York need parks in the sky?

February 14, 2003 - The New York Times

Ground Zero Finalists Asked To Revise Designs

The two teams selected for the final round of the Ground Zero design competition have been asked to revise their design to address engineering problems at the site.

February 14, 2003 - The New York Times

The New Urbanism Icons

New urbanism, mixed-use, transit-oriented development -- are becoming the new college buzzwords.

February 14, 2003 - MetropolisMag.com

The Best WTC Design: It's Not One Of The Finalists

"The primary function of the new site must be the primary function of the old" says Kai Thompson whose husband died at Ground Zero.

February 12, 2003 - Newsweek

ASLA Declares National Landscape Architecture Week

The American Society of Landscape Architects has announced that April 19-27, 2003 will be National Landscape Architecture Week.

February 11, 2003 - Yahoo! Newswire

U.S. Architecture Schools Ranked

Design Intelligence surveyed employers to find which architectural design schools are producing the best graduates.

February 10, 2003 - Entablature

WTC Finalists: Which Design Is Better?

Herbert Muschamp reviews the two finalists in the Ground Zero design competition and chooses his favorite.

February 10, 2003 - The New York Times

Readers Respond To WTC Finalists

A selection of letters written by readers in response to the selection of two finalists for the Ground Zero design competition.

February 7, 2003 - The New York Times

Are The WTC Plans Feasible?

Will the winning proposal for the Ground Zero design competition ever get turned into reality?

February 7, 2003 - The New York Times

WTC Design Finalists Are Cutting Edge, Not Confrontational

Have the two finalists for the WTC design proven that 'cutting edge' can be uncoupled from 'challening'?

February 7, 2003 - Wall St. Journal

Ground Zero Finalists Promote Public Space

Office, retail would go lower in new soaring WTC designs.

February 6, 2003 - The Boston Globe

Lifestyle Centers

The regional mall is rapidly being replaced by the more attractive, and more profitable new urbanist "lifestyle center."

February 6, 2003 - Governing

Street Closing Impedes Commerce But Doesn't Improve Security

A study claims that closing the street in front of Independence Hall doesn't improve security.

February 5, 2003 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

WTC Proposals: Who's Saying What Worldwide

ArchNewsNow has been compiling news and reviews of the nine WTC proposals since their unveiling on December 18.

February 5, 2003 - ArchNewsNow.com

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.

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.