Architecture
The Future Of The Skyscraper
Despite 9/11 the race to build the world's tallest buildings continues. A look at the new ultra-tall skyscrapers from around the world.
Who Decides The Future Of Ground Zero?
Now that the site has been cleared, who will decide what will be built at Ground Zero?
Safer Buildings: 'Green' Minimizes Disasters
Environmentally sensitive building principles also embody structural and occupant safety.
Renzo Piano's World-class Cultural Destination
Architect Renzo Piano designed the extension to Atlanta's Woodruff Arts Center.
A Taller Building Planned For 7 WTC
The new structure planned for 7 World Trade Center will be taller than the bulding that collapsed on 9-11.
'Green' Buildings For A New Manhattan
Battery Park City Authority now requires environmentally friendly and energy effienct features on buildings.
Do Skyscrapers Have A Future?
A FEMA report concludes that the Twin Towers were remarkably well-built, raising the question: How tall is safe?
Should 'Tall Targets' Require Stricter Standards?
Should very tall buildings require separate design standards as a result of their terrorism "target" potential?
Philadelphia's New Cesar Pelli Tower
Philadelphia is considering a new 32-story tower designed by renowned architect Cesar Pelli: "It will take on the quality of the sky..."
Solar-Powered Structures And Sustainable Design
Architects Gregory Kiss and Colin Cathcart use solar panels as structural elements.
7th Grade Students Get A Crash Course In Urban Planning
Seventh-grade students at a school in Brooklyn are attending a five-month workshop to learn about urban planning, design, and real estate.
Five Unusual Houses
A documentary film "Home Movie" features five unusual houses and their unconventional owners.
Affordable Housing 'Boom' In Illinois
Michael Suhadolnik fills a void by building low-cost, energy effiencient housing with New Urbanism style.
Fear Of Building Skyscapers Won't Last
Despite suggestions that the age of the skyscraper were over following September 11, new skyscrapers are being built.
A Digital Master Builder?
Can new digital tools fundadamentally changed the way architects and planners practice their trade?
Architecture And The Lincoln Center
Herbert Muschamp writes about architectural competitions, the Lincoln Center, and the role of architecture in resolving "the conflict that elitism and modern democracy pose for one another."
The World's Ugliest Buildings
Forbes Magazine compiles a list of the buildings that cost a fortune to build, but still look awful.
Using Design To Address Social Challenges
Fast Company profiles two New York architects successfully using design to address social problems.
Revitalizing Santa Fe's Plaza
It shouldn't be hard to agree about what Santa Fe needs in a welcoming Plaza. That part is easy.
Investigating The Collapse Of The Twin Towers
PBS show "Why The Towers Fell" records the investigation by the American Society of Civil Engineers of the collapse of the World Trade Center towers.
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.
Clanton & Associates, Inc.
Jessamine County Fiscal Court
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
