Architecture
Shaping The City: Straight Lines And Curves
Why do right angles and straight lines pervade architecture? Roger K. Lewis celebrates non-rectilinear buildings.
9/11 Memorial: Readers Respond
Readers respond to New York Times editorial titled "Rebuilding Downtown."
9/11 Memorial Should Be Symbolic
This editorial argues that the best use of federal funds should be invested in transportation and other infrastructure.
St. Petersburg Discovers New Urbanism
A St. Petersburg community is loosely modeled after Disney's Celebration, and find success in New Urbanism.
Award-Winning 'New Urbanism' Arrives In Rockville, Md.
The Centergate King Farm development won a national design award from the Congress for the New Urbanism.
Architecture Magazine To Change Focus
The monthly magazine "Architecture" is getting a "makeover" and changing its focus.
Superadobe Domes: Innovative Emergency Housing
Dirt domes made from "Superadobe" could be a breakthrough in providing emergency housing around the world. The technique has attracted the attention of the U.N. and NASA.
Are Museums Facing An Identity Crisis?
Museums were originally intended to narrow the gap between art and the common man. Are they losing that focus?
The New High Tech Retail
The New Yorker pans the latest attempt by architect Rem Koolhaus and Prada to redefine retail space in "epicenters".
Who Decides What Happens At Ground Zero?
As downtown Manhattan is being reconfigured, there seems to be chorus of voices. But who is in charge of planning?
Study Recommends Shorter Buildings
A study by the Construction Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers recommends that buildings should be designed for mass evacuations.
Planning For A Healthier Nation
The nation is battling a "tidal wave of obesity." Neal Peirce says local governments can make a difference by changing the rules that govern how our cities grow.
Kunstler Criticizes Modern U.S. Architecture and Planning
In a speech at Virginia Tech, New Urbanism advocate James Kunstler strongly criticized modern U.S. architecture and planning.
Raleigh's Urban Design Guidelines
Guidelines encourage denser development, public spaces, and pedestrian-friendly development.
Nostalgia-flavored Shopping Centers
A new "Main street" retail center in suburban Houston is part of a trend toward "nostalgia-flavored" centers.
Is Architecture Magazine Closing?
Architecture Magazine's Editor-in-Chief discusses rumors predicting the magazine's departure.
Shaping The City: Gray And Green Infrastructure
"The Green Infrastructure Guide" published by the Regional Planning Partnership, a nonprofit organization based in Princeton, N.J., offers suggestions for protecting a city's green infrastructure.
A 'New Deal' For Lower Manhattan?
Herbert Muschamp writes about the challenges architects, planners, and engineers face in rebuilding Lower Manhattan.
A History Of Andres Duany And New Urbanism
American City and County features an in-depth discussion of the history, evolution, benefits and criticisms of the New Urbanism.
Computers Help Public Visualize Design Options
3-D modeling helps public visualize development alternatives.
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
