Architecture
New York: A Gothic Memorial
Despite market forces, thought must be given to a memorial on the site of the WTC.
Making Skyscrapers Safer
Learning from the collapse of the World Trade Center towers, architects and engineers are beginning to design new features to make tall buildings safer.
Do We Need Skyscrapers?
Does doing without tall buildings mean contributing to sprawl?
How Safe Are Our Skyscrapers?
Experts at MIT suggest methods for construction that would prevent catastrophic collapses like that at the World Trade Center.
Atlantic Station: A New Atlanta Envisioned
Huge $2 billion development project will take a decade to complete.
Healing New York With Architecture
The debate continues over what should be built at the site of the World Trade Center in New York and who gets to decide.
Architects, Designers, Meet To Discuss WTC Rebuilding
Design professionals met to discuss ideas for rebuilding the World Trade Center in New York.
Attacks Will Change Nature Of Work Space
The terrorist attacks are changing the way architects and planners are thinking about the new look of the American workplace.
Atlanta Region Cities Strengthen Tree Ordinances
Most cities in the Atlanta metro region are strengthening tree ordinances as demand for tree protection grows.
Atlanta Shouldn't Fell Downtown Trees For New Parking
Atlanta'vision for its downtown is to encourage pedestrian activity. So why is the city ready to cut downtown trees to make space for new parking?
Tragic Beauty: Preserving WTC Tower Facade As Sculpture
Some see beauty in the twisted aluminium facade wreckage at the site of the collapsed World Trade Center and are calling for its preservation.
Architectural Symbolism: A Bad Idea?
San Francisco was intentionally built on an earthquake fault. The symbolism of the place more important than the danger.
Building Codes Helped Save Lives At WTC
The World Trade Center buildings -- designed to comply with building codes -- included architectural and structural elements that enabled occupants to evacuate.
Is The Sears Tower Safe?
In Chicago, the birthplace of the skyscraper, occupants of the Sears Tower worry about security.
Rebuild 4 Trade Center Towers At Half-Height
The San Francisco Chronicle surveys architectus about what they think should be rebuilt in lower Manhattan.
Can The Skyscraper Survive?
The skyscraper, a signature of 20th century architecture, faces an uncertain future.
Defensible Space: Will Terrorism Transform Our Cities?
In the aftermath of the WTC attacks, will security needs transform our cities? This article looks at new urbanism, defensible space, and previous attempts to design secure cities.
The Right Landscape For A Wright House
The challenge of designing a landscape to compliment a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Don't Rush To Reconstruct WTC Towers
Gavriel Rosenfeld says rushing to reconstruct the World Trade Center towers would be a mistake. He cites historical examples of urban destruction, the importance of ruins, memorials designs, and the need to have authentic reminders of a tragedy.
New Urbanist Proposals For Rebuilding The WTC
Members of an Internet-based discussion group promoting New Urbanism offer several proposals for redeveloping the site of the World Trade Center.
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
