Architecture
Anything Over 50 Stories Is All About Ego
There is a trade-off between our need for skylines and the impracticality of buildings over 50-stories.
WTC: Keep The Steel Fingers
Seen from a particular angle the remains of the World Trade Center look like "tortured fingers of steel."
Is Architecture Irrelevant? Mockbee Speaks Out
Samuel Mockbee, winner of a MacArthur Foundation 'Genius' grant, talks about the relevance of architecture, his influences, and why you shouldn't "trust anyone under 50."
World Trade Center: To Rebuild Or Not To Rebuild
Should the World Trade Center towers be rebuilt? Architects, politicians, city officials, developers and others are engaged in a fierce debate.
The Future Of Tall Buildings
Are tall buildings easy targets for terrorism? Will the skyscraper survive? Experts express their opinions.
Protecting Skyscrapers From Terrorist Attacks
Is it possible to design "fortress skyscrapers" that can withstand terrorist attacks? Would anyone want to work in such a building? This article discusses techniques for protecting tall buildings.
A Backlash Against Skyscrapers
Are skyscrapers unsuitable for the 21st century or are they the most efficient response to market demand? Architects and planners debate.
Chicago's Architectural Landmarks
A look at Chicago's landmarks and its rich architectural history.
Artists Design Memorial To Fill Gap In New York's Skyline
Artists Paul Myoda and Julian LaVerdiere have conceived a design for a memorial to fill the void left in New York's skyline.
World's Tallest Man-made Structure Proposed
Proposed "solar chimney" in Australia would be twice as tall as the world's tallest building and provide power to 200,000 homes.
Saarinen's TWA Terminal: Airport Of An Innocent Age
The author recalls a tour of the TWA Flight Center on the day before his tour guide, Neil D. Levin, executive director of the Port of New York and New Jersey, attended a breakfast meeting at the World Trade Center.
One Of Terrorists Studied Urban Planning
CNN reports that one of the suspected terrorists in the September 11 attack studied urban planning in Hamburg, Germany.
What Should Replace Twin Towers?
If World Trade Center is not rebuilt, what should go in its place?
Should WTC Towers Be Rebuilt? -- Architects' Opinions
Philip Johnson, Robert A.M. Stern, Peter Eisenman, Richard Meier and others express their thoughts on whether the World Trade Center towers should be rebuilt.
Researchers Design Innovative Wind-Powered Buildings
Researchers in the U.K. have developed wind-turbines that could be integrated into buildings. Experts say the innovative concept could be a "new paradigm" as the demand for renewable energy grows.
New York's Altered Skyline
The entertainment industry is in a quandry -- do they remove the twin towers from their television and movie skylines?
WTC Towers: The Symbolic Power Of Architecture
Architecture represents powerful symbolic meanings. This article discusses the architecture of the World Trade Center Towers and the Pentagon and comments on why architecture is often destroyed for political purposes.
Kunstler Predicts The End Of Tall Buildings
James Howard Kunstler and Nikos A. Salingaros argue that the age of skyscrapers is at an end.
The Impact Of Terrorism On Urban Form
What are the structural and arhictectural implications of the World Trade Center attack on the future of the world's cities?
WTC Designed To Survive A Plane Crash
The World Trade Center had been designed by the architect to survive a crash from a Boeing 707.
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
