Landscape Architecture
Issues and Trends in the Design of Outdoor Public Space
A series of roundtables across the country captures the ideas of design and planning professionals in regard to creating outdoor public spaces.
Is Duplicating New Orleans' French Quarter A Good Idea?
While some believe imitation to be the ultimate form of flattery, others describe it as a foolish attempt to replicate the past.
Greenest American Roofs Are In Chicago
Filling empty Chicago rooftops with plants seemed a little strange six years ago when Mayor Richard Daley installed a garden on the roof of city hall. But now more than 200 buildings in Chicago boast rooftop gardens, and the trend is spreading.
A Model For Eco-friendly Development
A visionary development plan promises transit villages, solar energy, local farms, water recycling, sensitive architecture, and walkable neighborhoods. Will it be a model for other communities seeking eco-friendly development?
Death Of An Urban Farm
When authorities closed down the South Central garden in Los Angeles, the community lost more than an urban farm writes columnist Al Martinez.
The Paradox Of Gardens During War
A review of Kenneth Helphand's new book "Defiant Gardens: Making Gardens in Wartime".
Why Community Gardens Matter
Are community gardens the antidote to America's health and urban problems?
Comparing A Manhattan Landmark With L.A.'s Grand Avenue Project
The Frank Gehry-designed Grand Avenue project in downtown Los Angeles looks to a well-known Manhattan urban landmark for inspiration. Will it work?
Penn Plans River Revitalization
The university is gearing up to develop a 40-acre plot of land next to the Schuylkill River with green space, housing, retail, and office spaces, with the aim of creating a lively city core, uniting Center City and West Philadelphia.
Police Bulldoze L.A. Urban Farm, Arrest 40
Police arrest protesters, including celebrities, and forcibly shut down one of the nation's largest urban farms, a 14-acre community garden in South Central Los Angeles.
Saving the Commons: LA's South Central Farm
The battle over how to protect the nation's largest urban garden from redevelopment has gained international attention. It also caused Joan Baez and Daryl Hannah to sit in a tree.
World Trade Center Memorial To Be Redesigned
At an estimated cost of $1 billion dollars, the September 11th memorial is being sent back for a more cost-efficient design.
Students' Research Ignites Political Firestorm
Why are politicians and the members of the logging industry attacking a graduate student's research paper?
Restricting Suburbia's Popular Cul-de-Sacs
Many suburban homeowners find the tranquility of living on a cul-de-sac the ideal choice. However, thanks to a rapidly growing group of critics, hundreds of cities across the nation are changing laws to ban or restrict future cul-de-sacs.
World's Fastest Growing City - A Photo Essay
Dubai is leading the pace as one of the world's fastest growing cities.
Brownfields to Art Parks
When is a brownfield not a brownfield? When it's transformed by art works, as in two U.S. cities.
Weighing The Costs And Benefits Of Rooftop Gardens
An upcoming Los Angeles symposium will focus on greening the city's rooftops and overcoming the high implementation costs that have kept gardens off the roofs of skyscrapers.
The Slippery Slope Of Public Space Memorials
Fearing that one memorial may lead to many more in the wake of the Big Dig, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino is not supporting the placement of an Armenian-American memorial on the yet to be completed Rose Kennedy Greenway.
Memphis Brings in Garvin to Get Plans Moving for Park
Memphis's 4500-acre Shelby Farms Park has languished for years. Now, local leaders are bringing in Yale professor Alex Garvin to try to bring the park up to its potential.
Celebrities Fight To Save Urban Farm From Development
When fundraising fails to save farm formerly leased to the Los Angeles Food Bank, Joan Baez sings in a tree and Darryl Hannah plays guitar in a tent.
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.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
City of Moreno Valley
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
City of Cambridge, Maryland
