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56% Of US Colleges And Universities Plan Student Housing Construction
Public-private partnerships surge ahead as states cut back budgets.
Letting Pedestrians Cross The Street
Oregonians don't treat pedestrians as traffic obstacles.
Is Sustainability Killing Architecture?
In today's quest to add value at all costs, are we not losing sight of the most important aspect of all -- the architecture itself?
Houses That Defy Hurricanes
Jonathan Zimmerman designed this house in Pensacola Beach, Fla., to withstand 300-m.p.h. winds. It was undamaged by recent hurricanes.
Smart Growth Is Quality Growth
Steve Cash promotes high density development.
Denver's Urbanism
David Adjaye, the most "fashionable architect of the moment," discusses Denver's urbanism and the future of architecture.
The Right Track For Arizona
Arizona's Proposition 400 will be decided by voters in November.
Columbia's New Planning Dean
The new dean of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia outlines his vision for the school's future.
Sierra Club's Challenge To Sprawl Campaign Supports Infill
Usually known for fighting sprawling development, the Sierra Club also uses its legal weight to support good infill as well.
The UK's 'Ciabatta Cities' Syndrome
Urban degeneration marches gnarled hand in chain store glove with redevelopment, writes the Guardian's architecture critic.
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Extreme E-Learning, Virtual Worlds, And Public Spaces
<img src="http://www.planetizen.com/tech/files//20040924-secondlife.jpg" alt="Screenshot of Second Life" align="right"/><br /> <br /> Wired has a story about university professors about taking online education to a new level -- <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,65052,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_3">teaching classes in a 3-D virtual world</a>. The virtual world in a "massively multiplayer " online game called <em>Second Life</em> includes a developed economy, neighborhoods and communities, all manner of vehicles and the ability to create nearly anything imaginable.
Government And Architecture
An exhibition explores the state of government architecture in this country today.
Mobile-home Decay
Problem of abandoned or storm-wrecked single-wides pushes states toward controversial 'predisposal' fee on new units.
Should Consumers Pay Full Freight For Retail Development?
A California city's deal with a retailer raises questions about who ultimately bears the cost.
Made In The Shade
Shade is rediscovered in Phoenix after half a century of near-death by air conditioning.
Kemp, Cisneros Promote National Housing Agenda
Former HUD secretaries promote nipartisan agenda to address nation's housing problem.
When Cities Get Married?
An academic journal article explores how urban space became "sexually coded through municipal consolidation."
Detroit's New Housing Boom
Hope amid decline, Detroit's CBD is home to more than 15 new housing projects.
The Future Of Development In Los Angeles
The Los Angeles City Council approves the final piece of the massive and hotly-contested Playa Vista project
Global Dimming
Is the amount of sunlight reaching the planet decreasing?
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
Ada County Highway District
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
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Planning for Universal Design
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