Amidst Miami's highrise condo boom, the Design District offers buildings and plazas with innovative design at a more human scale.
"Two side-by-side buildings on Miami's Northeast 40th Street have an other-worldly, old-worldly quality to them. With the simplest of building materials -- stucco, tile, paint and metal -- they encapsulate the fantasy and the poetry of Miami's architecture and showcase two promising architectural firms who worked in tandem to create Oak Plaza.
The oaks in question are ancient, gnarly trees that had for decades owned what had been an empty Design District lot. Not often do trees, even decades-old ones, drive a design, but that was the case here.
'I didn't want to kill those beautiful oak trees,' said Craig Robins, the developer responsible for much of Miami's Design District. 'They are the soul of the neighborhood.'"
What ‘The Brutalist’ Teaches Us About Modern Cities
How architecture and urban landscapes reflect the trauma and dysfunction of the post-war experience.
‘Complete Streets’ Webpage Deleted in Federal Purge
Basic resources and information on building bike lanes and sidewalks, formerly housed on the government’s Complete Streets website, are now gone.
Montreal’s Gorilla Park Repurposes Defunct Railway Track
The park is part of a global movement to build public spaces that connect neighbors and work with local elements to serve as key parts of a city’s green infrastructure.
Safe Parking Programs Help People Access Housing
The safety and stability offered by Safe Parking sites have helped 40 percent of unhoused San Diego residents who accessed these programs get into permanent housing.
Study: Single-Staircase Buildings Pose No Additional Risks
Zoning codes have long prohibited single-stair residential buildings due to safety concerns, but changing that could lower the cost of construction and allow for more flexible housing designs.
Forest Service Rescinds Tree Planting Grants
The $75 million program fell victim to the federal government’s purge of ‘DEI’-related projects.
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.
Economic & Planning Systems, Inc.
UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
City of Piedmont, CA
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research