New York

Architecture For The People

New York City Housing Authority's architect David J. Burney works to prove that public housing need not be "banal" or poorly designed.

May 21, 2003 - The New York Times

Gehry Creates New Waves

Architecht Frank Gehry's billowing, silver surface graces Bard College's Fisher Center for Performing Arts.

May 15, 2003 - The Christian Science Monitor

The End Of American Wilderness?

With a single order, the Bush administration puts an end to the American construct of "wilderness."

May 5, 2003 - The New York Times

Anthems In The Architecture

World Trade Center design needs the human touch.

May 2, 2003 - Michigan Land Use Institute

New Criticism Of Libeskind's WTC Design

New questions are being raised about Daniel Libeskind's vision for Ground Zero.

May 2, 2003 - The New York Times

Wright's Utopian Residential Neighborhood

Usonia -- 47 hourses over 97 acres of hills in the New York City suburb of Pleasantville -- was the community Frank Lloyd Wright developed.

May 2, 2003 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Ground Zero Memorial Competition Begins

A design competition has been launched to select a memorial for Ground Zero.

April 30, 2003 - The New York Times

Manhattan's High Line

The High Line is a 1.5-mile-long elevated freight railway line that runs from West 34 Street south to the Meatpacking District on Manhattan's far West Side.

April 29, 2003 - ArchNewsNow.com

Servo: Utility From Design

A new academic design group focuses on coaxing more utility out the plain vanilla 'skin' of a building

April 29, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

Stern, Gensler To Conduct Revitalization Study

Robert A. M. Stern and Gensler Architecture, Planning and Design qill conduct a revitalization study of Fulton Street in New York.

April 29, 2003 - The New York Times

Are Cities Obsolete?

Half a century ago, the people and architecture of New York City responded to the threat of a nuclear attack. How is the city responding after 9/11?

April 28, 2003 - The New York Times

Catching Up With Ed Blakely

The former planning dean for the University of Southern California, Ed Blakely is now a New Yorker.

April 26, 2003 - The Planning Report

Timetable For Ground Zero Rebuilding Announced

Gov. George E. Pataki plans to have Ground Zero rebuilt by the fifth anniversary of 9-11.

April 26, 2003 - The New York Times

Small Town Response In The Big Apple

A centralized call center utilizing GIS gives City residents the kind of access to local government services normally found only in small towns

April 24, 2003 - The New York Times

Major Proposal For Buffalo's Waterfront Brownfields

Huge domed amusement park proposed on Buffalo Outer Harbor.

April 23, 2003 - The Buffalo News

WTC Rebuilding Planner Resigns

The director of planning at the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, Alexander Garvin, has resigned.

April 22, 2003 - The New York Times

Choking In A 'Collar Of Concrete'

Security fortifications such as slab barricades and jumbo planters are suffocating our public spaces.

April 22, 2003 - The New York Times

A Master Of Mass Housing

Samuel J. LeFrak, an outspoken champion of middle-income housing, dies at 85.

April 18, 2003 - The New York Times

'Two Towns, One Community'

Real estate agents promote the area's racial and ethnic diversity as an inclusiveness campaign helps increase property values.

April 17, 2003 - The New York Times

$100 Million Plan To Revitalize Downtown Brooklyn

Revitalization plan includes rezoning to encourage commercial and residential development.

April 17, 2003 - The New York Times

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.