Urban Development

An exhibition has opened in Beijing, highlighting the city's attempts to revamp their city planning in preparation for the 2008 Olympics.

November 23, 2006 - China Daily

Developers in Chicago are hoping to reuse an old lamp factory building by transforming it into a green merchandise mart.

November 22, 2006 - Crain's Chicago Business

At more than $1,168 a square foot, the $1.28 billion sale of 5 Times Square makes it the most expensive office tower to date.

November 22, 2006 - The Boston Globe

With its new redevelopment strategy creating new downtown shops and residences, "urban living" could be the new motto of South Pasadena, California -- a city renowned for its preservation efforts and resistance to change.

November 22, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

The demolition of New Orleans public housing, which many argue are superior to the New Urbanist style mixed-income communities that are slated to replace them, is being challenged by residents who believe they are being pushed out of the city.

November 21, 2006 - Christian Madera

Richard Weinstein, a professor of architecture and urban design at UCLA, and dean from 1985-94, comments on the role design competitions can play in building a better downtown.

November 20, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

City Watch Los Angeles examines the different types of real estate developers, and identifies the key factors that make for a "good" developer.

November 19, 2006 - Los Angeles City Watch

Planetizen Podcast, 18 November 2006 - Enrique Peñalosa Discusses The Importance Of Public Spaces

November 18, 2006 - Planetizen

With suburban living getting more and more expensive, Business Week compiles a list of places where buying a single family house in a good neighborhood isn't a dream.

November 17, 2006 - Business Week

With Downtown Austin exploding with new mixed-use development, the redevelopment of a low-income apartment complex into a new mixed-use project has affordable-housing advocates worried that the city's supply of below-market-rate housing is vanishing.

November 16, 2006 - Austin American-Statesman

A new proposal would make Washington D.C. the first major city in the country to require most large scale construction to follow green building standards.

November 16, 2006 - The Washington Post

Critics oppose a major development including a resort, golf course, and housing, on the lower slopes of Palm Spring's Mt. San Jacinto.

November 15, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

The appeal of Clarendon, Virginia, a homey neighborhood outside Washington, D.C., is threatening to wipe out its quirky character with a wave of upscale chain retailers, high-end restaurants, and luxury condominiums.

November 15, 2006 - The Washington Post

With development encroaching on mountains, Indian lands, and protected species' habitats, projections are that the city will run out of room to grow.

November 15, 2006 - USA Today

Wal-Mart issues a one-year progress report on its experimental eco-store in Aurora, Colorado.

November 15, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

The Oakland A's sign a deal with the technology company Cisco to replace the Oakland Coleseum for a high-tech new ballpark which will set the standard for future stadiums.

November 14, 2006 - CNN

The idea of mixed-use public libraries with housing on top is catching on in New York City and elsewhere.

November 13, 2006 - The New York Times

After 100 years, progress marches on to bulldoze the suburban St. Louis neighborhood of Hadley Township.

November 13, 2006 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

These renderings for a new project in Denmark show how towers and open space combine to promote mass transit and reject old-fashioned ideas about monolithic design.

November 13, 2006 - Streetsblog

The University of Minnesota has announced plans to make use of 7,800 acres of open land by creating a utopian community laboratory, with housing for 20,000-30,000 people and an integration of agriculture, commercial space, public transit and open space.

November 13, 2006 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star-Tribune