New York
WTC Towers: Mapping Ground Zero
Global Positioning technology helps create a three-dimensional picture of the devastation at the site of the World Trade Center attacks.
Rebuilding Downtown Manhattan
This editorial looks at how downtown Manhattan can re-establish its status as the nation's financial capital and heal a neighborhood.
The Right Landscape For A Wright House
The challenge of designing a landscape to compliment a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Don't Rush To Reconstruct WTC Towers
Gavriel Rosenfeld says rushing to reconstruct the World Trade Center towers would be a mistake. He cites historical examples of urban destruction, the importance of ruins, memorials designs, and the need to have authentic reminders of a tragedy.
WTC: Keep The Steel Fingers
Seen from a particular angle the remains of the World Trade Center look like "tortured fingers of steel."
Rebuilding Lower Manhattan
Rebuilding Lower Manhattan could be the largest construction project in the history of New York City if different interests and officials can agree on a common vision.
The Future Of Cities
The vulnerability of New York raises questions about the future of the city. Business Week takes an economic perspective.
Rebuilding WTC Towers: Economic And Security Challenges
An effort to rebuild the World Trade Center towers will face economic and security challenges.
The Pulse Of New York
New Yorker columnist Adam Gopnik captures the urban texture of New York the day America was attacked.
Four Towers Envisioned For WTC Redevelopment
The operator of the World Trade Center is reportedly interesting in erecting four smaller 50-story buildings.
HUD Directs Mortgage Relief
HUD will direct all FHA-approved lenders to provide loan relief to families affected by the recent terrorist attacks.
A Mountain Of Debris
Moving a pile of debris the size of Mount Everest in lower Manhattan is a significant planning challenge.
World Trade Center: To Rebuild Or Not To Rebuild
Should the World Trade Center towers be rebuilt? Architects, politicians, city officials, developers and others are engaged in a fierce debate.
Towers Were A Target And Should Not Be Rebuilt
The author who wrote a history of the World Trade Center says the towers should not be rebuilt.
Artists Design Memorial To Fill Gap In New York's Skyline
Artists Paul Myoda and Julian LaVerdiere have conceived a design for a memorial to fill the void left in New York's skyline.
Companies Look For Office Space Away From Wall St.
After the attack on New York's World Trade Center, some of the nation's largest companies are searching for office space away from downtown Manhattan. Will they come back?
Should WTC Towers Be Rebuilt? -- Architects' Opinions
Philip Johnson, Robert A.M. Stern, Peter Eisenman, Richard Meier and others express their thoughts on whether the World Trade Center towers should be rebuilt.
New York's Altered Skyline
The entertainment industry is in a quandry -- do they remove the twin towers from their television and movie skylines?
World Trade Center Will Be Rebuilt
The World Trade Center leaseholder reports that he is determined to rebuild.
Architects Of The World Trade Center Towers
An interview with engineer Henry Guthard who worked with Minoru Yamasaki, the lead architect of the World Trade Center towers.
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.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
