United States
Can Sustainable Design Survive?
If sustainable design is to survive, it needs media coverage, star architects, and a few early successes.
Architects Asked To Report Suspicious Requests To FBI
American Institute of Architects plans to ask architects to alert the F.B.I of any suspicious requests for building plans.
Shanghai To Build World's Tallest Tower
Despite the terrorist attacks in the U.S., Shanghai's financial center still shows interest in building the world's tallest building.
Car Sharing Takes Off
Car sharing -- where customers pay for the amount of time they use a car -- is taking off in San Francisco, Boston and Seattle.
North America's Threatened Rainforest
A Houston Chronicle special report on deforestation.
WSJ Slams Rail Transit Subsidies
An editorial in the Wall Street Journal comes out strongly against federal subsidies for passenger rail travel.
School Planning: A New Paradigm
Communities benefit when schools are physically closer to communities.
Amtrak Ridership Increases
Since the September 11th terrorist attacks, the Amtrak ridership has increased as the public avoids commercial airlines.
The End Of The Skyscraper?
Architects are rethinking the role and symbolism of tall buildings.
Impact Of Terrorism On The Future Of The Modern City
How will the terrorist attacks impact the future of the modern city?
Fortifying America: Planning For Fear
Edward J. Blakely discusses the implications of planning and gated communities in the aftermath of terrorism.
New York: A Gothic Memorial
Despite market forces, thought must be given to a memorial on the site of the WTC.
Making Skyscrapers Safer
Learning from the collapse of the World Trade Center towers, architects and engineers are beginning to design new features to make tall buildings safer.
Do We Need Skyscrapers?
Does doing without tall buildings mean contributing to sprawl?
How Safe Are Our Skyscrapers?
Experts at MIT suggest methods for construction that would prevent catastrophic collapses like that at the World Trade Center.
Architects Need To Rethink Building Design
MIT faculty agree that the terrorists understood the structural weekness of the WTC buildings and exploited it.
Attacks Will Change Nature Of Work Space
The terrorist attacks are changing the way architects and planners are thinking about the new look of the American workplace.
Real Estate Industry Improves Use Of Web
An increasing number of homes are going up for sale over the Web. The trend is disturbing for some.
Should Rail Service Get A Bailout?
The U.S. Senate is considering a multibillion-dollar package for passenger-rail service.
How Lending Impacts Low Income Neighborhoods
The Brookings Institution reports on how changes in the financial services industry affect small business lending in urban areas.
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
