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Stanford Prodigy Channels "Google Mentality" Into $90 Million Plan to Fix Oakland

He's being called "an urban planning prodigy" with "an uncanny sense of how things actually get done in an American city." Daniel Jacobson hasn't yet graduated from Stanford, but he has produced a plan strong enough to catch the attention of a major city. READ»

After the Expo: Urban Renewal With Chinese Characteristics

The future belongs to crowds. That’s the lesson in a sentence from Expo 2010, which concluded in Shanghai on Sunday after six months, a record-breaking 73 million visitors, and 30,000 newborns saddled with the unfortunate name of ...READ»

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It's No Cars Go in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Makeover

$1.5 billion is being pumped into a massive city re-design, turning it into a walking city, with no cars allowed.READ»

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Recession Style Watch: Introducing Industrial Rustic

A year ago, some designers reacted to the distress of the financial pages by borrowing imagery from farming and scenes of rustic subsistence, a style informed by the fear that we can no longer rely on banks and other ...READ»

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The Age of the Urban Retro-Fit: Reversing Climate Change, One Green Roof at a Time

A proposal to turn buildings into mean, green, climate-cooling machines.READ»

Move Over, High Line: Hudson River's Pier 57 Looks Amazing

Officials announce a winning proposal to create a cultural center on Pier 57, adjacent to the city's newest jewel.READ»

Should We Bulldoze Underused Neighborhoods and Return Them to Nature?

Bulldoze the parking lot and put in a pasture: A plan to strengthen cities by shrinking them is debated in Flint, Michigan.READ»

Melbourne's Nutty Theater Complex Racks up Awards

An instantly recognizable theater complex in Melbourne wins a citation as the state's best new building.READ»

MacroSea Turns Dumpster Diving Into Family Fun

MacroSea, a team of urban planning visionaries, has been staging "guerilla pool parties" inside retrofitted dumpsters.READ»

How to Revive an Ailing City Center: Ban Cars, Build Public Spaces

The Dutch have a way with urban planning, as the new Roosendaal Pavilion proves.READ»

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A Stroll Through the High Line: An Amazing Park Opens in New York City

The High Line is a long-abandoned 1.5-mile elevated railway in Manhattan that's been turned into a public park. It's being unveiled to the public today. Enjoy the view.READ»

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Sneak Peek Images From Unveiling of the New York High Line

The High Line is a long-abandoned 1.5-mile elevated railway in Manhattan that's been turned into a public park (with gardens designed by Piet Oudolf, one of our 100 Most Creative People). It's being unveiled to the public today. ...READ»

A New Paradigm for the Streets of NYC?

A manual for New York City street design released yesterday signals a flexible, pedestrian-friendly cityscape to come--one more influenced by Jane Jacobs than Robert Moses.READ»

River Rescue Plan Wins Bragging Rights--and $300,000

A plan to revive the river that runs through Fez, Morocco beat out nearly 5,000 competing proposals, to win top honors in the Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction, and a cool $300,000. The winner, Bureau E.A.S.T, is an ...READ»