urban design

The Farmers' Market, Reimagined as a Neighborhood Food Truck

Ariel Schwartz — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:19:42 -0400

A Second Act for Second Life, as an Urban Planning Tool

Cliff Kuang — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:41:44 -0400

Fast Cities: Cleveland

Abha Bhattarai — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:00:00 -0400

One of America's most blighted cities, hard hit by rustification and foreclosure, is also home to one of its loveliest urban initiatives, a plan to create acres of tree nurseries, oases of native plants, and community gardens with bees and chickens. Devised at Kent State University's Urban Design Collaborative, the strategy is part of Reimagining a More Sustainable Cleveland Initiative, funded by the city and the Surdna Foundation. It's meant to boost property values and community spirit in neighborhoods plagued by vacant lots and condemned buildings.

Asian Designers Are Schooling American Architects--Here's How

Carolina A. Miranda — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:00:29 -0500

At first glance, Los Angeles might seem like the last place anyone would visit for architectural inspiration: Patchwork quilts of parking lots and strip malls alternate with vast carpets of matching faux-Mediterranean subdivisions, all knit together by a web of eight-lane freeways. But look closely and you'll see daring architecture dotting the scrubby hillsides.