Urban Development

Design
Serenbe’s Radical Vision: The Agrihood That Rewrites the Rules of American Development
More than farms and front porches, this master-planned community outside Atlanta merges art, agriculture, education, and wellness into a model for the future of sustainable living—earning top honors for masterplanning along the way.
6 MIN READ
Technology
The Value of GIS for Architecture, Urban Design, and Planning
Brought to you by ESRI2 MIN READ
ELEVATE
Gregg Pasquarelli and Nick Pérez to Be Honored at Zonda’s Elevate Conference
1 MIN READ
A Critic's Notebook
Handshake Urbanism: Urbanus renovates Nantou, Shenzhen – and gentrifies the neighborhood
6 MIN READ
Design
Archtober Explores NYC’s Evolution
3 MIN READ
Design
Tokyo Transformed: A Journey Through Urban Innovation
6 MIN READ
BUILDER
How to Tackle Residential Urban Infill Projects
6 MIN READ
The Critic's Notebook
Redefining Urban Spaces: The Rise of New Mixed-Use Mini-Complexes in a Neighborhood near downtown Ft. Worth, Texas
5 MIN READ
AIA Feature
Good as Gold? Dense Multifamily Housing on San Francisco’s Treasure Island
8 MIN READ
A Critic's Notebook
Are Empty Downtowns Here to Stay?
9 MIN READ
Art and Architecture
Mecca Flats Might Be Gone, But It’s Not Forgotten
10 MIN READ
The Game Changers Issue
Nupur Chaudhury Imagines Public Health as a Matter of the Built Environment
2 MIN READ
AIA Feature
Growing the Missing Middle in Seattle
5 MIN READ
Design
The Advanced Lighting Behind Urban Agriculture
Brought to you by TCP Lighting3 MIN READ
The Near Future
Architects See Promise in Integrated Practice Models, Pre- and Post-Katerra
8 MIN READ
Design
Under the Rail
Brought to you by Landscape Forms2 MIN READ
Infrastructure
LA’s Sixth Street Viaduct Gets Another Star Turn
4 MIN READ
AIA Architect
The Rebirth of Memphis’ 100 N. Main
8 MIN READ
Opinion
Jonathan Glance: Rebuilding Our Cities Starts with Workforce Housing
5 MIN READ
Notes from Copenhagen
The Beach Next to the Paving Stones
6 MIN READ
Letter from Mexico City
The Reuse Boom in Mexico City
5 MIN READ
Design
Beyond the Street: ODA’s Plans to Revitalize the New York Flower District
3 MIN READ
Letter from New York
Building a Better Normal
15 MIN READ
Books
Lessons from a Changing Suburbia
6 MIN READ
Beyond Buildings
Google’s Urban Ambitions
5 MIN READ
Opinion
Dewey Thorbeck: Shaping Futures Through Land Use and Design
4 MIN READ
Beyond Buildings
Why Conjunctive Points—The New City Deserved to Win AIA’s Twenty-Five Year Award
5 MIN READ
Design
The Case for a New International Style
7 MIN READ
Opinion
Rick Mohler: A Reckoning With Single-Family Zoning's Impact on Racial Equity—and on Architects’ Livelihood
5 MIN READ
AIA Feature
Education for Real-World Experience
8 MIN READ

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