Urban Planning Industry News & Blogs

Industry News & Blogs

Murky Future for Two of D.C.'s Architectural Gems | Planetizen
www.planetizen.com | 9 hours 16 minutes ago
The good news is that two of Washington's historical treasures are scheduled for renovation and re-use; columnist Steven Pearlstein delivers the bad news.

McKees Rocks hopes addition of $4 million will spark business park
www.post-gazette.com | Feb 9, 2012
Coverage of west suburban Pittsburgh news from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Encouraging News from the Housing Industry
www.prweb.com | Feb 8, 2012
Amidst the continuing economic challenges faced by the homebuilding industry, its professionals remain deeply committed to community support and development. By the close of 2011, industry professionals granted more than $4 million dollars to charitable organizations in their communities through

Plans Unveiled For Coventry City Centre South Redevelopment : UK Construction News
www.build.co.uk | Feb 8, 2012
Plans Unveiled For Coventry City Centre South Redevelopment - A radical move to redevelop Coventry city centre is set to take a major step forward when local people get a first look at the detailed blueprint that will begin transformation.

Death by Architecture
www.deathbyarchitecture.com | Feb 4, 2012
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Breaking Down BIM Silos - Feature Articles - Point of Beginning
www.pobonline.com | Feb 2, 2012
Geospatial tools are now commonplace and are used to plan and police city zones and planning restrictions. Where that planning activity meets the built environment is where we will see geospatial tools interface with building information models (BIM).

Opening Day at Veterans Memorial Park - Genesis Group
www.genesisgroup.com | Jan 27, 2012
Opening ceremonies were held today for the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial at Hillsborough County's Veteran's Memorial Park. The event was very well attended by both Veterans from many eras as well ...

unfinished modernizations / between utopia and pragmatism
www.designboom.com | Jan 24, 2012
a presentation of architectural and large-scale urban planning projects during the socialist period of yugoslavia. the exhibition focuses on the unfinished modernization of cities, questioning their former symbolism and legacy.

REACH Community Development Celebrates 30 Years of Providing Affordable Housing to Area Residents |
www.prlog.org | Jan 12, 2012
REACH Community Development Celebrates 30 Years of Providing Affordable Housing to Area Residents. Nonprofit organization expects to house over 1,700 Oregonians in 2012 - PR11770960

Green Public Spaces To Make 'Cities Work' : Irish Construction News
www.build.ie | Jan 11, 2012
Green Public Spaces To Make 'Cities Work' - Greening our public spaces the best low cost solution to making our cities work, according to the leader of the Green Party.