More stories about Planning

  • Losing Lost Highways

    Architects are assuming a variety of roles in plans to remove obsolete infrastructure.

  • Uptight (Everything is Alright)

    Detroit AIA's Urban Priorities Committee hopes to revitalize its city despite Motown's terminal prognosis.

  • Water: A Resource at Risk

    How widespread water shortages, driven by climate change and population growth, are shaping our future.

  • Make No Small Plans

    Grounding architecture within a larger building ecology.

  • AIA 2011 Convention

    This May, the nation's architects convene in New Orleans to advance the future of vibrant, place-based design.

  • Vishaan Chakrabarti

    The director of the real estate development program at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation talks about the future of the profession.

  • Oneonta, N.Y., Solar Installers Face Red Tape

    July 17--WEST ONEONTA -- Solar energy installers say they are encountering red tape in the town of Oneonta and some other area communities.

  • VFA Introduces Energy Assessment Services

    VFA, Inc., the leading provider of end-to-end solutions for facilities capital planning and spend management, today announced new Energy Assessment Services to identify opportunities to save energy and reduce costs in existing buildings.

  • Montgomery Planning for Federal Stimulus Funds

    Jul. 20--For Montgomery, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 so far has meant $14.7 million for projects and a chance to investigate a process that would convert the city's garbage into gas.

  • Communities Sharpen Their Sustainable Futures

    In 2005, the city of Northampton, Mass., got wind of a new initiative from the Washington, D.C.-based American Institute of Architects that aligned with the community’s values and direction.