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Rendering of a cantilevering modernist home over a hill in Walden Monterey

California coastal community geared toward eco-conscious tech elite now accepting offers

November 11, 2019

Aerial photo of a power complex along a river

Why the developer’s vision matters in the experience economy

August 2, 2019

Serenbe Phil Tabb home

Structural Surprises

Atlanta’s nature-filled Serenbe community allows residential architecture to pop

January 2, 2019

The Place to Be

Pratt Institute’s May symposium will explore the relationship between theory and practice in modern placemaking

March 27, 2017

Downtown Cleveland Alliance taps Chicago’s PORT to reinvent a shadowy underpass

September 23, 2015

Chicago beckons pedestrians with Dr. Seussian green and blue dots

June 3, 2015

Minneapolis Metro Transit Trains at Target Field Station. (Mark Danielson / Flickr)

Sprucing up Twin Cities transit stations

March 19, 2015

Kids jump rope in July by a vacant house—one of many in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood. (Courtesy I Grow Chicago via Facebook)

Chicago Placemaking Festival Aims to teach Old Places New Tricks

August 15, 2014

ArtPlace Announces 2014 Placemaking Grant Recipients

June 25, 2014

Latent Design & Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative’s “Blah Blah Blob!”

Blobs, Turf, and High-Slung Hammocks Among Chicago’s “Active Union Station” Winners

August 14, 2013

Chicago Union Station (J. Stephen Conn via Flickr)

Contest Aims To Enliven Chicago’s Union Station

June 21, 2013

State Street's new People Spot, dubbed The Gateway. (Chris Bentley)

Make Way For People! Chicago Opens First “People Plaza” on State Street

June 10, 2013