Gehl famously defined the placemaking approach to urban planning thusly: “First people, then places, then buildings—the other ...

But most metrics that are employed are seriously flawed, because they tell us little about either the quality of existing ...

Grounding studio assignments in historical and current cultural issues is the best way to foster empathy in students.

One important guideline: look for simple indicators of complex conditions.

One important guideline: look for simple indicators of complex conditions.

Sara Bronin’s new book, Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World, is a deep, accessible dive into the prosaic realms of urban planning. Sara Bronin’s new book, Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes ...

How the Battle of the Grid played out in New Orleans and New York.

Ever one to hope for the best, last semester I suggested that students use ChatGPT as a “research partner” in the big bibliographic project they do in the fall term of Parallel Narratives, their ...

New York City is in trouble, but few residents know it. Oh, sure, they know about crime, traffic, and the price of eggs, but they don’t know how rapidly the city is losing affordable housing. And ...