Urban Design News
The U.S. Conference of Mayors: Celebrating 25 Years of City Design
Mayors and design and development experts will convene at the Chicago Hilton April 27-29 for a National Summit on City Design to identify challenges, opportunities and funding sources for cities that work well.
AIANY 2011 Design Awards Winners
Yesterday, twelve eminent architects, educators, critics and planners convened at the Center for Architecture to select the winners of the 2011 AIA New York Chapter's Design Awards.
High Performance Landscape Guidelines: 21st Century Parks for NYC
The High Performance Landscape Guidelines: 21st Century Parks for NYC stand as a radical act by an enlightened municipality.
Parsons Launches First Undergraduate Urban Design Program in US
As more and more of the global population are living in cities, designing for urban centers has become a challenge that no discipline can tackle alone.
AIA Hong Kong Recognizes Langfang Eco-Smart City Master Plan
AIA Hong Kong has recognized the Langfang Eco-Smart City Master Plan with its 2010 Merit Award for Urban Design.
High Bridge: ENYA International Design Ideas Competition Exhibition
High Bridge is ENYA and AIA New York Chapter's fourth biennial international ideas competition exhibition.
Winners of the Le Taxi Prend Ses Aires! Ideas Competition
Launched last spring, Le Taxi Prend Ses Aires! Ideas Competition was designed to get people thinking about how to improve existing taxi stands in Montreal, keeping both taxi drivers and customers in mind.
Winners of Los Angeles Cleantech Corridor and Green District Competition
The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) announced the winners of the Los Angeles Cleantech Corridor and Green District Competition.
Made in New York
Building on the success of last year's New York Now! subway exhibition, the AIA New York Chapter / Center for Architecture announced Made in New York at the West 4th Street subway station.
BMW Guggenheim Lab
Richard Armstrong, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and Museum, and Frank-Peter Arndt, Member of the Board of Management, BMW, announced a long-term collaboration that will span six years of program activities, engage people in major cities around the globe, and inspire the creation of forward-looking concepts and designs for urban life.