Planning

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Jane Jacobs Is Still Watching

Despite my dislike of Jane Jacobs's beef with architects and planners, so many points seem strangely prescient.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Welcome to Fort Brooklyn

Let us sincerely hope that the Atlantic Terminal Entrance in Brooklyn, a gateway to the LIRR and the hub’s many subways, marks the end of empty transport monumentality.

John Thackara|Essays

Healing The Metabolic Rift

John Thackara on the possibilities and issues global business leaders will face at the 2013 World Economic Forum.

Jeff Speck|Reviews

New Words on the Block

Jeff Speck reviews the Street Design Manual of the New York City Department of Transportation.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Won't Get Fooled Again

News of the redevelopment of the Atlantic Yards keeps getting worse.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Waiting On the Dream

I wrote a piece on the (lack of) development in Midtown West , also known as the Hudson Yards.

Mark Lamster|Essays

A Plea for Crazy in Architecture

John Beckmann of the firm Axis Mundi is promoting an alternative to the Jean Nouvel tower that looks like a half-baked amalgam of several MVRDV projects.