New urbanism

This new 5 acre public park has a series of elegant garden squares linked by both structured and informal landscapes to compliment Sir Terry Farrell’s original Masterplan. The ‘Lost River...

Incredible before-and-after images of people-friendly public spaces.

The Holloway Team was selected as the winners of New Zealand's international 'Breathe - The New Urban Village Project' design competition. The ...

New Urbanism is a planning and development approach based on the principles of how cities and towns had been built for the last several centuries: walkable blocks and streets, housing and shopping in close proximity, and accessible public spaces. In other words: New Urbanism focuses on human-scaled urban design. The principles, articulated in the Charter of the New Urbanism, were developed to offer alternatives to the sprawling, single-use, low-density patterns typical of post-WWII…

Reclaiming the core of the old city could require block-by-block redevelopment, at least according to the plans presented last night in Haiti by the architect Andrés Duany and his firm Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company.

New neighbourhoods should prioritise nature and support local enterprises according to modern modular housebuilder House by Urban Splash's manifesto.

Designing a sophisticated city, one block at a time.

Has the New Urbanism outlived its original purpose? The movement's charismatic founder, Andrés Duany, seems to think so.

Three major flaws with the idea that most city interstates are here to stay.

The new urban reality is that cars are both necessary and, at times, undesirable. Large, dense cities with high traffic volumes are opting for a new urban street type - pedestrian - and its close relative, managed vehicular access only. New technology comes to their aid; retractable, card activated bollards. This combination produces a fused grid (see Wikipedia and albums) regular streets for all modes and special streets that are preferential to pedestrian movement and enjoyment. Thanks to…