Will Mapping Ancient Rome Save Western Urbanism—and Civilization?
Two volumes, over a thousand pages, and two thousand years later, this new Atlas is a signal achievement.
Theo Mackey Pollack
September 6, 2019
The Enduring City Is More Than Retail and Coffee Shops
The public realm must include our temples and sacred places, too.
Duncan Stroik
August 8, 2019
Classical Architecture Makes Vibrant Streets—Not Nostalgic Disneylands
In Boston and beyond, well-designed neighborhoods help residents feel at home.
Matthew Robare
June 21, 2019
When a World’s Fair Legacy Becomes Texas-Size Challenge
Fair Park was once a unique and thriving part of Dallas. Can New Urbanist ideas save it?
Anthony Paletta
June 14, 2019
The Metaphysical Nature of Our City Temples and Tombs
They are massive, immovable, as though the spirit contained in them has been fixed forever to the ground.
Roger Scruton
April 12, 2019
How ‘Interior Landmarks’ Redeemed New York
Even amid the glitz and dull modernism, the Western tradition is alive.
James Baresel
February 8, 2019
When London’s Dragons Ruled Before Skyscrapers
Out-of-scale glass towers are destroying the historic character of this once beautiful place.
Dhiru Thadani
January 11, 2019
Meet the Austrian Who Invented Placemaking
Camillo Sitte was a champion of traditional European urbanism.
Theo Mackey Pollack
May 11, 2018
Philadelphia’s Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Benjamin Franklin Parkway was supposed to make Philly more like Paris. But it came of age with the automobile.
Charles F. McElwee III
November 3, 2017
Will Eisenhower Ever Have a Fitting Memorial?
The project's leaders seemed resigned to mediocrity. Critics want a full reboot.
Micah Meadowcroft
March 8, 2017