…layout of new developments has begun to take hold in cities across North America. Called new urbanism, this movement draws on older patterns of development. Planning reporter Philip Langdon provides an introduction to new urbanism….
A growing number of suburban cities and towns are seeking to create a hub for their community. Journalist Philip Langdon takes a look at some of the challenges….
…For more on the new urbanism movement, see Philip Langdon’s PCJ article, “New Development, Traditional Patterns.” Conventional dimensional standards, by focusing on the goal of separating buildings from one another, give little attention to the…
Read an excerpt from this article below. You can download the full article by using the link at the end of the excerpt. Saratoga Springs Preserves a Post Office, Builds a Library In the 1970s…
…“A lot of things get done hastily, without people being very aware of what gives a place distinction,” says Philip Langdon, senior editor of New Urban News. Pattern books filled with historical and architectural data…
…lifestyle centers (see Philip Langdon’s PCJ article “Creating the Missing Hub” for a good discussion of what distinguishes a town center from a lifestyle center), many of these new town centers nonetheless lack a certain…
