Design
Seabrook, Washington, has created a model for Transect-based town design in an economically challenged region. Seabrook Land Company and Qamar & Associates won the 2026 Charter Award Grand Prize in the Neighborhood, District, and Corridor...
15 winning projects embody and advance the principles of the Charter of the New Urbanism for the 26th year.
An innovative plan in Northwest Arkansas would convert a commuter campus to a 24-hour college community.
The first CNU 2026 Legacy Project creates a plan for a mixed-use village in growing Northwest Arkansas.
Three urban design projects this month aim to leave a lasting mark on Northwest Arkansas, the site of CNU 34 in May.
The General Assembly Building in Richmond is typical of the architecture of the late Robert A.M. Stern, adding a new iconic building to an important urban site.
A proposal could add thousands of housing units to the City center, while making it more walkable and sociable.
The room filled with the murmur of nervous conversations and new friendships forming. Seventeen students, strangers only minutes before, gathered for our first Summer Studio. To begin, we asked each student to stand along a line across the room...
Jury chair for the 2026 Charter Awards Eric Kronberg is looking for new urban projects that address issues like attainability, mobility flexibility, climate change, and human flourishing in general.
The Art of the New Urbanism is more than a beautiful book—it tells the story of an urban planning movement through the lens of its drawing skills.
Three decades ago, a man with a pen proposed a park in downtown Providence, showing that artists can be powerful planners.
The late architect and urban theorist wrote a to-do list for city founders, mayors, administrators, designers, settlers, and landowners.