• History Above Water Newport Next Steps

    Keeping History Above Water

    Harnessing civil engineering for placemaking and preservation
    In Newport, Rhode Island, the tide is rising. Local sea levels at high tide have risen eight inches in the past 75 years, threatening neighborhoods like The Point, which has a combination of history, charm, and walkability that is unique and irreplaceable. Neighborhoods in Newport’s flood zones...Read more
  • Plaza La Reina Los Angeles exterior

    Plaza La Reina

    A timeless and artful building
    The timeless and artful mass of Plaza La Reina, with its wide steps opening onto the street corner like a gift to the neighborhood looks like it should have been part of Westwood Village from the beginning. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti referred to it as an “architectural jewel in Westwood’s...Read more
  • San Cristobal City Hall San Cristobal at night

    San Cristobal City Hall

    Grand new plaza highlights history
    A dilapidated former municipal building, embodying decades of history in the historic Mexican city of San Cristobal, has been converted into a civic museum complete with an elegant and dignified new plaza. “Making the City Hall a museum was an extraordinary shift,” says Susana Utrilla, cultural...Read more
  • Boston Public Realm Plan Graphic

    Boston Public Realm Plan

    Reclaiming streets for people
    When fragmented development and neglect for civic spaces leads to the loss of “organic community,” the situation calls for a public realm that creates a new generation of “third places.” Thanks to an innovative new Guide to Placemaking for Mobility, Boston can accomplish that across the more than...Read more