Since cities first got big enough to require urban planning, its practitioners have focused on growth ... But cities don’t always grow. Sometimes they shrink, and sometimes they shrink drastically. Over the last 50 years, the city of Detroit has lost more than half its population. Boston
While the global economy is inching through a recession, Sinclair tripled his staff in 2009 and his 10-year-old nonprofit is looking to double its $5 million budget in the next decade. With projects ranging from earthquake reconstruction in Haiti to centers that use soccer as a tool for education and social change in Africa, AFH aims to use architecture and design to solve humanitarian crises. Sustainable Industries
While much of the U.S. real estate market has been floundering, one area has not seen a dip. Green building now accounts for nearly one-third of new construction in the U.S. That's up from 2 percent in 2005, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, which tracks the industry. NPR
