Walking in Brooklyn
I lived in Atlanta, Georgia, for almost 20 years, but earlier this year I moved to Brooklyn, New York. I had always wanted to live in New ..
Wet Boundary: How the Flint River Defined Atlanta
2021 marks an important anniversary for Atlanta. It’s been two hundred years since the 1821 Treaty of Indian Springs in which the Creek Na..
On Suburbs
On the Obligations of the Urban Designer
Doug Allen discusses the obligations of the urban designer to plan for futures unknown.
On “Cities”
Doug discusses what a city really is, at its most essential. This is truly profound.
On History
A short blurb on the role of history and understanding our pace in the history of a city in which we are designing.
On “Nature”
This is a great, short blurb on the role of (and understanding of) nature in the city.
On Density & Block Size
On the Order of Cities
On the Invention of Landscape
On “Otium”
Doug Allen speaking on the role of the villa and otium in Ancient Rome and the Renaissance.
Paul Knight’s Lecture, Savannah Day Session Presentations Now Available
Paul’s lecture at CNU 26 in Savannah, “Arithmetic & Scale: Design Lessons from Savannah’s Urban Form,” is now available online as a .P..
History of Urban Form, Lecture 24: Savannah
Just in time for CNU 26 in Savannah, Georgia, we are proud to present Lecture 24 of Doug’s History of Urban Form series on the history and..
In Their Own Words: Jeff Williams
I spent my first year of graduate school in Doug Allen’s office.
I went there because I had questions and Doug had answers for seemingly ..
In Their Own Words: Ryan Gravel
I couldn’t help but think of Doug…
I couldn’t help but think of Doug one summer when I visited Savannah with my cousin, Leanne.
The..