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Call for Nominations for the 2012 Groves Award

Submitted on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 20:23

GROVES AWARD
2012 Call for Nominations

CNU 20 Speaker, Joseph Minicozzi, Encourages Mixed-Use in Planetizen Op-Ed

Submitted on Wed, 01/25/2012 - 20:12

This week, Planetizen featured an essay on mixed-use development written by CNU 20 speaker, Joseph Minicozzi.

CNU 20 Coming Attractions: Victor Dover on CNU 20's "International Track"

Submitted on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 20:42

CNU Board Chair Victor Dover travels the streets of Laventille, Trinidad, exploring their rich musical heritage and "renewed effort to build walkability, equity, opportunity and sustainability into the fabric of neighborhoods." As Dover states, "that's New Urbanism," and those topics are at the heart of this year's International Track.

Join us in West Palm Beach, May 9-12.

Driehaus Form-Based Codes Award Call for Submissions

Submitted on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 18:47

The Form-Based Codes Institue (FBCI) has opened its call for submissions for the 2012 Driehaus Form-Based Codes Award. The Award honors achievement in the writing and implementation of form-based codes in the regulation of development to achieve a specific urban form.

CNU 20 Coming Attractions: Bill Browning, Terrapin Bright Green Founder

Submitted on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 23:19

Bill Browning is one of the green building and real estate industry’s foremost thinkers and strategists, and an advocate for sustainable design solutions at all levels of business, government, and civil society. His expertise has been sought out by organizations as diverse as Fortune 500 companies, leading universities, non-profit organizations, the U.S. military, and foreign governments.

Click below to watch the following speech Browning gave at the Garrison Institute's 2011 Climate, Mind and Behavior Symposium. Listen in, and then get ready to engage at CNU 20!

Sustainable Cities Collective: CNU 20's Media Partner

Submitted on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 17:43


CNU is excited to announce its collaboration with Sustainable Cities Collective

CNU 20 Registration Now Open!

Submitted on Thu, 12/01/2011 - 16:37

Registration for CNU 20: The New World is now open! 

Our 20th annual Congress will be held in West Palm Beach, FL, May 9-12, 2012 and is already filling up with speakers such as Richard Florida, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Leon Krier, Andres Duany, Michael Dennis, with many, many more being added everyday.

CNU 20 on the Public Square

Submitted on Thu, 12/01/2011 - 03:52

The CNU Public Square is back and better than ever! Simply click over to the Public Square, create an account and/or log in, and add your voice to the discussion surrounding CNU 20.

Palm Beach Daily News Attends Dhiru Thadani's Lecture at Norton Museum of Art

Submitted on Mon, 10/10/2011 - 15:39

The Palm Beach Daily News attended the recent Dhiru Thadani lecture at the Norton Museum of Art, reporting that "the noted Washington, D.C., architect, artist and author told an audience...that the decades-old trend of constructing sprawling suburbs rather than adding more housing to mixed-use urban settings has wreaked havoc on the environment and our health."

Dhiru Thadani to Give Lecture at Norton Museum

Submitted on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 14:29

CNU Board Member Dhiru Thadani, author of the acclaimed The Language of Towns & Cities, will be speaking this Thursday at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach at 6pm.

The Languages of Towns & Cities has been hailed as a “stunning visual dictionary offering guidance and rational, time-tested ways of making the built environment beautiful.” Thadani's presentation is just the first taste of CNU 20 to come to West Palm Beach.

For more information about the lecture, please call Eloine del Valle at (772) 221-4060.