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Urban Design Resources:
www.calthorpe.com - Peter Calthorpe has been named one of twenty five "innovators on the cutting edge" by Newsweek Magazine for his work redefining the models of urban and suburban growth in America.
www.patternlanguage.com - Official web site of the architect Christopher Alexander. Attempts to put his theory into practice via the web, users can design buildings online using Alexander's principles.
www.dpz.com - Since its founding in 1980, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company has completed designs for over 250 new and existing communities. This work has exerted a major influence on the practice and direction of urban planning in the United States.
www.arc.miami.edu - Building livable communities is a central tenet of the school, linking the many different aspects of architecture education. The relationship among current theories and ideas and their potential impact on society is a vital part of the discourse.
www.solimar.org -
Solimar Research Group, provides information and analysis on land use policy in order to overcome emotion and political expediency in shaping and implementing those policies.
Historic Preservation Resources:
www.arcatahistory.org - The
Historical Sites Society of Arcata promotes recognition of the cultural heritage of Arcata, California and its environs, identifies historically and architecturally significant structures and sites within Arcata and encourages their preservation.
www.redwoods.edu/departments/construction/links/LinkPage.htm - Bill Hole's Links, College of the Redwoods Historic Preservation Program.
www.nationaltrust.org - The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a private, nonprofit membership
organization dedicated to saving historic places and revitalizing America's
communities.
www.ohp.parks.ca.gov - The Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) is responsible for administration of federally and state mandated historic preservation programs in California.
www.californiapreservation.org - California's only statewide nonprofit organization promoting historic preservation
www.cr.nps.gov/local-law/arch_stnds_0.htm - Secretary of the Interior Standards and Guidelines
Green Building Resources:
www.usgbc.org - The U.S. Green Building Council is working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work.
www.ciwmb.ca.gov/GreenBuilding - California Integrated Waste Management Board offers green building resources.
www.greenbuilding.com - Everything you want to know and more about green building
www.epa.gov/opptintr/greenbuilding - EPA's Green Building Workgroup was formed in July 2003 to bring together the many programs across the Agency that work with the building and development sectors to improve their environmental performance. Workgroup members strive for a built environment that protects and enhances the health of ecosystems and the public.