Cities like Bogota and Santiago owe their iconic layouts to the Spanish colonial "Laws of the Indies." Dive into the history of these planning ordinances that prioritized plazas, gridded streets ...

The Colonial City of Santo Domingo has retained intact its original perimeter, conserving most of its walls and forts. The urban grid plan, the plots and original width of its streets are conserved, ...

In Havana, everything is old–so old, in fact, that the city will celebrate its 500th birthday in November 2019. Its age appears magnified by the fact that many of the buildings don’t receive ...

Criterion (iv): The 16th-century gridiron urban plan of Intramuros, a masterstroke of colonial urban planning in the Early Modern Era, is exceptionally intact. The Walled City is the most extensive ...

Architect Marwa Al-Sabouni says French colonial design segregated Syria's cities and laid the groundwork for division and civil war. The future of the country may depend on how it decides to rebuild.

Melbourne is a product of British colonial planning policies to control public access and movement in Australian cities. This legacy still influences the use of public spaces today.