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Vienna’s 7th Makes It Undeniably The Best City For Quality Of Life
Study examining socioeconomic conditions places Austrian capital at apex of index while London, Paris and New York fail…
Vienna : Artsy Views
1 – Stadtpark 2 – Debutante Ball 3 – Auersperg Palace 4 – Music Performance in Hofburg Palace…
Smart AND Beautiful, Vienna
Vienna, the capital and largest city in Austria. Often ranked as the most livable city in the world.…
Take A Look Inside Vienna’s Famed Coffeehouses
The history of Austria’s capital is inconceivable without its coffeehouses. The Blue Bottle Coffee House, which opened in 1686, was…
Most Livable Cities 2015, Vienna Tops The List Again
Vienna, Austria remained at the top of Mercer’s Quality of Living Rankings in 2015, boasting the best quality of…
4 Reasons You Should Move To Vienna
Urbanists obsess over the Austrian capital city and for good reason: It’s beautiful, has affordable housing, great public…
Another Outstanding Reason Why You Should Visit The Most Peaceful Countries
A recent ranking of the most peaceful country reveals that the countries in this list still ranks at…
Finland and Sweden’s desire to join Nato shows Putin has permanently redrawn the map of Europe
With Finland’s leaders announcing they want the country to join Nato, and all the signs pointing to Sweden…
Ukraine war shows ‘nuclear deterrence’ doesn’t work. We need disarmament
Despite leaders’ claims, nuclear weapons don’t prevent war or make life safer or more peaceful – they put…
Europe’s Best Train Stations
The Consumer Choice Center has published its second European Railway Index, which ranks Europe’s most passenger-friendly train stations on criteria such as…
Connected City Streets Mean Healthier Residents And Communities
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, cities around the world are rediscovering the value of walkable and…
Architects Are Redesigning Cities To Help With Social Distancing
In the once-bustling Eixample district, birdsong and the occasional whir of a food delivery cyclist have replaced the…
OPEC+ Ends Oil Price War With A Historic Deal
The coronavirus pandemic has brought massive shocks across the stock market. Adding fuel to the fire, an oil…
Top 7 Most Beautiful Libraries In The World
Libraries have been a core part of human existence with its origin dating back to 2600 BC. This…
The Top 50 Smart Cities In The World 2019
The IESE Business School in Barcelona has released the data and rankings for the world’s smartest cities for…
There Are Dozens Of Ways To Rank Cities. Here’s What They All Get Wrong
Every year, the world’s most “liveable” cities are celebrated, in city rankings published by Mercer, the Economist Intelligence…
How Anti-Semitic Stereotypes From A Century Ago Echo Today
A few weeks ago, my parents woke up to find a large, orange swastika daubed in paint on…
How Did The First World War Start?
The causes of the Great War are still being debated a century on, but time has led to…
Why US Public Transportation Is So Bad — And Why Americans Don’t Care
The US has bad public transit, but you probably already know that. While some cities do have impressive…
How Cities Are Creating New Species
From the nut-cracking crows of Sendai to ‘Turdus urbanicus’ (the new urban blackbird), animals are changing their behaviour…
Top 4 Cheap European Cities To Live In
Expats are always on the prowl for the cheapest cities to visit or live in, and due to…
Here’s What Makes These 10 Cities The World’s Most Livable
From Vienna to Auckland, these are the cities with the highest quality of living, according to a new…
How The New Science Of Computational History Is Changing The Study Of The Past
Applying network theory to medieval records suggests that historical events are governed by “laws of history,” just as…
The Immigrant Architects Who Built New York City
The common wisdom is that New York is a city built by immigrants, its spirit and populace formed…
Top Cleanest Cities In The World 2017
All human beings want to live in a clean and green environment but not all people are committed…
Asgardia: The World’s First ‘Space Nation’, Takes Flight
The world’s first “space nation” has taken flight. On November 12, Asgardia cemented its presence in outer space…
Are You Sure Your City Is Better?
Our cities have now been named as the saving places of a planet in crisis. And yet we…
The Top Winners And Losers Among The World’s Cities
Western European cities dominate the top of our 2017 Quality of Living rankings, with Vienna remaining in the…
Why Do We Keep Building Depressingly Designed Cities?
Prof Colin Ellard was walking past the rows of new-build towers that dominate the west of central Toronto…
The Top 10 Most Powerful Cities In The World
We often think of ‘magnetism’ as a human quality, as well as a physical phenomenon. Cities also have…
Top 10 Romantic Breaks You Don’t Want To Miss On Valentine’s Day
If you’re looking for the ultimate romantic gesture, look no further than one of these breaks. February 14…
U.S. Hyperloops May Succeed Where It Was Not Invented
Across Europe and parts of Asia, travellers can enjoy some of the fastest rail services in the world.…
The Top 10 Best Christmas Markets Of The World
In the weeks leading up Christmas, holiday markets open across Europe and America as part of an annual…
The Cities With The Most Soulful Christmas Feel 2016
Christmas in Europe is synonym with snow, time-honored traditions, Gothic churches with fabulous choirs, and charming medieval squares…
The Top 10 Cleanest Cities Of The World 2016
“Cleanliness refers to the abstract state of being clean and free from dirt both the process of attaining…
The Top 10 Most Liveable Cities In The World
The Economist Intelligence Unit, operating under parent media group, The Economist conducts research and analysis on countries and…
Why Millennials Are Loving These 20 Countries The Most
Millennials are constantly on the move. According to a TransferWise survey conducted in 2015, more than half (55%)…
Top 20 Cities In The World For Cycling Lifestyle
THE BICYCLE MAKES sense in cities. With rising urbanization, our cities need modern mobility solutions, and moving around…
Top 10 Urban Projects Made For People, By Its People
Take a close look at 10 of the Best Urban Projects in the World. I’ve always been fond of…
The World’s Longest Rail Tunnel Beneath Swiss Behemoth
It will ultimately become part of a faster network streamlining rail travel across Europe. They may look stunning,…
An Ethical City : An Idea Whose Time Has Come (Or Has Long Been Delayed)
Globally, there is intense discussion about the future of urban life through the World Urban Campaign. The central…
The Top 10 Cities For Love & Romance
10 | MARRAKECH Spices, labyrinthine markets, camel rides, snake charmers… Marrakech offers 1001 nights of sensory pleasures to…
Liveable Cities : Who Decides What That Means And How We Achieve It
The Conversation has appointed a cities and policy editor to lead our coverage of the myriad issues affecting…
Why New York, Not London, Is The Economic Powerhouse Of The World
New York and London are both powerhouse cities, competitive in everything from fashion, music, and finance, to now…
The 10 Best College Towns In The U.S.
It doesn’t take a master’s degree to know that the best college towns appeal to more than just…
Marvel At These 10 Cities With Open Air Stages
Listen, watch, and marvel at open-air stages as great as the performances on them. From the National Geographic…
The 25 Must-See Libraries In The World
“True, knowledge is power. But we forget, knowledge is also beautiful in the abstract and in real.” These…
Enjoy The Fun Of Wild Swimming In The City
With David Walliams leading the way and plans for a floating lido on the Thames, the desire to…
How Unpopular Buildings Came Back In Fashion
Post-war concrete architecture was decried by many as ugly – but now Brutalist buildings are back in fashion,…
Why Building With Wood In The Future, Has A Future
Vancouver-based architect Michael Green was unequivocal at a conference at which I heard him speak a while ago:…