Why “Local Food” Needs Cities’ Help To Truly Be Local
From open-air farmers markets to community gardens to farm-to-table menus, the local food movement has been a powerful…
Top 7 Architecture Wonders You Shouldn’t Miss In Cleveland
Walk down any street in Downtown Cleveland and you’ll know the city had history. The bricks and stones,…
Top 15 Cities For Women In Tech With Big Dreams
Women in the U.S. tech industry have long faced major disparities in both employment and pay. Last year,…
The 10 Most Beautiful Waterfalls Of The World
Waterfalls are a gift of God to earth, making the land spectacular and enchantingly beautiful. They create a…
Discover A Tale Of Cities, We Missed & Unheard
To complement our 50-part series on the history of urbanisation, our readers shared fascinating stories of the cities…
Wildlife Hope Through A Wetland Sanctuary At The Heart Of London
An old reservoir in the boroughs of Hackney, in north east London, has been transformed into a nature…
Like A Bridge (Market), Over Shopping Waters
Back in the old days, one of the easiest way to raise money for a bridge’s maintenance was…
Sci-Fi Cities & Mega Cities Of The Future, As Imagined Or Not?
Will we live in buildings made out of waste, heavily surveilled smart cities, or maybe floating communities designed…
Watch Suburbia Morph Into Green Squares In Cities Near You
The suburbs were the urban living format that defined Australian cities in the 20th century. Inevitably they’ve had…
Why Vejle’s Flood Defence Is Also The Kernel Of Its Resilience
As Rotterdam becomes the latest city to unveil its resilience strategy, Athlyn Cathcart-Keays looks at how the port…
The Story & Places Of London’s Immigrants Now
There are more American-heavy neighborhoods than you might expect. After electing its first Muslim mayor, London’s multiculturalism has…
A Bus For Cars? Hmmm… A Cleaner Future From Ideas Past
First dreamed up in 1969, the bus may help Chinese cities ease traffic and curb air pollution. Car…
Miami’s Simple & Visual Code For Zoning Chaos Into Order
After a population explosion and building binge led to haphazard and random growth, Miami became the nation’s first…
Bungle Bungle: A Geologist’s Playground In Western Australia
The Bungle Bungle Range, in Purnululu National Park, is one of the most fascinating geological landmarks in Western…
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…
When You Get Tired Of Building Buildings, Build Mountains
With just a few inches of rainfall a year, the country is taking matters into its own hands.…
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…
Granite: America’s Raw Ingredient For Rail, Industry, & Monuments
When architect Solomon Willard arrived in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1825, and discovered a granite ledge in a wooded…
The World Worries A Lot But Not Enough For Real Problems
UN fears that food aid will not arrive in time to help people of ravaged countries. Up to…
Why A Privileged Sub-Urban Core For Sydney Will Destroy Its Soul
The New South Wales government is imposing an anti-urban legislative and development agenda on Sydney. This agenda conceptualises…
You Must Go To Top 10 Small City Music Fests Across The US
Summer music festivals can be found all over the U.S., and these smaller cities have ones that can…
A 1987 Dream In Barcelona Reclaiming Its City For Its People
The Catalan capital’s radical new strategy will restrict traffic to a number of big roads, drastically reducing pollution…
Urban Density: An Oversimplified Concept That Endanger Our Future
In debates about urban density, we often find comments about buildings being too tall or not tall enough,…
Chaotic 21st Century Is In Need Of New Global Alliance
The deadly spread of ebola in west Africa and the prolonged earthquake recovery efforts in Haiti were a…
Heaven Or Hell On Earth? At The Fringes Of World’s Biggest Cities
Over eight years, photojournalist Adam Hinton spent time in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, Jakarta, Manila, Cape…
Live Here For The Best Schools For Your Children In The USA
The United States is a global leader in many regards, but when it comes to education it seems…
A Beautiful Bridge Is Not Just For The Tall And Long But The Eco
The Vlotwatering Bridge is a unique eco-friendly bridge that connects the residents of the Dutch town of Monster…
Not All Ills Of Urban Consolidation Is As Ugly As Media Reports
Neighbourhoods as “battlefields”, “sardine city”, traditional suburbs as “threatened species” and urban hubs as the domain of “latte-sipping…
Top 10 Cities In The US If Public Transport Is Your Thing
According to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, the average auto commuter in the United States spends 42 hours…
9 Best Cities For Aspiring & Already-Made Singers-Songwriters
Forget New York and LA: These smaller US cities are perfect for musicians. With April being International Guitar…
In The City That Never Sleeps, You May Soon Also Walk On Water
This bridge would restore a link between Brooklyn and Governors Island. New York hasn’t built a bridge in…
Why Life Imitating Art & Vis-A-Vis, Now Extends To Gaming
Do computer games influence landscape architecture; the art of arrangement of elements in a given space? When talking…
Move Over FinTech, Time For A Little FinArt
The greenback may rule global markets, but when it comes to more aesthetic considerations, the currency of New…
The Top 10 Literary Cities Of The World
“You don’t write because you want to say something… you write because you have something to say…” – F.…
Innovative U.S. Cities That Are Leading In Economic Efficiency Too
The economy is a hot topic in the presidential debates and is among the top public concerns. But…
Cities & Practicalities Are Killing Multilingual Cities?
Cities that mix different languages are born from the movements of people—but they’re also made, a new book…
Why & How Perth Is Testing If Its Strategy Is Really Working
City planning has many approaches that have been used to enable better economic, social and environmental outcomes. The…
The World’s Best Museums & Galleries To See Now
10. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands About 900,000 objects fill the Rijksmuseum, the largest collection of art and history in…
Getting Lost (Safely) Is Part Of The Fun & Smarts Of ‘Smart’ Cities
The internet has reached our cities. A smart city is optimised for efficiency, productivity and comfort. The smart…
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,…
A Fun & Vibrant City Simply Has More Festivals
Last year the Institute of Museum and Library Services offered a catchy statistic: the United States has more…
Journey Through 10 Amazing Underrated Scenic Drives
A great driving route doesn’t always have to mean an epic road trip. Get behind the wheel for…
40 Years Of Changing Horizons Of Manhattan & The World Trade Center
In WTC, Brian Rose’s photographs explore presence, absence, and a constantly changing city. The World Trade Center’s towers…
Amazing Discovery Of A Well-Preserved 2,000-Year-Old Wooden Road
Long ago, a large part of north-western Europe, particularly Ireland and Great Britain, were covered in bogs. These…
UK’s Sheffield City And Its Mirror Mirror On The Wall
Fairness has become one of the most important ideas in contemporary politics. It’s a concept leveraged by both…
While We Fear The End, These Scientists Live The End Everyday
The scientists at the National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center model cyberattacks, global pandemics, and megastorms. September 11…
Why A U.S. City Just Mandated The First City Vitality Fellow
St. Paul, Minn., wants its urban areas to welcome everyone — whether they’re 8 or 80 years old.…
US Tech Capital San Francisco Really Loves Its Solar Panels, Here’s Proof
Tech capital is first major US city to require all new buildings of 10 storeys or under to…
Portugal’s Bordalo II Keeps Proving Trash Can Be Beautiful
Portuguese street artist Artur Bordalo, known in the art world as Bordalo II, uses trash as his medium…
Swimming In Seine Now Is Still A Dream, But Not In The Future
But the idea faces an uphill struggle. By 2024, the River Seine in Paris will be clean enough…