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Human Ingenuity, Manifested
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…
2016-05-18
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…
2016-05-18
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…
2016-05-18
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.…
2016-05-17
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…
2016-05-17
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…
2016-05-17
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…
2016-05-16
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,…
2016-05-16
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…
2016-05-12
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…
2016-05-12
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.…
2016-05-12
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…
2016-05-12
The Top 10 Schools You Cannot Get Into
My son has just started school and I was pretty sure I knew what to expect – he’d…
2016-05-09
Amsterdam, Already Leads In Cycling, Pulls Further With Bike Mayor
The semi-official post is the first of its kind in the world. This summer, Amsterdam will go one…
2016-05-06
Canberra’s Tug & Pull Between The Ideal & The Mediocre
Chicago pacifist Walter Griffin’s design for Australia’s new capital promised so much – even German beer gardens. But…
2016-05-05
Where Citizens Doing DIY Knows It Is Not Built In A Day
Armed with shovels and sacks of cold asphalt, Rome’s residents fill potholes. Defying rats, they yank weeds and…
2016-05-04
The Top 10 Most Admirable US Cities For Working Parents
There are record numbers of stressed, tired and rushed parents juggling kids and work around the world. Here…
2016-05-02
The Top 10 Grandest American Dams To See
Reservoir creating. Electricity producing. Flood preventing. To tweak a song title from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific,” there…
2016-04-29
Raising The Bar For Smart Cities In Singapore
Government-deployed sensors will collect and coordinate an unprecedented amount of data on daily life in the city. This…
2016-04-27
How To Keep You Enemies Closer: Hire The PR Firm That Ruined Your Plans
News that Ketchum Inc., the public relations firm leading the charge to promote chemical-dependent GMO agriculture, is launching…
2016-04-27
Our World Is Run By Global Corporations & Megacities, Not Countries
As cities and companies gain in influence and the power of nation-states decreases, the world is undergoing a…
2016-04-26
Is A 100-Year Global Record Enough To Convince Naysayers?
Average global temperature was 1.07C hotter – beating last month’s previous record increase. The global temperature in March…
2016-04-26
The Rise Of The Robots May Make Real Start In Groceries Near You
If you think that it’s hard to remember where all your favorite products are in the local grocery…
2016-04-25
Mobile Big Data Discoveries Show Social Segregations In Hong Kong
There’s plenty to learn about where residents travel each day, and with whom they choose to interact. Inequality…
2016-04-25
The Top 30 Earth Selfies You Should See Now
On February 29, the NASA astronaut Scott Kelly turned over command of the International Space Station to astronaut…
2016-04-22
How Portland Is Paving Ways For The Safest Cyclist Intersections
Researchers at Portland State hope to be the first to develop standard guidelines for protected bike lane crossings.…
2016-04-21
World’s 100 Biggest Cities Will Eat Up Half The Whole World
A new study shows how the largest cities in Asia and North America will power the worldwide economy…
2016-04-19
To Pave Or Not To Pave, That Is The Question Edinburgh
Edinburgh is setting aside £1 million ($1.4 million U.S.) to repair worn-down cobblestone streets, reports Edinburgh News, and…
2016-04-18
How To Build A Road Tunnel Like A Zipper In 1 Day
In the same way you zip up your jacket, the “zipper truck” quickly assembles tunnels and archways by…
2016-04-18
The Promise Of City Scale Government As It Should Be
For residents of Australia’s cities, federalism means state governments have the right to assert what is in their…
2016-04-15
Russia’s Inspiration For Its Iron Curtain, Its Secret Iron City
Designed for Stalin as the world’s first completely planned city, Magnitogorsk has yet to confront its controversial past…
2016-04-14
London Is The World’s Best City? Nature Or Nurture?
Are great places created, or do they just happen? This question is receiving a great deal of attention…
2016-04-13
The Promise Of Youth Weighed Down By Its Environment
Researchers tracked hundreds of students in Baltimore to find out what top achievers had that others didn’t. Despite…
2016-04-13
In Mexico, Turning Art Into Architecture & Architecture Into Art
The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), located in downtown Mexico, is the largest university in Latin America,…
2016-04-12
Making Your Cities More Beautiful With Living Heritage
Architects, urban planners and government policymakers often aspire to make Australian cities more like Copenhagen. But, for issues…
2016-04-12
“The World’s Longest Bridge” Is Now In The USA, Not “Just” Asia
If you look at the list of the longest bridges in the world, you will notice that the…
2016-04-08
How The Storied Australian Dollar & Banking System Got To Now
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Changeover day: when Australia swapped from pounds to the new decimal…
2016-04-05
Portland’s Leading Ways Invests In Minority & Women Entrepreneurs
Often referred to as the “Whitest City in America,” Portland, Oregon, has made concerted efforts in recent years…
2016-04-01
How Bartering Unites Our Culture & Cities, Then & Now
If you thought barter system was passé, you’re probably mistaken. Because, it’s been here for quite a long…
2016-03-31
A Winning Skyscraper Design, Done Upside Down
Imagine standing on the edge of New York’s Central Park and looking down into a 1.3-sq mile (3.4-sq…
2016-03-31
Bringing Back Medieval Medicinal Gardens To The Future
It’s full of lush medicinal plants—and no, marijuana is not one of them. While some people swear by…
2016-03-31
Fukushima, Five Years, Fears, Fall Out, And The Future
Five years have passed since a massive tsunami washed over the seawall around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power…
2016-03-30
The Highs & Lows of Youth Unemployment In (USA / World)
Young people were twice as likely to be out of work last year, according to new data. It’s…
2016-03-28
From West To East And Back For Architecture’s Leading Light
Will American cities learn to love China’s best homegrown architect? Ready or not, here he comes. At just…
2016-03-28
How Roads, Walksheds, & Watersheds Unite In Portland
One street size does not fit all neighborhoods, because carrying traffic is not the sole function of a…
2016-03-23
Your Starter Kit For Your Own Urban Farm In Singapore
Don’t let limited space stop you from growing your own produce. Farming in Singapore is no longer limited…
2016-03-22
Big Old-School Companies Going Big On Solar & Wind Energy
A who’s who of the corporate world is turning to renewables, notably wind, as they make massive new…
2016-03-22
Cloud Computing Which Was Never Really In The Sky, Goes Underwater
The ocean’s cooling properties and energy potential led Microsoft to run a cloud center there for 105 days.…
2016-03-21
New York City Neighborhood, A Precursor To America’s Urban Future
When you exit the elevated number 7 subway at the 74th Street station in the Jackson Heights section…
2016-03-21
Hopefully, New Urban Highways Learn From Mistakes Of The Past
As plans advance for the Interstate 49 Connector, Lafayette, Louisiana, might soon find out. Lafayette, Louisiana, shouldn’t have…
2016-03-21