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America’s Tallest Skyscrapers: Keeping Cool & Saving Energy
This is the John Hancock Center, one of the iconic building in Chicago and one of the tallest…
2016-09-19
High Tech Forest? In A Hotel? Only In Dubai.
Dubai is to embark on another ambitious project — this time building a 7,000 square meter rainforest in…
2016-09-13
Can Happiness Be Designed?
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) recently announced that it’s government has chosen 60 individuals to serve as “chief…
2016-08-18
The First Solar-Powered Town Will Come From Down Under
The push to go green is in full swing. This steadily increasing trend has pushed industries and the…
2016-08-06
The Top 10 Best American Cities to Work in Tech in 2016
Want to work in tech but not sure Silicon Valley is the place for you? You’re not alone.…
2016-07-25
A Nostalgic Drive Through World’s Largest Classic Car Junkyard
If you drive 50 miles north of Atlanta, in the U.S. state of Georgia, along Interstate-75 and then…
2016-06-13
How We Treat Bike-Share Determines It’s Fate, Helsinki’s Answer
Earlier this month, Helsinki launched a new bike-share program wholly integrated with the rest of the city’s public…
2016-06-08
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,…
2016-06-02
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,…
2016-05-23
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…
2016-05-23
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…
2016-05-19
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…
2016-05-17
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 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
How The Fall Of Supermarkets & Suburbia Starts With Millenials
How does an industry that historically catered to white suburbanites reinvent itself to attract more diverse shoppers? Millennials…
2016-04-25
Urban Gardens, A Future For Our Society’s At-Risk People
In 2008, the Pew Center on the States reported that Vermont, Michigan, Oregon, Connecticut, and Delaware spent more money on…
2016-04-15
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
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
Future Cities & Societies Will Be Made With And Will Need New Skills
Today, the idea that data can play a key role in the design and management of cities is…
2016-03-16
The Intricate & Intimate Relationship Between Pedestrians & Wi-Fi
Wireless access points can track the daily walking routes of crowds, allowing urban planners to build for better…
2016-03-14
At Last, Las Vegas’ Glitz Shines More With Solar & Foot Power
Cities consume a considerable amount of energy per year on lighting. And if that city happens to be…
2016-03-11
Good Thing Farms Are So Feminine! Atta Girl!
Back in February, like millions of Americans, Marji Guyler-Alaniz swelled with emotion in the aftermath of the two-minute,…
2016-03-09
The Challenges Of Managing Global Urbanization
As cities — and slums — grow around the world, governments are going to need to step up…
2016-03-05
In Sweden, a Cash-Free Future Nears
STOCKHOLM — Parishioners text tithes to their churches. Homeless street vendors carry mobile credit-card readers. Even the Abba…
2016-03-04
The Best Way To Map Cities We People Can Truly Understand
A roundup of the best stories on cities and urbanism we’ve come across in the past seven days.…
2016-02-06
The Top 6 Best Healthcare Worker Cities In USA
Find out where to move if you’re looking for a health-care job. Health care is the largest private…
2016-01-26
Cool Teen Hobbies : Not Partying But Changing The World
Everyday we hear about new inventions and innovations, but we rarely hear about the people behind them. More…
2016-01-22
The 8 Best Future Vehicles For 2016
The continued minituarization of electronics, advances in materials technology, a growing emphasis on clean, sustainable modes of transport…
2016-01-21
Why Old Ways Of Getting Around Cities Is Clashing With Current Realities
Cities are complex systems. One visible artery of the city is traffic – the cluster of moving people…
2016-01-21
Discover The Clearest (Obvious?) Link Why More Carparks Means More Cars
Long after it was painfully clear that cigarettes caused cancer, big tobacco companies maintained that no such link…
2016-01-14
How Open Government May Start With Citizens Teaching Governments
Brazil’s largest city is embarking on an ambitious experiment to educate its public employees on the benefits of…
2016-01-13
You Need A New Relationship With Urban Noise
You know the drill – walking through the city alone you have your headphones on, your music playing;…
2016-01-13
How Chile’s Solar Ambition Begins Sky High
Towering 200 metres above the desert, the Atacama 1 will harvest the sun’s energy from a surrounding field…
2015-12-29
The Top Must-Have Urban Management Toolkits
In a world of interconnected systems, there are plenty of platforms that can help decision-makers see the big…
2015-12-28
Bloomberg Philanthropies Expands Data Help to 13 More Cities
Twenty-one American Cities now Participating in the Nation’s Most Comprehensive Initiative to Help City Halls Use Data and…
2015-12-23
10 Amazing Construction Technologies That Could Change The World
The effects of humans on the Earth are becoming more profound every day. Our energy consumption is higher…
2015-12-22
Can Cars That Park Themselves Reduce Traffic?
New England’s most densely populated city is testing a new way to alleviate congestion and free up more…
2015-12-21
How To Pioneer Efficient And Sustainable Community Living
For most of human history, we’ve lived in groups a lot larger than our family unit and reaped considerable…
2015-12-17
How Your Future Mass Transit Commute May Become More Personal
Part mass transit, part personal mobility, the Next Future Transportation system is designed to act as an efficient,…
2015-12-10
Why We Must Learn From Sunken Cities Or Suffer Their Fate
The British Museum’s Sunken Cities exhibition is a reminder of our future. If we accept that climate change…
2015-12-07
Why Following The Signs Is Both Quirky & Fun
Civic startup aims to get more people to walk and cities to invest in bike and pedestrian infrastructure.…
2015-12-04
Strategies For Success With Government Mobile Apps
One of the most important things to consider when developing your mobile strategy is that most citizens are…
2015-11-13
$14.3 Billion In A Day : Alibaba’s Singles’ Day Stats
“Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. logged a record 91.2 billion yuan ($14.3 billion) in sales on Singles’ Day, turning…
2015-11-12
The Surprising Places Where Solar Is Rising
Golf courses, landfills, and parka pockets become unlikely power sources with the advent of smarter solar. Breathtaking desert…
2015-11-09
How Big Data And The Sims Helped Us Build The Cities Of The Future
By 2050, the United Nations predicts that around 66% of the world’s population will be living in urban…
2015-10-30
2015’s Best And Worst Cities For Halloween
It’s that spooky time of year again when everyone gets to play dress-up and devour sweet treats. Indeed,…
2015-10-29
How the Internet of Things Could Transform Public Services
Cars that can communicate with each other to avoid collisions. Thermostats that can be controlled from thousands of…
2015-10-23