Traditional "placemaking"—that is, turning a public space into a destination—requires a ton of planning and money. But now, with handy phones and the power of hashtags, we can discover and promote neighborhood gems in a snap.
Mayors and city councils are on the front lines when it comes to creating greener government policy and tackling transportation issues, energy usage, and sustainability.
Google just made some major updates to its Timelapse feature, which uses over 5 million satellite images to show how the earth has changed since 1984, as seen from above. So you can see cities grow before your eyes.
In today’s unstable environmental, social, and political climate, can architects play a role in creating a more equal society? Organizers of the World Architecture Festival, held last week in Berlin, Germany, seem to think so.
Americans who live in rural communities felt exceptionally angry towards a federal government that failed them, and voted for a new direction. Where does that leave city-dwellers, who make up a majority of the U.S. population?
The practice of sipping an alcoholic beverage on a sidewalk or park bench might be the norm in countries like France, China, and Brazil, but it’s been illegal in most U.S. cities for decades. But the tide may be turning.
Imagine roving bands of child marauders, mazes of squalor extending from high-rises to subterranean networks, and underground slumlords. These are just a few details from the urban future the Pentagon imagines we’ll experience by 2030.
From narrow, picturesque cobblestones to wide, tree-lined boulevards, the streets in the United States vary as much as the cities in which they reside.
Implicit in the work of all architects and urban designers is the idea that good design can improve human life. And now, a massive global study spanning 14 cities and 10 countries has put that idea to the test and found it true.
Hundreds of billions of dollars could be poured into our energy grids, transit systems, and housing markets through the most infrastructure-heavy array of ballot measures in history.
The largest city in central India, Nagpur, will become the country’s first "smart city"—outfitted with all kinds of technological infrastructure including 745 miles of fiber network cables, 136 Wifi hotspots, 100 interactive kiosks, and 3,800...
Cubs fans, whose team has finally returned to the World Series, have been blessed not only with one of baseball’s greatest parks, but one of the best examples of a stadium as an anchor for a thriving, walkable neighborhood.
It turns out Cleveland’s economy, climate, rich soil, and ample water supply make it a prime test bed for next-generation initiatives focused on expanding urban areas while protecting and conserving their environmental assets.
