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What It's Really Like To Give Up Plane Travel
FOLLOW THE TRACKS

What It's Really Like To Give Up Plane Travel

curbed.com World 2 days ago

A design journalist attending a sustainability-minded architecture fair reflects on her experience traveling from London to Oslo by train instead of a plane.

Meet The Newest YouTube Stars On The Block: Landlords
SELFIE-MADE

Meet The Newest YouTube Stars On The Block: Landlords

curbed.com Cities Internet 1 week ago

While the idea of a "landlord influencer" might seem strange, it's a niche that's existed for decades.

The Curious Town Of Levittown, New York
STEPFORD LIVES

The Curious Town Of Levittown, New York

3 diggs curbed.com Cities Histories 1 week ago

The quintessential suburb was built on bizarre and strict rules, and they still shape the town today.

Why Are Americans So Obsessed With Home Ownership?
A ROOF OVER ONE'S DEBT

Why Are Americans So Obsessed With Home Ownership?

3 diggs curbed.com Money 1 week ago

How buying homes became a part of the American dream — and also a nightmare.

Want To Live In A Renovated 19th-Century Sea Fort? Now's Your Chance
IT'S GOT OCEAN VIEWS

Want To Live In A Renovated 19th-Century Sea Fort? Now's Your Chance

2 diggs curbed.com Architecture Design 1 week ago

The Solent Forts, a series of perfectly odd 19th-century forts, are now on the market for an undisclosed amount. Sandwiched between the coast of England and the Isle of Wight, the circular forts were commissioned by prime minister Lord Palmerston in the mid-19th century to defend England's ports against enemy attacks.

Preparing For The Inevitable Thousand-Year Storm
TROUBLED WATERS

Preparing For The Inevitable Thousand-Year Storm

1 digg curbed.com 2 weeks ago

Sprawl has made the Baltimore suburb Ellicott City more vulnerable to climate change — in the last three years, it's already suffered two thousand-year storms.

Why Quito Is Embarking On One Of The Most Ambitious Transportation Projects Of The Century
ECUADORABLE

Why Quito Is Embarking On One Of The Most Ambitious Transportation Projects Of The Century

6 diggs curbed.com Cities 3 weeks ago

Quito's population has grown almost tenfold. Now two ambitious transportation projects aim to transform the city, for residents and visitors.

Glamping Is Most Popular Among Millennials And Gen Z
FINALLY, SOMETHING IN COMMON

Glamping Is Most Popular Among Millennials And Gen Z

1 digg curbed.com Culture Nature 1 month ago

A new report shows that glamping — staying in cabins, yurts, or safari-style tents — is a growing trend of the younger generations.

It's Time To Ban Cars From Manhattan
WE NEED TO TAKE A BRAKE

It's Time To Ban Cars From Manhattan

1 digg curbed.com Cars Long Reads 1 month ago
New York City's traffic woes have reached a tipping point, and banning cars is the solution.
Who's Afraid Of The Pedestrian Mall?
WALK THIS WAY

Who's Afraid Of The Pedestrian Mall?

3 diggs curbed.com Architecture Design 1 month ago
To make cities safer and denser, we need to make room for people, not cars. The specter of the 1970s is holding our foot traffic back.
Zaha Hadid Architects' Trippy New Beijing Airport Is Now Open

Zaha Hadid Architects' Trippy New Beijing Airport Is Now Open

curbed.com Architecture Design 1 month ago
In an era of epic airport designs, Beijing is not to be outdone.
The Truth About RVs
OUR RETIREMENT PLANS ARE DASHED

The Truth About RVs

6 diggs curbed.com Cars Long Reads 2 months ago
"I've had people tell me they've bought a brand-new RV, drove it off the lot in a rainstorm, and it started leaking."
WeWork May Fail. Co-Working Won't
A STRUCTURAL SHIFT

WeWork May Fail. Co-Working Won't

3 diggs curbed.com Business 2 months ago
Critique of the IPO shouldn't overlook rapid growth within the sector.
A 100-Square-Foot Tiny House Designed For Indoor-Outdoor Living
TWO IN ONE

A 100-Square-Foot Tiny House Designed For Indoor-Outdoor Living

3 diggs curbed.com Architecture Design 2 months ago
So many decks for hanging out.
Making A Home In The Mansion On My Phone
FAST FINGERS

Making A Home In The Mansion On My Phone

curbed.com Gaming 2 months ago

The illusion of agency coupled with an ever-improving digital estate scratches my fixer-upper itch.

Living In A Robert Venturi House
AT HOME WITH ROBERT VENTURI

Living In A Robert Venturi House

curbed.com Architecture 3 months ago

"The most effective way to preserve a house is to use it."

Buying New Furniture After A Breakup
AS LONG AS IT'S NOT IKEA

Buying New Furniture After A Breakup

1 digg curbed.com Personal Essay 3 months ago

Building and destroying and building again wasn't as terrifying as I imagined.

The Rise Of Round
PUFF PIECE

The Rise Of Round

curbed.com Design 3 months ago

At design fairs and in magazines over the last few years, a different aesthetic has been slowly infiltrating all that modern angularity: stuff you want to run up to and squeeze, with rounder silhouettes, softer lines and squat proportions. Stuff that is, in a word, cute.

This Small Indiana Town Is A Hotbed Of Utopianism
IT'S CALLED NEW HARMONY, OF COURSE

This Small Indiana Town Is A Hotbed Of Utopianism

curbed.com Cities 3 months ago

New Harmony has attracted eccentric spiritual groups, social reformers, intellectuals and artists.

Living In One Of Berlin's Secret Buildings
AN UNTENABLE IDEA

Living In One Of Berlin's Secret Buildings

curbed.com Architecture Histories 3 months ago

After a while, you just want to live in a normal building on a normal street, where no one ever tries to take a selfie.

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