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barbara speed
Bayou Corne: the Louisiana town that's being swallowed by a sinkhole
For the residents and ex-residents of a tiny town in Louisiana, sinkholes are pretty much the worst things ever.
6 planning loopholes which screw over affordable housing
You probably don’t need reminding of this, but London housing costs are really, really high. This, of course, is largely…
White City, Black City: Sharon Rotbard and the politics of architecture in Tel Aviv
In 1994, the city of Tel Aviv held a festival dedicated to the Bauhaus architectural style. There was a conference,…
5 better things you can do with a parking space
As cities become more and more crowded, the value we place upon small pockets of space is increasing. In suburban…
In pictures: How New York's subway cars end up at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean
When photographer Stephen Mallon was commissioned to produce a book of photographs in 2007, he settled on the theme of…
An EU scheme could use “smart streetlights” to cut energy bills and create Wi-Fi hotspots
There are at least 60m streetlights in Europe. This, of course, is a good thing: they make roads safer and…
Elon Musk's Hyperloop might actually get built
Elon Musk, billionaire and entrepreneur, is a man of many enterprises. Some, like online payment site PayPal or the solar…
The ATM at which Indian women can report sexual assault
In the Indian state of Odisha, the state government estimates that around 60 per cent of sexual assaults against women…
Do body cameras for police officers actually work?
Politics across US cities this year have been marked by a growing tension between police and the citizens they’re there…
This new rooftop mirror material can beam heat from buildings out into space
It seems today’s materials researchers are intent on weaning us off air conditioning. First there were bobbled walls which use pockets…