Sustainable infrastructure can’t rely on concrete
A global green construction boom could help struggling economies emerge stronger from the pandemic but will require a radical…
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Does pedestrianisation make all retail districts look the same?
London's Westminster Council said complete pedestrianisation is not the way forward for Oxford Street.
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Aren’t low-traffic neighbourhoods supposed to be a good thing?
Improved air quality, safe streets and a shift towards greener spaces. So why the backlash against LTNs?
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What is a 15-minute city?
This vision for sustainable cities imagines places where residents can truly live locally, with everything they need just a…
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How One Wall Street is turning landmark office space into apartments
Property developer Harry Macklowe’s reimagining of Wall Street’s most iconic skyscraper is shaking up the financial district.
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The New York apartment of tomorrow
Does 111 West 57th St combine the heritage of New York with the horizon of the future?
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Why we’re still building islands: Risky but desirable artificial islands remain popular urban solutions
Why are we still building islands? As seas rise, the fashion for creating offshore real estate is getting risky.…
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What cities need: Shadows and trees
Jeff Speck’s Walkable City was published ten years ago and became the bestselling urban planning book of the past…
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There’s a giant bush in Times Square for most of February
OK, it is actually a hedge. But if you love or hate Valentine's Day, the design competition winner is…
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