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The 6 Must Experience Southern Cheeses In The USA
The artisan cheese industry in the southeast U.S. has blossomed. Here are the best examples of great Southern…
2016-06-28
The World’s Past & Future Edo Is An Eco-Solution To City Woes
A major campaign, “Cool Japan”, is underway to promote the nation as a “cultural superpower”. As part of…
2016-06-28
Africa’s Urban Megatrends Can Only Succeed If…
With more than half of Africans expected to live in cities by 2050, we need to turn urban…
2016-06-20
An Artist That Is A Farmer And A Beautiful Solution (Artwork) To Erosion
After a recent bushfire consumed all vegetation on his land, a South Australian farmer Brian Fischer decided to…
2016-06-20
China’s Sansha: An Island That Aims To Claim The Sea
On July 2012, China announced a new prefecture-level city called Sansha whose seat of administration lies on what…
2016-06-17
In Singapore, Coffee Waste Disaster Turned Good Common Sense
Sustainability is a big word to reckon with. The impact of human greed and insatiable mining of this…
2016-06-16
The World’s Largest Adobe City In Chan Chan
Located near the Pacific coast in the Peruvian region of La Libertad, 5 km west of Trujillo, Chan…
2016-06-16
Some Services Simply Needs Government & Cannot Be Privatized
The New South Wales government is set to privatise its land-titling services. This decision may provide the impetus…
2016-06-16
A Most Haunting Sound Situation Between Canada & USA
The low rumbling that’s been reverberating in the Canadian city’s ears for six years is getting louder –…
2016-06-16
Pikeville: Among Biggest Mountain Move, A New City Is Born
Nestled in the Appalachian Mountains, in Kentucky, along the Levisa Fork — a tributary of the Big Sandy…
2016-06-15
Simply Good Ain’t Simple: Why Is Being A Good Country So Hard?
Sweden tops Good Country Index: a radical study that measures the contribution nations make to humanity as a…
2016-06-15
When The Trip To The Airport Is A Journey In Itself
A city always begins with one airport, usually located outside the city limits to allow the city some…
2016-06-13
Why The Price Of Convenience & Technology Is Our Privacy
Futuristic supermarkets promise customers the truth about their shopping, says Prof Carlo Ratti, but what are the retailers…
2016-06-13
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
Africa: Grow Your Lands, Grow Prosperity
The recovery and acceleration of economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa since about 1995 has been widely recognised. But…
2016-06-08
Aussie’s 2016 Election Has Different Tone & Priority Than USA’s
Rural and regional Australia is a big place. That’s obvious enough. Still, it’s easy to forget that the…
2016-06-08
When Public Spaces Becomes Owned By Private Hands
Recently, San Francisco’s parks department tested a policy which allowed groups to pay to reserve areas of grass…
2016-06-08
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
A Most Stark & Beautiful Take On A Brutalist World
Peter Chadwick’s new book collates some striking examples of this enduringly popular architectural genre – from the infamous…
2016-06-08
Public Space Design In The US Through 174 Parks In 25 Cities
Evidence continues to accumulate that parks contribute to greater public health, but for whom? One new report demonstrates…
2016-06-07
Pollution Cleanup Is Obviously Costly. Here’s A Possible Answer.
Last week, Portland is expected to become the seventh West Coast city to sue Monsanto, alleging that the…
2016-06-07
Why “Local Food” Needs Cities’ Help To Truly Be Local
From open-air farmers markets to community gardens to farm-to-table menus, the local food movement has been a powerful…
2016-06-03
Top 7 Architecture Wonders You Shouldn’t Miss In Cleveland
Walk down any street in Downtown Cleveland and you’ll know the city had history. The bricks and stones,…
2016-06-03
It Is Obvious To Begin With, Cities Are First & Foremost For People
The federal government’s recently released Smart Cities Plan is built on three pillars: smart investment, smart policy and…
2016-06-03
Wildlife Hope Through A Wetland Sanctuary At The Heart Of London
An old reservoir in the boroughs of Hackney, in north east London, has been transformed into a nature…
2016-05-31
Sci-Fi Cities & Mega Cities Of The Future, As Imagined Or Not?
Will we live in buildings made out of waste, heavily surveilled smart cities, or maybe floating communities designed…
2016-05-30
Watch Suburbia Morph Into Green Squares In Cities Near You
The suburbs were the urban living format that defined Australian cities in the 20th century. Inevitably they’ve had…
2016-05-30
Why Vejle’s Flood Defence Is Also The Kernel Of Its Resilience
As Rotterdam becomes the latest city to unveil its resilience strategy, Athlyn Cathcart-Keays looks at how the port…
2016-05-27
The Story & Places Of London’s Immigrants Now
There are more American-heavy neighborhoods than you might expect. After electing its first Muslim mayor, London’s multiculturalism has…
2016-05-27
A Bus For Cars? Hmmm… A Cleaner Future From Ideas Past
First dreamed up in 1969, the bus may help Chinese cities ease traffic and curb air pollution. Car…
2016-05-26
Miami’s Simple & Visual Code For Zoning Chaos Into Order
After a population explosion and building binge led to haphazard and random growth, Miami became the nation’s first…
2016-05-26
Bungle Bungle: A Geologist’s Playground In Western Australia
The Bungle Bungle Range, in Purnululu National Park, is one of the most fascinating geological landmarks in Western…
2016-05-26
Top 20 Cities In The World For Cycling Lifestyle
THE BICYCLE MAKES sense in cities. With rising urbanization, our cities need modern mobility solutions, and moving around…
2016-05-25
When You Get Tired Of Building Buildings, Build Mountains
With just a few inches of rainfall a year, the country is taking matters into its own hands.…
2016-05-25
Top 10 Urban Projects Made For People, By Its People
Take a close look at 10 of the Best Urban Projects in the World. I’ve always been fond of…
2016-05-24
Granite: America’s Raw Ingredient For Rail, Industry, & Monuments
When architect Solomon Willard arrived in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1825, and discovered a granite ledge in a wooded…
2016-05-24
The World Worries A Lot But Not Enough For Real Problems
UN fears that food aid will not arrive in time to help people of ravaged countries. Up to…
2016-05-24
Why A Privileged Sub-Urban Core For Sydney Will Destroy Its Soul
The New South Wales government is imposing an anti-urban legislative and development agenda on Sydney. This agenda conceptualises…
2016-05-24
A 1987 Dream In Barcelona Reclaiming Its City For Its People
The Catalan capital’s radical new strategy will restrict traffic to a number of big roads, drastically reducing pollution…
2016-05-23
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
Live Here For The Best Schools For Your Children In The USA
The United States is a global leader in many regards, but when it comes to education it seems…
2016-05-20
A Beautiful Bridge Is Not Just For The Tall And Long But The Eco
The Vlotwatering Bridge is a unique eco-friendly bridge that connects the residents of the Dutch town of Monster…
2016-05-20
Not All Ills Of Urban Consolidation Is As Ugly As Media Reports
Neighbourhoods as “battlefields”, “sardine city”, traditional suburbs as “threatened species” and urban hubs as the domain of “latte-sipping…
2016-05-19
In The City That Never Sleeps, You May Soon Also Walk On Water
This bridge would restore a link between Brooklyn and Governors Island. New York hasn’t built a bridge in…
2016-05-18