Green-roofed infill rental fills a gap in Vancouver’s housing crisis
In light of Vancouver’s housing crisis, local architectural firm Haeccity Studio Architecture has transformed...
A Chinese highway becomes a vibrant, community-centered 'livable street'
London-based design studio WallaceLiu has given the residents of the southwestern Chinese city Chongqing a new...
Get serious about climate change with this board game
For years, concerned environmentalists have been warning decision-makers to stop playing around and get serious...
Ocean cities add 'blue' to green engineering
As urban areas grow in population and footprint, many coastal cities are creating land where there once was ocean....
We love electric scooters — but is the Bird trend actually bad for the environment?
The debut of electric scooter programs in cities such as Austin, Washington D.C. and San Diego has been making...
Wooden skyscraper city proposed for Stockholm’s most eco-friendly neighborhood
When Anders Berensson Architects was tapped by the Stockholm Center Party to design a new Stockholm neighborhood...
Brooklyn's new Domino Park features relics from the old sugar factory
Prolific landscape architecture firm James Corner Field Operations has managed to transform many desolate areas...
Boston outlines its plans to adapt to rising sea levels
Boston, Massachusetts recently announced specific infrastructure projects and policies that must be implemented...
Denver might require green roofs on new large buildings
In November, voters in Denver, Colorado will go to the polls to approve or disapprove a new ballot initiative that...
Futuristic floating bubble car wins London design competition
Renault and Central Saint Martins - UAL have teamed up to develop the car of the future. Part of a design competition,...
Ericsson's new mixed-reality platform envisions urban design in "real life"
Ericsson has created a new mixed-reality platform that allows users to envision urban design projects in "real...
China breaks ground on first “Forest City” that fights air pollution
A pollution-fighting green city unlike any before is springing to life in China. Designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti,...
Arckit building blocks let you design and build the city of your dreams
Move over LEGO, a new set of building blocks wants to unleash our inner urban planner. Arckit, the makers of award...
China plans its first "Forest City" to fight air pollution
Just weeks after Stefano Boeri announced plans for China's first vertical forest, the Italian architect unveiled...
IDEO wants to turn your car into a small-scale public transportation option
A new car-sharing vision may help ease congestion in metropolitan areas lacking mass transportation options. Cities...
