
Järva Stadspark is a new proposal for urban green space
Northern Stockholm, Sweden, is the home to an unused green space with the potential to be converted into housing...

The Dubai Urban Tech District is a vision of futuristic life
Soon, a section of Dubai will be transformed into an urban tech district. The creation of the Dubai Urban Tech...

Seoul green city has food within a 10-minute walk anywhere
Hyundai Development Company hired UNStudio in 2019 to design a green, mixed-used neighborhood in Seoul, Korea,...

Lakeview Community turns coal power plant into an eco city
Water channel restoration is only one of the plans underway to turn a former coal power plant into Canada's most...

Tencent gets proposal from MVRDV for green smart city
After two years of development, MVRDV has unveiled its competition entry for Chinese tech giant Tencent’s...

The Philippines envisions a green smart city to combat pollution in Manila
Traffic is an unpleasant facet of life in cities, but in Manila, the most densely populated city in the world,...

Oslo's new airport city could power the entire surrounding community
Airports aren't always known for their energy efficiency, but Norway is planning to change that. Norwegian architectural...

China announces plans to build nearly 300 new eco-cities
China broke ground on a 40,000-tree-filled Forest City earlier this summer - but apparently one isn't enough. The...

Barcelona set to double tree population in major urban greening push
You may think there isn't much space for a centuries-old, built-out city like Barcelona to radically greenify itself...

Futuristic green city design runs like a real rainforest in Malaysia
If money were no object, what would the ideal city of the future look like? Laboratory for Visionary Architecture...

Paris allows anyone to plant an urban garden
Paris just passed a new law that allows anyone to plant an urban garden within the city's limits. Upon receiving...

San Francisco may be first US city to require green roofs on new buildings
30 percent of all the land area in San Francisco is comprised of rooftops, but most are underutilized, according...

How a city in Bangladesh famously won its war on air pollution
Rajshahi, a city in Bangladesh, used to be known for was air pollution. Locals battled dust and smog, often leaving...

INFOGRAPHIC: 10 of the most energy-efficient cities around the world
Cities are fantastic hubs of innovation and culture, but they also consume a lot of natural resources. Luckily,...

Seattle to embarrass and fine residents who don't compost
In Seattle, there is now a big difference between trash and food. A new city law makes it illegal to toss out your...