
Planet City explores housing the world population in one city
Los Angeles-based film director and architect Liam Young recently released his latest work — Planet City, a speculative...

MVRDV unveils sustainable Chengdu Sky Valley masterplan
MVRDV has revealed designs for Chengdu Sky Valley, a competition entry for the Future Science and Technology City,...

SOM designs a low-carbon waterfront community for China’s “most livable city”
Global design firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has unveiled designs for Jiuzhou Bay, a new 5.6 million-square-foot...

A small Swedish town becomes home to urban development experiments
Stockholm-based architecture firm Anders Berensson Architects has unveiled designs for the Tibro Train Tracks,...

CRA unveils designs for Biotic, a high-tech district in Brazil
After two years of development, international design firm Carlo Ratti Associati and consultancy firm Ernst &...

Guallart Architects unveil winning bid for a self-sufficient community in China
Barcelona-based Guallart Architects has won an international competition for its design of a mixed-use, self-sufficient...

Stefano Boeri proposes SUPERVERDE urban greening modules
In a bid to bring more greenery to our cities, Milan-headquartered architecture practice Stefano Boeri Architetti...

Former railway yard to receive a green transformation in St. Petersburg
Dutch architectural firms KCAP and Orange Architects have teamed up with A.Len Architectural Bureau to redesign...

Could a private car ban make NYC more livable?
When COVID-19 brought New York City’s traffic to a shadow of itself, Vishaan Chakrabarti, former New York City...

NBBJ to design Tencent’s futuristic “Net City” in Shenzhen
Global design firm NBBJ has won an international competition to design Net City, a 2-million-square-meter masterplanned...

Luca Curci Architects designs a zero-energy smart city of the future
According to the United Nations, 5 billion people are projected to live in cities by 2030. In response to the growing...

Superblock of Sant Antoni reclaims Barcelona streets for pedestrians
As part of Barcelona’s efforts to reclaim its car-congested streets for pedestrians, the city has tapped architects...

ODA designs an “urban experiment” masterplan for Chengdu
On the invitation of the Chengdu government, New York-based architecture firm ODA has created a visionary new masterplan...

BIG presents a sustainable “living laboratory” town in Japan for Toyota at CES
As part of CES 2020, Bjarke Ingels Group has unveiled exciting designs for its first project in Japan — the Toyota...

BIG plans unveiled for pedestrian paradise in Downtown Brooklyn
After nearly a year of research, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and WXY Studio have unveiled their visions for improving...