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RRA unveils mountain-inspired ski resort that emphasizes nature and community

Oslo-based architectural firm Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter (RRA) has won first place in Alpinco Gondoltoppen AS’...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Boston outlines its plans to adapt to rising sea levels

Boston, Massachusetts recently announced specific infrastructure projects and policies that must be implemented...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

A new car-sharing vision may help ease congestion in metropolitan areas lacking mass transportation options. Cities like New York City and London have a decent public transportation system, but if you've ever tried to commute in a city like Los Angeles, you probably pray for a better way. California's Ideo, a design company, offers one such alternative. Their latest concept looks past major infrastructure programs to an expanded view of the automobile sharing model as a means of reducing all of the negative affects of too many cars on the roads.

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...

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Dubai plans huge pedestrian-friendly urban green space

Dubai is working on an ambitious plan to build a massive 800,000 square-mile “eco-friendly” public park on...

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Rolling green ‘ribbons’ proposed for new urban park in downtown LA

Anyone who has been to Los Angeles knows the city could use more green space, and now it seems Brooks + Scarpa...

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How Barcelona “superblocks” return city streets to the people

An increase in pedestrian-friendly public space and the reduction of traffic are big benefits of Barcelona’s...

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London’s first floating park slated to open this spring

London is about to get its first floating pocket park as part of a citywide greening initiative. Thanks to recent...

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Elon Musk says new company will start drilling under LA next month

Never one to dally, Elon Musk has announced he’s about to dig into his ambitious project to build a tunnel under...

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Rotterdam’s new Parkstad development puts urban parks on every block

Rotterdam just unveiled plans for its new Parkstad residential development, which will consolidate three large...

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Terrifying sinkhole swallows five-lane street in Japan

Traffic today is not following normal patterns in the bustling urban center of Fukuoka, Japan after a terrifying...

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Proposed “border city” between US and Mexico solves many problems at once

The "Border City", currently being exhibited at the London Design Biennale, is meant to function as a special zone...

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Benoy’s new masterplan for Abu Dhabi park features a sheltered “urban forest”

Architecture firm Benoy released first images of their design for Abu Dhabi’s amazing Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak...

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Reykjavik announces plans to be carbon neutral by 2040

Iceland’s capital has laid out ambitious plans to become completely carbon neutral by the year 2040. By controlling...

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Airbnb takes on urban planning with communal housing project in Japan

Just about everyone knows Airbnb is a great resource for finding temporary places to live—for a night, a weekend,...

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The world’s first “Tesla Town” with solar roofs and Powerwalls is coming to Australia

Developers in Australia just announced plans to build the world's first "Tesla town" - a small suburb off Melbourne's...

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Plant and geotag free pine and cedar seeds with the “Notes on a Tree” project

On May 28, Beirut-based firm 109 Architectes will unveil “Notes on a Tree” at the 2016 Venice Biennale of...

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New documentary celebrates urban design icon Jane Jacobs’ 100th birthday

If urban design is an interest of yours, get ready to put on your party hat. Today marks urban planning icon Jane...

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