
Shma’s Bangkok Green Link wants to add over 30 miles of greenways to Bangkok
At the 2019 Thai Urban Designers Association exhibition, landscape architecture studio Shma unveiled the Bangkok...

First Smart Forest City in Mexico will be 100% food and energy self-sufficient
Milan-based architecture firm Stefano Boeri Architetti has unveiled innovative designs for a nature-infused smart...

MVRDV unveils pro-bono vision to reopen the lost canals of The Hague
In a bid to restore a lost part of nature to The Hague, MVRDV has unveiled a proposal to reopen the city’s 17th-century...

Canada unveils its first chemical-free public outdoor pool and it’s gorgeous
Toronto-based architects, gh3* have just unveiled a stunning chemical-free natural pool in the city of Edmonton,...

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’...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...