Mexico City's Bajo Puentes Program Turns Vacant Lots Under Freeways into Prized Public Spaces
As one of the world's largest megacities, Mexico City's skyrocketing real estate prices can pose a challenge to...
San Francisco to Promote Sustainable Development with New Eco Districts
Last summer, the San Francisco Planning Department announced plans to create four different types of "eco-districts"...
Sunset Magazine to Develop First-Ever Sustainable Idea Town in Seabrook, Washington
[gallery_extend] “Seabrook is a charming seaside town built on big ideas that promote a true sense...
Meixi Lake City: Kohn Pedersen Fox Designs a Water-Centric Pop-Up City for China
[gallery_extend] According to KPF designers assigned to the Meixi Lake project, this pop-up city will...
New Parker Mobile App Gives Users Real-Time Parking Info
Circling, block after block, looking for a parking spot is a fact of life for urban drivers everywhere -- but it...
Could Giant Rotterdam-Style Floodgates Protect Lower Manhattan From Flooding in Future Superstorms?
[gallery_extend] Photo from "Weather of the Future" by Heidi Cullen, one of the world's foremost climatologists...
Nowa Huta is a Sustainable City of the Future That Combines Urban and Agricultural Areas
[gallery_extend] Located next to a thriving river, Nowa Huta’s lands are fertile and well irrigated,...
Moscow Agglomeration Competition Unveils Sustainable Master Plans for the City of the Future
[gallery_extend] France’s Antoine Grumbach & Associes SA with Wilmotte & Associes SA won the...
Tredje Natur Architecture Unveils Plans for World's First Climate Adjusted Neighborhood in Copenhagen
Copenhagen is planning to create the world’s first climate-adapted neighborhood. The project is set to transform...
MVRDV's Porous City is a LEGO Model Used to Explore Urban Planning in Europe
MVRDV has teamed up with Winy Maas and The Why Factory to create a model of Europe made with hundreds of LEGO pieces....
8 Overarching Urban Systems That Make a City Sustainable
[gallery_extend] 1: Sustainable land use planning and urban form Keeping the city compact and fighting...
San Francisco's Parklets Transform Parking Spaces Into Urban Oases
[gallery_extend] Local design studio Rebar was instrumental in developing the concept of using public...
Writhing Tower Boasts a Garden and Trees for Each Condo in Peru
[gallery_extend] When designing a new residential tower for a swanky neighborhood in Lima, LYCS Architecture...
Recycled Gecekondu Shelter at Berlin's Tempelhof Airport Teaches Kids About Green Design
[gallery_extend] The temporary shelters and outdoors furniture are located near the community gardenat...
Henning Larsen Unveils Plans for a Sustainable City Development in the Faroe Islands
[gallery_extend] Henning Larsen was awarded first place in an international design competition to create...
