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11 Clever Ways Cities Are Taking Advantage Of Public Space

7 years ago

11 Clever Ways Cities Are Taking Advantage Of Public Space

Alissa Walker

Istanbul Is Demolishing 3 New Skyscrapers To Preserve Its Iconic Skyline

7 years ago

Istanbul Is Demolishing 3 New Skyscrapers To Preserve Its Iconic Skyline

Remembering The Designer Who Made Cities More Colourful

7 years ago

Remembering The Designer Who Made Cities More Colourful

Alissa Walker

9 Images Of How Kids Played Before Modern Playgrounds Existed

7 years ago

9 Images Of How Kids Played Before Modern Playgrounds Existed

Will Autonomous Cars Kill The Traffic Light?

7 years ago

Will Autonomous Cars Kill The Traffic Light?

Alissa Walker

7 years ago

How We Can Build Better Cities

Jamie Condliffe

Australian Study: Our Hot, Bright Cities Are Spawning Gigantic Spiders

7 years ago

Australian Study: Our Hot, Bright Cities Are Spawning Gigantic Spiders

Alissa Walker

Ferguson Police Will Finally Get The One Device They Really Need

7 years ago

Ferguson Police Will Finally Get The One Device They Really Need

Alissa Walker

The World’s Most Expensive Hallway Is Under New York City

7 years ago

The World’s Most Expensive Hallway Is Under New York City

Alissa Walker

Watch How Bolivia Built The World’s Longest Urban Cable Car System

7 years ago

Watch How Bolivia Built The World’s Longest Urban Cable Car System

Alissa Walker

There’s A Skate Park In An Old Tunnel Under London, And You Can Visit

7 years ago

There’s A Skate Park In An Old Tunnel Under London, And You Can Visit

A Small Danish Suburb Is A Lab For The World’s Smartest Streetlights

7 years ago

A Small Danish Suburb Is A Lab For The World’s Smartest Streetlights

Every City Should Give Seniors A Card That Extends The Crosswalk Time

7 years ago

Every City Should Give Seniors A Card That Extends The Crosswalk Time

The Desolate State Of Athens Olympic Venues 10 Years Later

7 years ago

The Desolate State Of Athens Olympic Venues 10 Years Later

Even Scientists Are Using Google Street View To Measure Gentrification

7 years ago

Even Scientists Are Using Google Street View To Measure Gentrification

7 years ago

The Crazy Tech Copenhagen Uses To Make Itself A Biker’s Wonderland

The Skyscraper Boom That’s Going To Make American Cities Way Taller

7 years ago

The Skyscraper Boom That’s Going To Make American Cities Way Taller

Can Architecture Perform Miracles? The Quest To Make Gaudi A Saint

7 years ago

Can Architecture Perform Miracles? The Quest To Make Gaudi A Saint

7 years ago

This Dreamy Drone Tour Shows The Rebirth Of Downtown Los Angeles

NASA Made An Underground Water Map To See Just How Bad The US Drought Is

7 years ago

NASA Made An Underground Water Map To See Just How Bad The US Drought Is

This 45-Storey Slum Could Finally Become A Finished Skyscraper

7 years ago

This 45-Storey Slum Could Finally Become A Finished Skyscraper

How To Scan 80km Of Historical Documents Into An Online Archive

7 years ago

How To Scan 80km Of Historical Documents Into An Online Archive

Google Maps App Now Gives Suggestions Based On Weather And Time Of Day

7 years ago

Google Maps App Now Gives Suggestions Based On Weather And Time Of Day

7 Big Ways Cities Have Transformed Themselves For Bikes

7 years ago

7 Big Ways Cities Have Transformed Themselves For Bikes

The Lattice Of Tubes Covering This Building Are A Natural AC System

7 years ago

The Lattice Of Tubes Covering This Building Are A Natural AC System

Why No One Bothers Putting Apostrophes In ‘Don’t Walk’ Signs

7 years ago

Why No One Bothers Putting Apostrophes In ‘Don’t Walk’ Signs

Karl Smallwood - Today I Found Out

Why Google Is So Interested In Kenya’s Public Transport System

7 years ago

Why Google Is So Interested In Kenya’s Public Transport System

6 Buildings Competing For The UK’s Top Architecture Prize

7 years ago

6 Buildings Competing For The UK’s Top Architecture Prize

How More Bike Parking Could Make Cities Better For Everyone

7 years ago

How More Bike Parking Could Make Cities Better For Everyone

How Vacant World Cup Stadiums Could Be Turned Into Housing

7 years ago

How Vacant World Cup Stadiums Could Be Turned Into Housing

Why Smooth Surfaces Make Your City Sizzle In Summer

7 years ago

Why Smooth Surfaces Make Your City Sizzle In Summer

Robert Sorokanich

We Should All Be Using Vacant Tram Tracks For Personal Pallet Trains

7 years ago

We Should All Be Using Vacant Tram Tracks For Personal Pallet Trains

How North Korean Architects Imagine The Future Of Cities

7 years ago

How North Korean Architects Imagine The Future Of Cities

Why Bikes Make Smart People Say Dumb Things

7 years ago

Why Bikes Make Smart People Say Dumb Things

All Parking Signs Should Be This Easy To Read

7 years ago

All Parking Signs Should Be This Easy To Read

Jamie Condliffe

Watch How American Cities Grew Through Thousands Of Historic Maps

7 years ago

Watch How American Cities Grew Through Thousands Of Historic Maps

Why Don’t More Cities Have E-Bike Shares?

7 years ago

Why Don’t More Cities Have E-Bike Shares?

Inside The Giant Data Centre Hidden In The Middle Of Manhattan

7 years ago

Inside The Giant Data Centre Hidden In The Middle Of Manhattan

A Petrol Station Frank Lloyd Wright Designed 87 Years Ago Is Now Finished

7 years ago

A Petrol Station Frank Lloyd Wright Designed 87 Years Ago Is Now Finished

Why Countdown Clocks For Pedestrians Actually Cause More Car Crashes

7 years ago

Why Countdown Clocks For Pedestrians Actually Cause More Car Crashes

10 Hidden Details In Our Cities And What They Mean

7 years ago

10 Hidden Details In Our Cities And What They Mean

Why Brad Pitt’s Non-Profit Is Building Homes For Native American Tribes

7 years ago

Why Brad Pitt’s Non-Profit Is Building Homes For Native American Tribes

Did Disneyland’s Main Street, USA, Inspire Better Urban Design?

7 years ago

Did Disneyland’s Main Street, USA, Inspire Better Urban Design?

The More Walkable A City Is, The More Money It Makes

7 years ago

The More Walkable A City Is, The More Money It Makes

Design Your Own Fantasy Public Transport System With This Tool

7 years ago

Design Your Own Fantasy Public Transport System With This Tool

Earthquake Early Warning Systems Save Lives, So Why Doesn’t The US Have One?

7 years ago

Earthquake Early Warning Systems Save Lives, So Why Doesn’t The US Have One?

This Flyover Shows What Apple’s New HQ Will Look Like From The Air

7 years ago

This Flyover Shows What Apple’s New HQ Will Look Like From The Air

The Story Behind The Universal Icons That Came Long Before Emoji

7 years ago

The Story Behind The Universal Icons That Came Long Before Emoji

Why Would Any Country Host The World Cup?

7 years ago

Why Would Any Country Host The World Cup?

Why The Same Three Typefaces Are Used In Almost Every Airport

7 years ago

Why The Same Three Typefaces Are Used In Almost Every Airport

7 Buildings That Look Exactly Like What Happens Inside

7 years ago

7 Buildings That Look Exactly Like What Happens Inside

Why Tall Buildings Make Cities Hotter

7 years ago

Why Tall Buildings Make Cities Hotter

No, A Paris Bridge Did Not Collapse Under The Weight Of Its Love Locks

7 years ago

No, A Paris Bridge Did Not Collapse Under The Weight Of Its Love Locks

How Bad Street Design Kills Pedestrians

7 years ago

How Bad Street Design Kills Pedestrians

What Will Happen When All Paris Traffic Slows To 30km/h?

7 years ago

What Will Happen When All Paris Traffic Slows To 30km/h?

Jordan Kushins

How Alleys Are Becoming Pathways To Urban Revitalisation In The US

7 years ago

How Alleys Are Becoming Pathways To Urban Revitalisation In The US

Eric Peterson - Issue Media Group

Vegas Is Tearing Down This Empty Hotel That Never Opened

7 years ago

Vegas Is Tearing Down This Empty Hotel That Never Opened

World’s Slowest Surveillance Cams To Produce A Single Image In 100 Years

7 years ago

World’s Slowest Surveillance Cams To Produce A Single Image In 100 Years

Jordan Kushins

See Your City Like A Hazy Point Cloud From Another Dimension

7 years ago

See Your City Like A Hazy Point Cloud From Another Dimension

These Eerie Photos Make Megacities Look Totally Deserted

7 years ago

These Eerie Photos Make Megacities Look Totally Deserted

Adam Clark Estes

Here’s What Public Transport Looks Like When Everything Runs On Time

7 years ago

Here’s What Public Transport Looks Like When Everything Runs On Time

Michael Hession

Check Out All These Gaudy Skyscrapers Going Up In Russia

7 years ago

Check Out All These Gaudy Skyscrapers Going Up In Russia

A Subterranean Stroll Through NYC’s Newest Train Tunnel

7 years ago

A Subterranean Stroll Through NYC’s Newest Train Tunnel

Michael Hession

7 years ago

NYC Cyclist Arrested For Trying To Film A Cop With His Phone

This Is What Happens When You Turn A Street Into A Slip ‘n Slide

7 years ago

This Is What Happens When You Turn A Street Into A Slip ‘n Slide

This Interactive Ashtray Rewards Smokers For Throwing Away Their Butts

7 years ago

This Interactive Ashtray Rewards Smokers For Throwing Away Their Butts

Explore Cool Urban Bike Routes From The Comfort Of Your Couch

7 years ago

Explore Cool Urban Bike Routes From The Comfort Of Your Couch

Jordan Kushins

Madrid’s New Parking Meters Charge More For Fuel Guzzlers

7 years ago

Madrid’s New Parking Meters Charge More For Fuel Guzzlers

Jamie Condliffe

Up In The Air: Using Tethered Balloons To Photograph The Future City

7 years ago

Up In The Air: Using Tethered Balloons To Photograph The Future City

It’s Amazingly Easy To Hack Traffic Data And Cause Gridlock Chaos

7 years ago

It’s Amazingly Easy To Hack Traffic Data And Cause Gridlock Chaos

Adorable Tokyo Metro Posters Remind Passengers To Be Polite

7 years ago

Adorable Tokyo Metro Posters Remind Passengers To Be Polite

Nine Transportation-Related Jobs That Only Exist In Certain Cultures

7 years ago

Nine Transportation-Related Jobs That Only Exist In Certain Cultures

The Hidden Beauty Of Unfinished Buildings

7 years ago

The Hidden Beauty Of Unfinished Buildings

No, Rome’s Collapse Wasn’t Caused By Lead Poisoning

7 years ago

No, Rome’s Collapse Wasn’t Caused By Lead Poisoning

Explore Barcelona’s Architectural Past With A Colourful Interactive Map

7 years ago

Explore Barcelona’s Architectural Past With A Colourful Interactive Map

Jordan Kushins

Berlin Is Retiming Some Of Its Street Signals For Cyclists

7 years ago

Berlin Is Retiming Some Of Its Street Signals For Cyclists

Turkey’s New Eco City Could Be Heated With Leftover Pistachio Shells

7 years ago

Turkey’s New Eco City Could Be Heated With Leftover Pistachio Shells

Sarah Zhang

Three Of The World’s Prettiest Parking Garages Are In One Small City

7 years ago

Three Of The World’s Prettiest Parking Garages Are In One Small City

How A Simple Design Error Could Have Toppled A NYC Skyscraper

7 years ago

How A Simple Design Error Could Have Toppled A NYC Skyscraper

Roman Mars - 99% Invisible

Is This Ride-Sharing Smart Minivan The Future Of Self-Driving Cars?

7 years ago

Is This Ride-Sharing Smart Minivan The Future Of Self-Driving Cars?

Sunshades Bloom To Protect These Towers From The Brutal Desert Sun

7 years ago

Sunshades Bloom To Protect These Towers From The Brutal Desert Sun

Sarah Zhang

This Photosynthetic Algae Roof Filters The Neighbourhood Air

7 years ago

This Photosynthetic Algae Roof Filters The Neighbourhood Air

Are LG’s New Headquarters Really A ‘Public Shame’?

7 years ago

Are LG’s New Headquarters Really A ‘Public Shame’?

Linking The World’s Highest Cities With The Longest Urban Cable Car

7 years ago

Linking The World’s Highest Cities With The Longest Urban Cable Car

Jordan Kushins

These Abandoned, Half-Demolished Towers Look Too Pretty To Destroy

7 years ago

These Abandoned, Half-Demolished Towers Look Too Pretty To Destroy

Robert Sorokanich

Bike Lanes Don’t Cause Traffic (If You Put Them In The Right Place)

7 years ago

Bike Lanes Don’t Cause Traffic (If You Put Them In The Right Place)

7 years ago

The Dizzying Work Of Hand-Painting Ads Across Skyscrapers

Robert Sorokanich

Ugly Carparks Are Costing Cities Money

7 years ago

Ugly Carparks Are Costing Cities Money

How To Design A Smarter Olympics Bid

7 years ago

How To Design A Smarter Olympics Bid

7 years ago

How Public Spaces Make Cities Work Better

Jamie Condliffe

Why Do Chinese Investors Want To Build A Dubai-Style City In Kenya?

7 years ago

Why Do Chinese Investors Want To Build A Dubai-Style City In Kenya?

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Silent But Deadly: EU Wants Electric Cars To Add Sounds For Safety

7 years ago

Silent But Deadly: EU Wants Electric Cars To Add Sounds For Safety

7 years ago

Here’s What Tetris On The Side Of A 29-Storey Skyscraper Looks Like

Ashley Feinberg

Watch Three Cities Grow In These Pretty Visualisations

7 years ago

Watch Three Cities Grow In These Pretty Visualisations

Is An Airbag For Your Head Really Safer Than A Bike Helmet?

7 years ago

Is An Airbag For Your Head Really Safer Than A Bike Helmet?

9 Ingenious Urban Hacks To Make The City Smarter

7 years ago

9 Ingenious Urban Hacks To Make The City Smarter

Look At What A Decade’s Done To New York City’s Classic Storefronts

7 years ago

Look At What A Decade’s Done To New York City’s Classic Storefronts

Adam Clark Estes

Why One Of World’s Most Remote Places Has The Fastest Internet

7 years ago

Why One Of World’s Most Remote Places Has The Fastest Internet

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Dive-Bombing Hawks Force Florida Library-Goers To Cower Under Umbrellas

7 years ago

Dive-Bombing Hawks Force Florida Library-Goers To Cower Under Umbrellas

Ashley Feinberg

Protests Heat Up Against The Guggenheim’s New Museum In Abu Dhabi

7 years ago

Protests Heat Up Against The Guggenheim’s New Museum In Abu Dhabi