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The Future of Cities

Africa’s coming urbanisation explosion; radical redevelopment in Tokyo; bringing a tech city back to real life; ‘loose fit’ architecture; transport after Covid; urban sustainability; what is a healthy city?; refreshing a New York icon

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Africa’s looming urban population explosion
The continent’s cities will expand fast this century — as will the challenges they face
Radical neighbourhood redevelopment model splits opinion in Tokyo
Mori Building pioneered developing large areas of the city, attracting interest across Asia
San Francisco’s battle to bring a digital city back to real life
How can the tech hub entice remote workers to return downtown after the pandemic?
All change for the future of urban transport
Planners must balance post-Covid change, environmental concerns and new technology
We need ‘loose-fit’ architecture that adapts to the times
History shows how buildings can be designed for both flexibility and longevity
New York landmark is reinvented for the interactive age
One Times Square is being rethought for a new era of advertising and tourism
Cities innovate to shrink their environmental footprints
Urban areas are a large part of the problem — but also central to the energy transition
What history and Covid tell us about building healthy cities
Lessons from the ancients, the modernists and the experience of the pandemic