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History shows how buildings can be designed for both flexibility and longevity
The continent’s cities will expand fast this century — as will the challenges they face
Mori Building pioneered developing large areas of the city, attracting interest across Asia
Planners must balance post-Covid change, environmental concerns and new technology
How can the tech hub entice remote workers to return downtown after the pandemic?
One Times Square is being rethought for a new era of advertising and tourism
Lessons from the ancients, the modernists and the experience of the pandemic
Urban areas are a large part of the problem — but also central to the energy transition
Her work in the Paris suburb of Ivry-sur-Seine gave choice and diversity to inhabitants
Poorer megacities tend to be designed for rich people who can afford cars. Bikes are the answer
Richard Caring served enforcement notice by London council over ‘incongruous and dominant additions’ to Park House
London’s ‘LTN’ schemes show the difficulty of achieving behavioural change that could help us reach net zero
City’s policy chief looks to stage music and arts festivals in recognition of post-pandemic ‘new normal’
‘SimCity’ launched the genre, but newer titles such as ‘Terra Nil’ and ‘Lichenia’ are more environmentally minded
Government proposals allowing residents to vote on new developments are full of holes
Governments lack the incentive, businesses usually lack the power and almost everyone seems to lack the skill
Local authorities target 15,000 homes that have been abandoned and left to rot after owners died
If we can stop cyclists and cars competing for the same tarmac, maybe travel will become less heated
Weak transport links and low-density housing have made Britain’s urban hubs less pleasant places to live than their EU counterparts
Historic graves to be removed in government building programme to ease traffic congestion
Quiet residential streets and clean air should not be treated as luxuries
The story of the city as a centre for commerce and consumption has lessons for today’s urban planners
Car-centric infrastructure turned many into unwalkable wastelands. Planners now look to prewar cities to find inspiration for the future
Poor planning has left Glasgow intersected by highways that divide neighbourhoods and make travel without a car tricky
Authorities should design a scheme that protects vulnerable New Yorkers
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