Urbanism

A collection of ideas and thoughts that point to the future of architecture and urbanism.

A collection of ideas and thoughts that point to the future of architecture and urbanism.

A collection of ideas and thoughts that point to the future of architecture and urbanism.

Creative city branding is a popular game, but raises questions about who the winners are.

Why would an established writer with a penchant for creativity move to Singapore? Because while New York may call itself ‘the capital of the world,’ for Fredrik Härén, Singapore is the world.

As creativity becomes, arguably, the most valuable resource, city planners do their best to cultivate creative neighbourhoods where innovation can thrive. However, there is more to cultivating creativity than building coffee shops and craft supply stores.

Marcus Westbury’s Renew Newcastle organization has provided an exciting, replicable, low-budget model for urban renewal, focused on taking down not just the boards in the windows but the barriers to entry.

Ingrid Burrington is one of the few researchers and designers paying attention to the infrastructure that powers and connects all our shiny gadgets and gives us access to all the knowledge in the world.

Paris city authorities rewrote traffic laws to allow cyclists to run red lights—or griller le feu—at 1,800 T-junctions across the city, legitimizing a common practice and integrating bicycle behavior more deeply into urban infrastructure.