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From Swedish playgrounds to American kitchens, how we design our spaces broadcasts our priorities and can help spark broader cultural shifts.
This 1524 map of the Aztec capital was a window into an exotic otherworld — and largely a fiction.
Cities and organizations alike risk becoming highly efficient — but indistinguishable — unless leaders actively preserve space for imagination and deviation.
The latest "Superman" film sets Metropolis in the First State.
In "After the Spike," Dean Spears and Michael Geruso show why policy, rather than high population density, has the most significant impact on the environment.
A small Ohio town tried to escape America’s addiction to rectangular grids. It didn’t last long.
Archaeologist Bernard Frischer spent decades uploading the ruins of the Eternal City to the cloud. Here’s what it looks like.
Reject your Mental Map Oversimplifications.
Walking is rarer in the U.S. compared to similar nations. It is also deadlier: Nearly 7,500 pedestrians were killed in 2021.
Burj Al Babas may one day be full of wealthy vacationers, but for now it’s a ghost town in the center of Turkey.
Parking lots are about one-fifth of all land in U.S. city centers, making them "easy to get to, but not worth arriving at."
Quelle horreur! Paris isn't just a 15-minute city; it's a five-minute city.
3D-printing robots are being used to build a 100-home housing development in the US state of Texas.
The typical car is parked 95% of the time.
From the Palace of the Soviets to The Illinois, these unmade buildings would have taken the art of architecture to whole new heights.
All roads may not lead to Rome, but many of them lead to wealth and prosperity — even 1,500 years after the fall of the Roman Empire.
The larger truth on the streets is that no one uses just one drug anymore.
Airports are like mini-cities: they have places of worship, policing, hotels, fine dining, shopping, and mass transit.
There are nearly 100 towns named "Troy."
Here’s how to appreciate them from a distance.
Break into London Zoo? Illegal, but it would improve the London Circle Walk
One home was printed in 28 hours. Now, Alquist 3D is building 200 more.
Your bites will heal, but will you ever sleep well again after an infestation of bloodsucking parasites?
An effect called the "urban heat island" means that temperatures are often 10 degrees higher in cities, according to NASA.
Singapore is a breeding ground of truly green buildings.
A large study concludes that people who grew up in rural areas are superior at navigation, likely because cities tend to be less complex.
Take a look at the Times Square Totem, the Trafalgar Square Pyramid, and other landmarks that were never built.
Stockholm Syndrome is the most famous of 10 psychological disorders named after world cities. Most relate to tourism or hostage-taking.
Famished, not famous: retrace Orwell’s hunger days, when he was one of the city’s legion of poor foreigners.
Israel’s buoyant currency, coupled with increased costs for transport and groceries, saw Tel Aviv jump five places from last year.