If architects had paid more attention to the difficulties of building with glass, the great environmental damage wrought by modern glass skyscrapers could have been avoided.
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The Science of Street Lights: What Makes People Feel Safe at Night
A large review of research found a link between new lighting and reduced crime rates, but improvements were seen in daylight as well as darkness, suggesting that street lighting is not the only factor.
Designing An Eco-Friendly Facility
Green building encompasses every element of the process, from choosing materials to determining how the space will be used for years to come.
How Storage Units Are Impacting Urban Design
Today, we want to focus on how storage units are impacting urban design.
People living in rural areas may be at lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Some previous research suggests people living in rural areas may be at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. But our results tell a different story.
How Could Tap Water Be Safe Drinking Water in All Towns?
The drinking water issue in Flint, Michigan shined a spotlight on a big issue in the U.S. — can we make the tap water safe everywhere?
Here’s how to design cities where people and nature can both flourish
Urban nature has a critical role to play in the future liveability of cities.
Four Ways Shipping Container Buildings Can Change Urban Living
How are architects, planners, residents and developers using these opportunities to improve the standards of urban living for everyone? We’ll look at a few important ways among many.
Townsville floods show cities that don’t adapt to risks face disaster
This article explores how to design and create resilient urban landscapes.
Parks help cities – but only if people use them
Designers have come a long way over the last century in learning that green spaces can only help cities when residents embrace them.
Urban Planning in 3D: How Creating a Digital Twin Leads to Smarter Cities
The Rennes Metropole planning team uses the 3D virtual twin to envision the potential growth of the region.
Better Urban Living Through Parking Solutions
Getting better information into the hands of drivers will help cities make the most of their highest-valued real estate: on-street parking spaces.
Balancing New Commercial Builds With Environmental Interests
In this article, we'll focus on ways in which new commercial builds are shirking the status quo, transitioning toward eco-friendly methods of development that will change the nature of planning and construction moving forward.
Smart city planning can preserve old trees and the wildlife that needs them
Urban growth will continue to irrevocably change Australia’s unique landscape and the wildlife it supports.
Our changing views of the city: A new urban celebration
The orthodoxy of urbanity, as something to celebrate, represents a 180 degree about-face from the way those charged with the city’s care and maintenance viewed cities a mere generation ago.
Designing greener streets starts with finding room for bicycles and trees
Today there is growing support for bicycling in many U.S. cities for both commuting and recreation. Research is also showing that urban trees provide many benefits, from absorbing air pollutants to cooling neighborhoods.
How to Design Sustainable, Cost-Effective Housing in Urban Areas
It’s becoming increasingly obvious that we need both sustainable and cost-effective housing for those living in urban areas.
Shakespeare, DNA, and why car parks are a key part of British culture
Car parks seem to be intersecting with English history quite a bit lately.
Community pool projects show how citizens are helping to build cities
The building of a pool can be part of a larger project of building new civic institutions and networks that fall somewhere between market, state and civil society.
With or Without Autonomous Vehicles: 11 Strategies for a Better Transportation Future
The principal downsides we are concerned with are increasing the amount of traffic in cities and continuing our dependence on cars (and all of the negative consequences that go along with it).