Shades of urbanism, or urbanism of shades
The “heat island” is a challenge for urban design that calls for a rethink of our public spaces.
Pedestrian walkways, a model for urban regeneration
Tomorrow's cities will be measured by their ability to create spaces where slow, green, shared living flourishes.
Urbanism: “neuro-mimicry”, or the brain as a model for city design (part I)
If cities emulated the efficiency, adaptability and resilience of the brain, would they be more liveable and sustainable?
Geospatial technology for a smart city
A sort of common language that connects infrastructures, services and citizens.
Promenade and resort in North Africa
An official project, a benchmark in sustainable development, which reinforces the attractiveness of the city and its position as an economic engine.
LED screens in pavements, a new experience
In sports facilities or architecture and urban planning projects, an innovation with visual impact.
Urban planning: lessons from history for today’s cities
In the distant past, other civilisations developed architectural and urban planning strategies to combat extreme heat.
Urban planning: neither street nor road, “complete street”
“Planning, designing, building, operating, and maintaining (…) that enables safe access for all people”.
Future cities, today
Cities adopt smart technologies to improve quality of life and promote urban sustainability.
Induced demand and urban traffic
Increased traffic capacity on a road will attract drivers who previously avoided it because of congestion.
Design of the Mindfulness City, Bhutan
A good number of inhabitable bridges, with traditional architecture, will connect the 11 neighborhoods of Mindfulness City.
Social urbanism: Medellín, Colombia (+VIDEO)
An urban plan, of which the city is a pioneer in the world, that seeks solutions to "socio-spatial" inequality.