Cities
15-Minute City concept by Carlos Moreno wins Obel Award 2021
“Paris is green with envy” at London’s sustainable policies says Sadiq Khan
Urban developments that “strive for zero carbon” to start on site in Milan, Paris, Reykjavik and Oslo
Finding Infinity develops $100 billion zero-carbon strategy for Melbourne “that would pay for itself in less than 10 years”
Saudi Arabia announces plans for a 100-mile, car-free linear city called The Line
“No evidence” that urban density helps spread of coronavirus says Richard Florida
Bring wilderness into cities to help solve climate change says Chris Precht
London, New York, Paris and Milan give streets to cyclists and pedestrians
A Metallic Villadrone movie by Studio MK27 depicts metabolist future city
Architects can use theatre techniques to “reframe reality” says Zoe Svendsen
Stefano Boeri unveils Smart Forest City covered in 7.5 million plants for Mexico
“Should architects design provocatively ugly architecture that does not conform to Instagram’s aesthetic conventions?”
Governments have done “very little” to address climate change says head of zero-carbon development at global cities network
Digital twins offer “a very powerful way of developing our cities” say experts
Fabien Barrau uses drone shots to create visions of cities after a climate apocalypse
“Only a train would think that’s a cool city layout” says commenter
BIG plans artificial intelligence-run city campus in China
Dutch city swaps asphalt for trees to adapt to climate change
“We have a tendency to look at representations of new cities as a kind of pornography” said Michael Sorkin
MVRDV and Airbus investigate how vertiports could be integrated into cities
Sidewalk Labs advances plans for Toronto smart city
Five smart cities that are being proposed in North America
Indonesia’s new capital will be located on Borneo
