"Amazon HQ2 will strain spaces and systems on which all New Yorkers rely"
Amazon HQ2 will only exacerbate New York City's already stretched infrastructure, cramped public spaces and sky-high rents, says Alan G Brake in this Opinion column. More
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"Whole chunks of our environment are being privatised" says Silicon States author Lucie Greene
Silicon Valley companies including Alphabet, Amazon and Facebook are threatening democracy by usurping governments as the key provider of public spaces and services, according to a new book examining the rising power of tech giants. More
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Amazon confirms New York and Virginia for HQ2, sparking protests
Amazon has confirmed that it will split its major HQ2 between Arlington County, Virginia, and Queens, New York, triggering a major backlash from residents and local politicians in the latter. More
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Amazon HQ2 could split between New York and Virginia
Amazon plans to split its major second headquarters in North America between Queens, New York, and Arlington County, Virginia, according to reports. More
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Cryptocurrency millionaire plans blockchain smart city in Nevada desert
Cryptocurrency millionaire Jeffrey Berns has revealed plans to develop a large parcel of Nevada's desert into a smart city powered by blockchain technology. More
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SCAPE contributes to Resilient Boston Harbor flood-protection project
Boston is moving ahead with plans to address rising sea levels predicted as a result of climate change, using designs by New York firm SCAPE. More
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Marlon Blackwell and Field Operations revitalise massive Shelby Farms Park in Memphis
American firms Marlon Blackwell Architects and James Corner Field Operations have renovated a vast park in Tennessee that once served as a farm where prisoners worked. More
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Vicente Muñoz's infrared photos highlight the battle between city and nature
Deep red clusters of trees bleed between pale buildings in this vibrant set of infrared images of Guayaquil, Ecuador, shot by photographer Vicente Muñoz to demonstrate urban encroachment on the forest. More
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"Landscape architects can't rely on architecture-centric media"
Landscape architects need to fly the flag for their profession if they are to receive the recognition they rightly demand and deserve, says Charles A Birnbaum. More
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America's best new landscape architecture projects revealed
The American Society of Landscape Architects has announced its top new landscape architecture projects in the US, including a remote art centre in Montana, the bustling Chicago Riverwalk, and an 85-acre park along the Brooklyn waterfront. More
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Vast grid of filter towers proposed across Delhi to combat toxic smog
Dubai-based architecture studio Znera has developed a concept for a network of 100-metre high towers that would absorb smog and clean Delhi's choking air. More
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Sidewalk Labs unveils design for neighbourhood in Toronto "future city"
Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs is proposing "unprecedentedly" tall timber buildings, sprawling public spaces, and heated pavements to melt snow, for the first neighbourhood in its major development on Toronto's waterfront. More
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Smiljan Radić works on fire station and playground for Chilean civic hub
Architects Smiljan Radić, Eduardo Castillo and Danilo Lazcano teamed up on this community hub in San Pedro de La Paz, Chile, featuring a bright red fire station, raised black walkway and a playground. More
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Cody Seipp imagines Detroit as Amazon's "hyper-designed" headquarters
Detroit is taken over by Amazon in architecture student Cody Seipp's conceptual project, which envisions the US city in 2051 following a major redevelopment orchestrated by the retail giant. More
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Carlo Ratti and Sidewalk Labs collaborate to build reconfigurable Dynamic Street
Italian architect Carlo Ratti and Alphabet company Sidewalk Labs have worked together on a modular paving system that can change the use of a street throughout the day. More
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BIG U flood defences for Manhattan move forward
The first phase of Bjarke Ingels' barrier system designed to protect Lower Manhattan from tidal surges and rising sea levels is getting underway. More
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Virtual Cities explores the urban landscapes of 40 video games
Game developer and writer Konstantinos Dimopoulos has crowdfunded an atlas exploring the design of cities in video games. More
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"Climate Gentrification theory illustrates the ethical problems facing architects"
Architects must consider not just the environmental, but the social and economic repercussions of building in places at risk from climate change, urges Jesse M Keenan, co-author of a recent study into Climate Gentrification. More
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Climate Gentrification theory suggests rich are moving to higher, low-income neighbourhoods
Climate change is causing waves of gentrification in the cities most vulnerable to rising sea levels, as the wealthy move to poorer areas with a lower risk of flooding, according to a recent study. More
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Colourful pavilion by The Very Many fronts Texas swimming pool building
New York design studio The Very Many, led by Marc Fornes, has designed a blue-and-yellow covering outside a leisure centre in El Paso, Texas. More