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  • Buro Happold works with indigenous builders to develop climate resilience strategies for cities

    Roofs made from living trees and floating houses on reed islands are among the urban planning concepts developed by engineering studio Buro Happold in collaboration with indigenous communities as part of an installation called Symbiocene. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 19 May 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Penoyre & Prasad completes "first-of-its-kind" giant research lab for testing urban environments

    Architecture studio Penoyre & Prasad has completed a huge Corten steel-clad research laboratory for UCL which will be used to simulate life-sized urban environments such as railway stations, high streets and town squares. More

    Nat Barker | 8 February 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Cave Bureau proposes "a new kind of infrastructure for the first inhabitants of the city"

    Maasai people could once again legally herd their cattle through Nairobi via Cow Corridors proposed by Cave Bureau in this manifesto prepared for the Dezeen 15 digital festival. More

    Kabage Karanja and Stella Mutegi | 4 November 2021 | Leave a comment
  • "What if we create a new layer on the Earth that incorporates growing human habitation and consumption?" asks Winy Maas

    In his manifesto for the Dezeen 15 digital festival, architect Winy Maas of MVRDV proposes covering the planet with a new inhabitable geological layer called The Sponge. More

    Winy Maas | 2 November 2021 | Leave a comment
  • "It's 1 November 2036 and every city has swapped cars for trees" says Es Devlin

    In the first of 15 manifestos written for the Dezeen 15 digital festival celebrating Dezeen's 15th birthday, Es Devlin imagines looking back from 15 years in the future at the positive progress made since the COP26 climate conference. More

    Es Devlin | 1 November 2021 | Leave a comment
  • "We're building tunnels not walls" says Angry Birds co-founder behind plan to link Helsinki and Tallinn via undersea tunnel

    A €15 billion project to link the capitals of Finland and Estonia via a tunnel beneath the Baltic Sea will create a metropolitan area "much, much better" for tech startups than Silicon Valley, according to CEO Peter Vesterbacka. More

    Marcus Fairs | 27 October 2021 | Leave a comment
  • "Only a train would think that's a cool city layout" says commenter

    In this week's comments update, readers are discussing plans to build a linear city in Saudi Arabia and sharing their views on other top stories. More

    Karen Anderson | 19 January 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Saudi Arabia announces plans for a 100-mile, car-free linear city called The Line

    Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, has unveiled plans for a 100-mile belt of zero-energy walkable communities for a million people. More

    Cajsa Carlson | 13 January 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Hackney Council to "completely transform" its energy, transport and public space to meet zero-carbon target

    Hackney in east London is committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2040 but some residents are up in arms about initiatives to reduce car use. Dezeen spoke to Jon Burke, the councillor charged with delivering the controversial programme. More

    Marcus Fairs | 25 September 2020 | Leave a comment
  • University of Oregon students spotlight five sustainable urban design proposals

    Five architecture students from the University of Oregon present their visions of a Centre for Democracy and Environmental Justice to repair "damaged urban context" in this VDF school show. More

    Dezeen staff | 9 July 2020
  • Caret Studio installs gridded social-distancing system inside Italian piazza

    Italian practice Caret Studio has installed the StoDistante installation in an Italian square to encourage social distancing as a temporary solution for reactivating public spaces after Covid-19 lockdown ends. More

    Natashah Hitti | 12 May 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Marlène Huissoud creates sculptural chairs as hotels for city-dwelling insects

    French designer Marlène Huissoud asks humans to "Please Stand By" with her first chairs, which are designed to be refuges for insects. More

    Natashah Hitti | 8 October 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Sidewalk Labs unveils Building Raincoat prototype for smart city in Toronto

    A "raincoat" designed by architecture studio Partisans to protect pavements in harsh weather is among a series of prototypes that Alphabet company Sidewalk Labs has revealed for its smart city in Toronto. More

    Bridget Cogley | 11 March 2019 | Leave a comment
  • SOM breaks ground on Alárò City in Nigeria

    Construction has begun on Alárò City, which is being masterplanned by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, as an extension to Lagos in southwest Nigeria. More

    Lizzie Crook | 7 February 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Refugio shelters aim to make solitary bees feel at home in cities

    Mexico-based creative studio MaliArts has designed a series of three structures for solitary bees living in built-up areas to help welcome nature into urban environments. More

    Natashah Hitti | 30 October 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Berlin's Hermannstrasse station to trial anxiety-inducing music in bid to reduce crime

    Germany's national rail operator has announced plans to play atonal music in a Berlin station, in an attempt to deter criminal activity. More

    India Block | 21 August 2018 | Leave a comment
  • James Hughes creates Hostile Bench to show "ugly side" of urban design

    Leeds Beckett University graduate James Hughes has made a bench with metal spikes embedded in its seat to highlight issues surrounding hostile urban design. More

    Gunseli Yalcinkaya | 17 July 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Moss-covered CityTree bench designed to combat urban pollution

    A mossy "living wall" with the pollution-absorbing power equivalent to hundreds of trees has been installed in London's Piccadilly Circus in a bid to combat the city's unsafe air quality levels. More

    Natashah Hitti | 21 March 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Renault unveils driverless Uber-style transport system

    Renault has devised a concept for an autonomous, electric vehicle that would provide city dwellers with an alternative to public transport. More

    Natashah Hitti | 6 March 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Inequality caused by urban renewal is "the central crisis of capitalism" says Richard Florida

    The revival of great urban centres including New York, Los Angeles and London has caused unprecedented inequality and has led to the populism of Donald Trump, according to Richard Florida. More

    Marcus Fairs | 5 September 2017 | 9 comments
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