With all the functionality our cities need to provide, our streets have become cluttered with ugly infrastructure. A quick stroll down my block reveals an urban mess: mismatched bus benches, ad hoc utility poles, and god-awful ...READ»
When we stumble down an an unfamiliar street, we often determine quickly -- instinctively -- if it feels unsafe. We make a snap judgment about our surroundings, and it can have tremendous implications, influencing where we travel, ...READ»
There’s the Philadelphia you know as a visitor: Liberty Bell, Ben Franklin’s house, the coronary brought on by a Tony Luke's cheesesteak. And then there is Jeffrey Stockbridge’s Philadelphia, a full-blown urban apocalypse no ...READ»
Older cities often have massive structures that either go unused or blight the urban landscape. Instead of starting over, designers and architects can use them to their advantage.READ»
Transportation infrastructure accounts for 20% to 40% of all urban land. These systems grossly enable global warming, with transit now representing an outsize 30% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. But for as little as $20,000, ...READ»
As an occasional cyclist, I love Michael Bloomberg's aggressive push to put bike lanes all over Manhattan. But now that cycling in the city is easier than ever, the three-way traffic patterns between bikes, cars, and pedestrians can ...READ»
The accelerating role social media played in the recent uprising in Egypt has gotten a lot of people talking, but urban planning was just as vital. READ»
Gary Hustwit, the filmmaker behind the cultishly popular design documentaries Helvetica and Objectified, has announced a series of four limited-edition posters to promote his latest film: Urbanized, about the design of ...READ»
Most metropolis' are so busy building the future that they don't have time to re-think the past. Not so with Seoul, South Korea. In 2003, the city demolished a downtown freeway to restore an ancient stream that once flowed beneath the ...READ»
Most metropolis' are so busy pushing toward the future that they don't have time to re-think the past. Not so with Seoul, South Korea. In 2003, the city demolished a downtown freeway to restore an ancient stream that once flowed beneath the thoroughfare. READ»
As the local food trend grows, so does consumer demand for farmers' markets. But as it stands, farmers' markets are mostly the domain of middle and upper-class neighborhoods. GOOD and The Architect's Newspaper aim to change that ...READ»
One of America's most blighted cities, hard hit by rustification and foreclosure, is also home to one of its loveliest urban initiatives, a plan to create acres of tree nurseries, oases of native plants, and community gardens with bees and chickens.READ»
Renowned Asian designers now helm two of the U.S.'s traditionally Eurocentric architecture schools. Here's what they're teaching the new generation of American architects.READ»
