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The best urban design of 2021

See all the honorees of Fast Company’s 2021 Innovation by Design Awards in the Cities category.

The best urban design of 2021
By Fast Company Staff1 minute Read
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Winner

[Image: Work & Co]
MTA’s Live Subway Map
Work & Co
A new map of New York City’s subway lines that’s updated in real time

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Finalists

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Hot Heart
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati

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Kathleen Andrews Transit Garage
Gh3

[Image: Stamen Design]
12 Sunsets
Stamen Design

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[Photo: Robin Hill/courtesy James Corner Field Operations]
The Underline’s Brickell Backyard
James Corner Field Operations

[Image: HMC Architects]
Lagos Zero-Carbon Community
HMC Architects

Honorable Mentions

[Image: NBBJ]
Tencent Net City
NBBJ

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[Photo: VOUW Design Studio]
Bloomlight
VOUW Design Studio

[Image: Sasaki]
Lakeview Village
Sasaki

[Image: Sasaki]
Ho Chi Minh City Resiliency
Sasaki

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[Image: Zoox]
Autonomous Robotaxi
Zoox

[Image: University of Arkansas Community Design Center]
Wood City
University of Arkansas Community Design Center

[Photo: HDR]
Rodney Cook Sr. Park in Historic Vine City
HDR

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[Photo: Aaron Hargreaves/courtesy Alter-Projects/Grosvenor]
Wander Art
Alter-Projects and Grosvenor Britain & Ireland

[Image: Common]
Remote Work Hub
Common

[Photo: Trust for Public Land]
Bradley Plaza Green Alley
Arup, Trust for Public Land, Pacoima Beautiful, and LA Sanitation and Environment

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[Photo: The Hospitality Hub of Memphis]
The Hub Public Day Plaza
The Hospitality Hub of Memphis

See more from Fast Company’s 2021 Innovation by Design Awards. Our new book, Fast Company Innovation by Design: Creative Ideas That Transform the Way We Live and Work (Abrams, 2021), is on sale now.

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