Urban

Three Squares | Isaie Bloch, Gilles Retsin, Igor Pantic and Soomeen Hahm

Lidia

Three Squares  The collaboration between 4 very popular names in the “digitalist” community - Isaie Bloch, Gilles Retsin, Igor Pantic and Soomeen Hahm – has resulted in a spectacular proposal for ...

Beijing Central Business District Expansion | SOM

SOM

Beijing Central Business District Expansion Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) was awarded the contract to create a stunning new Central Business District (CBD) in Beijing. The project will ...

Langfang Eco-Smart City | HOK

 HOK

Langfang Eco-Smart City Living in a bizarre life is maybe the solution in an easy way. A gothic building is exquisite and speechless, but no one would ever want to live or work there. Easy ...

Envisioning the City of Tomorrow | Tyler Kreshover

Tyler Kreshover

Envisioning the City of Tomorrow | Tyler Kreshover Honorable mention – Next7 2015 Competition After first analyzing the potential roadblocks that face tomorrow’s cities, and then reactions created ...

Genius Loci | Anastasia Savinova

Madeline Brooks

Genius Loci  Introducing her vision of empowering the way we perceive life, visual artist Anastasia Savinova launched a series of architecture photography titled “Genius Loci”. This series includes ...

How Will Urban Mobility Look Like in the Future?

Riham Nady

Hyper-mobility seems to be a distinguishing feature of urban areas. Mobility flows have become a key dynamic of urbanization, with the associated infrastructure invariably constituting the backbone ...

A Challenge to Cities: How Can We Incorporate Green Spaces?

Riham Nady

Urban green spaces create great cities where the built and the the natural environments are interwoven. However, sometimes creating green spaces are considered as a challenge, particularly in ...

What Makes a Public Square?

Riham Nady

What is a public square? It is an open space in a town or city, usually paved and framed by buildings, that is open to everyone and used for gathering, markets, ceremonies, protest and everyday life. ...

Why Do Historical Centers Deserve Our Praise?

Riham Nady

Over the past few decades, cities have faced social and economic pressures that have disproportionately impacted the urban environment. Many significant historical centers and districts are ...

The Veronica Rudge Green Prize awarded to Madrid Rio

Burgos & Garrido

Madrid Rio, the 12th Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design was awarded earlier this month to Madrid Rio, a new waterfront park in Madrid, designed by a team of three architecture studios: Porras ...

Why Wayfinding Is a Lot More Important Than You Thought?

Riham Nady

We have all been caught in the situation of being lost in unfamiliar places. How do we feel at that moment? Are we lost, intimidated, flustered, or suddenly running late? Do we have tunnel vision ...

Often Overlooked Areas That Surely Create A City’s Image

Riham Nady

The Significance of Waterfront Development Landscape design of urban waterfronts is closely tied to the ecological, recreational and aesthetic value of these areas. It is also an important part of ...