Urbanism

Human-centric design: How to plan for people?

If human-centric design can be a service - rather than a ‘standard’ - what other…

Adapting to change: Urban strategies for climate resilience

Today, climate change stands out as a serious threat that causes environmental and socio-economic problems…

Perspectives from architects of The Line: Is it a visionary utopia or a dystopian dream?

The highly anticipated utopian project that raises question marks in everyone's minds, The Line. For…

On the use of AI and other digital tools in participatory urban planning

The public, the planned object, and the planners: The essential idea of participatory urban design…

On the modern state of urbanism: Emerging topics and fields

In this article, Tom attempt to open and widen the field of contemporary urbanism and…

10 urban development projects in the United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates is currently undertaking the development of multiple large-scale projects that will…

Vertical gardens are cool but what about mosquitoes?

Around the world, architects, urban planners, and designers are trying to create eco-friendly cities that…

Planning-by-doing: How can tactical urbanism help to create better urban spaces?

Current planning processes, which are designed with a top-down hierarchical approach of traditional urban planning,…

Architecture and urbanism in the age of the Anthropocene

We live in the Anthropocene age. In other words, we are in an age when…

10 futuristic smart city proposals around the world

As our world changes, our cities continue to change. Sustainable, smart, futuristic city concepts began…

Rapid urbanization and population growth: Earth’s population reaches 8 billion

The world’s population is projected to hit an estimated 8 billion people on Tuesday, 15…

COP27 – Should we be afraid of the future of urban life?

For COP27, the representatives of different countries will meet in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt at next…