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Having seen COVID-19 disrupt the very functioning of cities worldwide, what would we do differently if we built new cities from scratch? This is the ... More

Dutch architect Ben van Berkel and his design firm UNStudio have launched a tech startup to “improve the health and wellbeing of people in buildings ... More

Marriott International will operate a luxury hotel at Water Street Tampa – a US$3bn (€2.4bn, £2.1bn) mixed-use development currently under construction in downtown Tampa, Florida, ... More

A design team led by Norwegian practice Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter has won an invited competition to create a vast cultural hub, topped by a timber ... More

A child-friendly approach to urban planning is a vital part of creating inclusive cities that work better for everyone. That is the conclusion of global ... More

Global architects Perkins+Will have launched a list of the most “prolific and problematic” substances that people encounter every day in the built environment. Hosted on ... More

The International Well Building Institute (IWBI) has officially launched the WELL Community Standard – designed to help set up a new global benchmark for healthy ... More

Plans for a multi-million pound hotel complex complete with a rooftop swimming pool, nightclub, restaurants and retail outlets have been unveiled for Newcastle city centre. ... More

Renzo Piano’s controversial ‘Paddington Cube’ development in London looks set to go ahead, with the British communities secretary Sajid Javid deciding not to block the ... More

The rise of modernism and motorism has created “technocratic, soulless cities which make cars and developers happy, but have no concern for people living in ... More

Planning permission has been granted for London's controversial ‘Paddington Cube’ development designed by architect Renzo Piano. Westminster City Council’s Planning Application Committee approved the 14-storey ... More

The Los Angeles City Council has unanimously approved a mixed-use development, designed in typically striking style by Frank Gehry, on the eastern edge of the ... More

Plans to develop a £33m (US$43.3m, €38.3m) sports and health facility at the University of Strathclyde have been given the go-ahead by Glasgow city planners. ... More

The Beijing Institute of Architectural Design has won an international competition with its vision for a new regional gateway for culture and commerce in Ryde, ... More

Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) have unveiled a long-term masterplan to develop a vast new urban district in Philadelphia. The scheme, which is ... More

As Strava today (10 May) kicks off its first ever Global Bike to Work Day, the cycling app has revealed that more than 70 cities ... More

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) have unveiled the first detailed designs for a new mixed-use district set to bring life to a brownfield urban site in ... More

A new AS$1bn (£524.9m, US$750m, €676.7m) stadium is being proposed for Melbourne, Australia by Eddie McGuire, the president of Aussie Rules Football club Collingwood. The ... More

City planners in Madrid are responding to the threat of climate change by covering the Spanish capital’s unused spaces in plants and greenery. According to ... More

Another day, another plan for an elevated public park inspired by New York’s High Line. Following in the footsteps of Singapore, Seoul and Sydney, a ... More

International architecture and engineering practice Arup have published a report declaring city planners around the world must do more to create green urban environments that ... More

EPR Architects are working to design the hotel and spa – in collaboration with Barr+Wray – at the upcoming Poultry Hotel in London. The five-star ... More

Striking designs for what could be the third tallest skyscraper in Chicago have been unveiled by Studio Gang Architects. The 1,100ft (335m) high, mixed-use Wanda ... More

Communication and collaboration between researchers, public health and land use officials could lead to rapid progress in the investigation of the impact of urban policies ... More

Despite its long-held connotations with health and wellbeing, leafy suburban living could in fact be a contributing factor in obesity, diabetes and heart disease, according ... More