Wear your civic pride. Startup company CityFabric produces hand-crafted t-shirts, totes and prints bearing maps of thirteen cities around the United States including Atlanta, San Francisco, ...
When urban populations outgrow the pace of new construction, and suitable homes and offices spaces are difficult to find, what are property hunters to do? Perhaps more of them will start coming ...
Get up out of your chair and into the city streets with gaming that has been brought from the screen into real life. The MapAttack! smartphone app for Android phones and iPhones can turn any ...
The boring benches installed in urban areas around the world are purely functional: you take a seat for a little while, and then you leave. But why shouldn't public furniture be visually ...
Beyond the 'official city' of Taipei, where modernization and beautification efforts are glossing over the city's natural and historical origins, there is Instant City. Using Taipei's ...
Transforming how we see the cities around us by forcing us to look at our surroundings - and each other - in new ways, these 5 street art projects are simple yet powerful. Artists are spreading ...
Despite the crowded sidewalks, the cacophony of traffic and the sky-high cost of living, there's no denying the romanticism and sheer energy of big cities like New York, Paris, London and Tokyo. ...
Beneath the bustle of Antwerp, Belgium, empty tunnels lie still and silent, forgotten by most of the inhabitants above. Meant for a metro system, the tunnels have been abandoned since they were ...
It's not just a skate park, it's an architectural landmark. Factoria Joven ("youth factory") is a skate park and climbing wall in Merida, Spain, which opened in March 2011. Its bright, modern ...
Should architecture be used as a punishment in itself, made as harsh and cruel as possible in a bid to make inmates sorry for what they've done, or should it uplift and rehabilitate them, showing ...
