A Refugee City Plan Refuses to Treat Shelter as Enough
Six family plots sharing a courtyard is a modest starting point for an ambitious city plan. But I like that BIG’s Refugee Cities begins at…
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Zaha Hadid Architects Is Shaping A Climate-Responsive & AI-Powered Smart City In The UAE
Khalid Bin Sultan City, recently unveiled by Zaha Hadid Architects and developed by BEEAH Group, reimagines urban life at the edge of Sharjah’s desert. The…
From Decay to Design: How Urban Renewal Plays a Vital Role in Shaping Our Future
Urban renewal refers to the strategic revitalization of deteriorated or underutilized urban areas. It targets both high-density and low-density zones, particularly those with ageing infrastructure,…
Revamping Urban Pedestrian Spaces With These Friendly Bollards To Improve Roadside Safety
As cities around the world strive to improve urban living and create pedestrian-friendly environments, the need for well-designed public spaces becomes increasingly evident. However, one…
Saudi Arabian city of the future to house nine million people
A lot of sci-fi movies set in the future have all these amazing looking skyscrapers and modern cities that we think are still years into…
Bitcoin City in El Salvador takes the Metaverse in the opposite direction
We’ve all heard about bringing cities into the Metaverse, but this city will bring a part of the Metaverse to the real world instead. AR,…
This pedestrian cross-walk system uses smart technology to ensure a safe flow of traffic
Smartpass is a universal smart pedestrian cross-walk system. The language of cross-walk signals is universal. When traveling to a new city, it can feel like…
3D technologies transformed plastic waste into city benches to beautify concrete barriers
USE is an experimental furniture piece built from plastic waste for the small town of Lucca to operate as a second skin for New Jersey…
This sustainable forest complex absorbs CO2 and produces oxygen to mitigate the effects of urbanization!
Easyhome Huanggang Vertical Forest City Complex, comprised of five sustainable green towers, was built to mitigate the effects of urbanization and fight for the environmental…
This original tiny home in the countryside is the ultimate freedom from city stress for this couple!
‘Living Big in a Tiny House,’ met up with New Zealand couple Russel and Leah to tour their tiny home built to escape the high…
This transforming robotic furniture descending from the ceiling to take your home from bedroom to living room!
‘The Smile,’ a new apartment complex in East Harlem designed by BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) features smart furniture systems comprised of stow-away storage units, bed…
This biophilic air purifier uses 100% fully biodegradable filters to combat landfill waste!
Olus is a compact, biophilic air purifier designed for those living in small city spaces and is stocked with 100% fully biodegradable filters to combat…
This Japanese architect’s fairytale teahouse covered in a grassy facade is topped with a yakisugi-treated timber loft!
Japanese architect and architectural historian Terunobu Fujimori is known for his quirky teahouses and fondness for unusual city structures. His latest tea house transports an…
This modular shelf unit inspired by the architecture of Bangkok’s storefronts features scissor gates and accordion doors for prime storage!
Tenement H is a modular cubby storage system inspired by the multifaceted facades of Bangkok shophouses, Tenement H features customizable barriers that range from scissor…
This Garden City shaped like a crescent moon will bring sustainable living to the suburbs of Paris
Titled the ‘Garden City of the Crescent Moon’, this eco-urban project by architecture studio Rescubika locates itself on the eastern fringes of Paris within the…
This autonomous shuttle bus reimagines last-mile commute with informative graphics and a minimal, transparent design
Modern architecture constantly reimagines what cities might look like in the future, but public transportation still lives in an era of antiquated buses and faulty…