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Lisbon’s abandoned commercial spaces are offering creative solutions to the housing crisis
In a city centre that’s short on space, architect José Guimarães is betting that the answer isn’t to build more but to revamp what already exists.
Munich’s Arabellahaus could become a model for saving Germany’s ageing housing blocks
When the owner of Munich’s Arabellahaus announced in 2018 that the building would have to come down, residents were furious. Completed in 1969, the enormous, skinny, rectangular structure long functioned as a miniature city,…
How to age in a dignified way: know your neighbours
Co-housing developer Town hopes that building intergenerational communities will help people to live better. We spoke to founding director Jonny Anstead to learn about the company’s people-centric design and how it improves individual wellbeing.
Building connections
Cautious investors, climate change and the shifting nature of work are challenging the property industry but at trade fair Mipim on the Côte d’Azur, the mood is – mostly – optimistic.
Ready for the reawakening
Once a paradigm of urban turnaround, New York appears to be backsliding into crime and decay. We meet the residents determined to get their city back on track and unpack the numbers.
Cities Briefing
We sit down with the woman who could be Copenhagen’s next mayor and explore a park project in Busan.
Cities
Japan’s mixed-generation living experiment finds success; Lucerne’s train station goes underground; a Tel Aviv-based start-up helps US city leaders hear what residents are saying.
Change for good
Big improvements can often come from small adjustments to our behaviour. So how can we ensure that we do things better? We asked 20 thinkers for their take.
Live together
We recommend reverting back to a housing model devised by Jews at the turn of the 20th century.
Ilse Crawford on designing homes for cleanliness, comfort and community
Lockdown has been the ultimate test of our living spaces. Interior designer Ilse Crawford tells us how simplicity, cleanliness and community should inform how housing is developed from now on.
