Urban planning
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Connected thinking
From a €10bn Australian highway overhaul to Luxembourg becoming the world's first fare-free nation, infrastructure investment is quietly reshaping how people and goods move across the globe.
Rolling stone
Despite challenges both past and present, canny redevelopments, scrappy fundraising and passionate residents have ensured this city’s regeneration has rock-solid foundations.
Eastern promise
In our new feature we’re heading to one nation per month to look at the ideas, practices and customs that are worth exporting. First up, Japan – policymakers take note.
On balance
Bridges connect us. We meet the architects and engineers using them to brand cities, draw tourists and, of course, bring people together.
Building a legacy
Outgoing Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel reflects on eight years reshaping his city through bold infrastructure, a pioneering Architecture Biennial and the relentless pursuit of inclusive urban spaces.
Cities
Jakarta’s public transport is slow to take off, and Seattle and Seoul clear some way for public space.
Cities
Rethinking urbanism in Minneapolis and why students won’t be lighting up in Copenhagen.
Cities
The future of transport in LA, symphonies for cities and using mobiles for mobility in Vilnius.
The good life
From communal evening strolls to languorous lunches with family and friends, Madrileños seem to hold the key to a long and happy life in Europe's capital.
Happy space
City dwellers pine for attractive and usable public spaces and city planners are taking note. We visit places where poetic verses are daubed on streets and ‘playable pavements’ allow children to let off steam.
