Cities
Hungary plans €1 billion greenhouse city powered by renewable energy
Henning Larsen to create new centre for Shenzhen
BIG unveils Oceanix City concept for floating villages that can withstand hurricanes
The We Company hires Studio Dror to head up “future cities” initiative
Studio McLeod and Ekkist create balloon-powered flying houses concept
Vision for flood-proof Georgian townhouses wins Dezeen and MINI Living competition
Peter Barber is designing a city every day for a year
Renzo Piano’s studio designs “imaginary island” containing 102 of the architect’s projects
Sidewalk Labs unveils design for neighbourhood in Toronto “future city”
Natasha Marks envisions neighbourhoods built under Seoul following reunification of Korea
“Climate Gentrification theory illustrates the ethical problems facing architects”
Climate Gentrification theory suggests rich are moving to higher, low-income neighbourhoods
Indonesia to replace sinking Jakarta with new capital city
“China is one of the best places for experimenting” with urban technology says Carlo Ratti
Dong-Ping Wong and Virgil Abloh design a city in 15 minutes
Snøhetta and Heatherwick Studio unveil designs for Sidewalk Labs’ Toronto neighbourhood
“Brian Eno’s ideas have unexpected resonance for architecture”
Cryptocurrency millionaire plans blockchain smart city in Nevada desert
Vicente Muñoz’s infrared photos highlight the battle between city and nature
Elliott Bishop tells “cautionary tale” of privatisation with fictional Nestlé-owned city
Gregor Sailer depicts fake cities in The Potemkin Village photography series
Cody Seipp imagines Detroit as Amazon’s “hyper-designed” headquarters
MoMA exhibits Bodys Isek Kingelez’s fantastical models of African metropoles