In his latest book, The Rise of the Creative Class–author Richard Florida argues that the stratospheric housing prices, costly entrepreneur-stifling zoning regulations, and homogenizing tidiness of "superstar cities" threaten to kill the creative ethos.
Cities are finding new ways to invest in social infrastructure, helping to bridge gaps among diverse socioeconomic groups and foster a greater sense of community.
Of all President Trump’s campaign promises, the proposal to invest $1 trillion in infrastructure was one of the few to appeal to Republicans and Democrats alike.
Detroit was never a beautiful city, but it had a muscular grandeur—broad boulevards radiating from its riverfront core, stolid stone-faced office towers crowding its downtown streets.
For urbanists, planners, and architects who appreciate well-designed public spaces, Alexander Garvin’s latest publication delivers a carefully constructed tour of cities that accomplish this goal.
Today, the National Trust for Historic Preservation released its annual list of the most at-risk architectural and cultural sites in the United States.
The race to develop driverless vehicles is zooming full-speed ahead, engaging all the major car companies—as well as Google X, Apple, and various start-ups.
As the world's population of informal-settlement dwellers races to the 1.5 billion mark, designers and planners must play a central, if redefined, role.