Urban Planning

The Questionable Compromises of Privately-Owned Cities

The reason a privatized city is so much quicker and easier to build is not down to the inherent superiority of...
Samira Shackle
Mar 29, 2019 4 min read

The Tacky Cities Of Tomorrow

If imagined cities are an easy shorthand for the world of tomorrow, then the ways we talk about the cities that...
Ian Steadman
Aug 10, 2018 4 min read

Architects of the Future

While some ideas toyed with the building blocks, others reflected a desire to fundamentally reshape urban life–and to solve some of...
Darren Garrett
Jul 25, 2018 9 min read

Give Us Smarter Cities, Block by Block

The benefits of smart cities need to be rolled-out gradually to be realistically delivered in our lifetimes.
Scott Smith
Oct 14, 2014 2 min read