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Art

Outsider art

With a world-class sculpture garden and a new community farm, the curatorial team at Minnesota’s Walker Art Center is finding novel ways to connect with the city – and reimagine its future.

  • Issue #160
  • 4 min read
Walker Art Center team members pose outdoors in Minneapolis sculpture garden with Spoonbridge and Cherry artwork
Urbanism

Ticket to ride

The pro-cycling transport commissioner who made New York a safer, nicer place is bringing her manifesto to the world.

  • Issue #159
  • 4 min read
Woman in black bucket hat and white coat standing on autumn street with fallen leaves
Affairs

Looking forwards

Predicting the future is tricky, yet past experiences and current concerns offer clues. Five thinkers explore what's next in urbanism, cultural controversies, geopolitics and more, imagining new futures based on today's world.

  • The Forecast #13
  • 23 min read
Illustration of a person with a camel in a desert facing a massive mirrored glass structure stretching across the horizon.
Urbanism

Winds of change

Tempted by the quality of life and swept along on Atlantic crosswinds, everyone from kitesurfers to fashion entrepreneurs are altering the outlook for mainland Europe’s southernmost outpost.

  • The Forecast #13
  • 10 min read
Multiple kitesurfers with colorful kites on Playa de Los Lances beach in Tarifa, Spain, with mountains and coastal town in background.
Affairs

Small Fortune

Life in small cities can provide the best of metropolitan life, with greater access to nature and a more relaxed pace. Our annual index surveys those that do it all and do it best.

  • The Forecast #13
  • 36 min read
Colorful residential buildings reflected in calm water along Girona's riverfront in Spain.
Affairs

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.

  • The Forecast #13
  • 18 min read
Aerial view of densely packed Manhattan skyscrapers and buildings stretching to the horizon.
Urbanism

Up in the air

Big-name architects are helping to transform Ecuador’s capital – but do its residents want the high life?

  • Issue #158
  • 12 min read
Up in the air
Urbanism

Urbanism & Design

An international group of architects working for the public in Mexico City and the world’s first fully collapsible stadium, built for Qatar 2022.

  • Issue #158
  • 7 min read
Interior stairway of Pilares community center with concrete steps, white railings, and blue painted walls
Urbanism

Light in the darkness

Europe's energy crisis sparks debate between fossil fuel retreat and renewable acceleration, as mayors from Prague to Helsinki demonstrate how thoughtful urban planning can illuminate sustainable pathways forward.

  • Issue #158
  • 4 min read
Person working at desk with laptop during late hours, with warm lighting and air conditioning visible
Urbanism

Reclaiming the city

Renewed and refreshed by the arrival of the Manifesta biennale, the venues in Kosovo’s capital are propelling its art scene forwards.

  • Issue #157
  • 9 min read
Colorful tapestries with geometric patterns and folk motifs hanging on clotheslines in a basement space

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