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Australia’s laneways investment is breathing new life into its cities
Good streets come in small packages. Replanning and reviving underused lanes and alleyways between buildings and busy streets can re-energise a city. In Australia, this investment is already paying off.
The new Ginza Sony Park is as radical as its 1966 predecessor
By welcoming visitors to its many exhibitions and events, the new complex is free of the usual trappings of behind-closed-doors big business.
Calling the tune: How live music is helping to revive Thailand’s empty high-rises
In Khon Kaen, performance venues have found a new home in the clouds.
Moving to Mumbai? Colaba is the place where art and architecture unite
In the first of a new series on urban enclaves – places that have their own powerful dynamism – we head to a former colonial redoubt in Mumbai (or still Bombay to locals).
Cities are bad for us. Here’s how to fix them
Cities can be inspiring places that bring out the best in us but they’re often concrete jungles that make us ill. What if they were places where you could thrive rather than simply survive?
Berlin’s Eternithaus returns to its roots
Once one of the showpiece buildings in a vast mid-century exhibition, the Eternithaus has been restored and part-converted into hospitality venue Fulds.
Noise pollution is an urban racket: why our cities need a bit of shush
The hum of engines, chatter of crowds and beeps of digital devices in our cities are often equated with success. Yet, in this pursuit of growth, we might be undervaluing one of urban living’s…
Chain reaction
Despite cleaning up the Belgian capital’s congested centre, an anti-car initiative has divided opinion. We meet the policy’s architects – and some of its opponents.
Editor’s letter: Andrew Tuck on making cities work for everyone
The conversation around urban planning has been politicised like never before. But in striving to point out what makes cities work, Andrew Tuck says we’re more than up for the debate.
