Urbanism
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Park life
City dwellers are turning to the pleasures of the natural world as an antidote to urban stress. We uncover the green shoots of renewal in Paris, Munich and Beirut.
Eastern promise
Moscow has been undergoing a massive programme of urban renewal but this scheme to make the city more liveable isn’t without its costs.
Making waves
Venice’s emergency services – from police on patrol to doctors on call – all rely on one thing: a very fast boat.
Architecture
We help Sydney improve the quality of after-life, meet the Vietnamese designers looking to the past for new solutions and venture into the dapper new showroom of an Italian design giant.
Americas
A school of cities in Toronto, São Paulo tries to do dockless bikes right and can a park in South Carolina bridge racial divides?
Sating an appetite
A new venture in London has gone back to basics: launch a market, fill it with tasty food purveyors and watch as hungry customers get in line.
Bathing in glory
Summoned by the sun, students and suits alike flock to the Bains des Pâquis – and the baths’ custodians want to ensure that the water remains inviting all year round.
Africa/Middle East
Morocco injects funds into its cities’ medinas, Beirut gets some much-needed public space and Kigali’s transformation into a university town.
The opener
We swig Vienna’s wonderful water and find out why ditching the car has made one writer a joyrider. Plus: Vancouver’s mini libraries, Latin American litter pickers and Berlin’s barbecues.
