-
presented by
A Complete History of Fake Journeys
Hessel Gerritsz Oh, the places you'll pretend to go!
-
Next Great Idea
How Creativity Works in Cities
Author Jonah Lehrer talks with us about the nexus of creativity and cities.
-
Knitting Chain-Link Fencing Into a Work of Art
A design team in Rotterdam has a creative solution to scenery-marring construction fences.
-
Postcard
In Aksu, Buildings That Went Up Must Come Down
China tightens its real estate lending practices in the Uighur Autonomous Region.
-
Videos
In Liverpool, a Leviathan Awakens from the Briny Deep
A 50-foot tall creature in a diving suit stalks the streets of England.
-
Videos
'No Time for Ugliness': A 1965 Case for Better Cities
Even 47 years ago, American architects saw the perils of sprawl and car-oriented development.
-
Videos
The Tea Party Is Not Happy With Chicago's Sarah Palin Sculpture
The artist behind the Palin-shaped public art has been informed: "You will be the next one to burn."
-
Photos
Everyone Wants to Look at New York's Municipal Archives Photos
The city has released over 870,000 historic images and made them available online.
-
Asia: The World Leader in Super-Tall Statues
There are big statues of gods and heroes almost everywhere, but Asia dominates.
-
Videos
A Mural About City-Building That Actually Doesn't Stink
This time-lapse video chronicles painted cranes as they "build" a city from the ground up, with real-life objects blending into two dimensions and vice versa.
-
In Defense of the Electric Bicycle, from the Bottom of a Steep Hill in San Francisco
I don't care what you purists think, these e-bikes are a godsend to hilly cities everywhere.
