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Artemy Lebedev A collection of the city's subway maps since 1935.
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Photos
A Gigantic Fake Forest For Birds-Eye Hang Outs
Singapore's new "supertrees" provide an urban space in the sky.
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The Big Fix
Greening Traffic Lights By Turning Them Off
If sign-less intersections reduce collisions, they almost certainly also consume less energy.
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Charlotte's Evolution from Sprawling Metropolis to City of Sidewalks
How the city conquered its sprawl to create a bustling downtown.
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The World's Eco-Friendliest Urinal Makes Yellow Green
It's a bathroom, a planter, and a fertilizer all rolled into one.
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Portland Product of the Day: An Artisan .GIF Maker
An artist wants to bring animated GIFs to life the old-fashioned way.
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Videos
What's Hiding Under Those Goofy Geometric Patterns?
The Dutch government's strange strategy for blurring out sensitive sites on Google maps.
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In Praise of Smelly Places
Your sense of smell is intimately connected to your experience of a place and your memory of it. So why don't cities take greater advantage of this?
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Sick of City Noise? Just Duck Into This Street-Corner Confessional
Modeled after Catholic confessionals, this portable furniture allows people a private place to chat away from all the hubbub.
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Videos
A Visual Guide to the Potential of Urban Agriculture
An animation shows how a variety of urban spaces can become miniature farms.
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The Rise of the Temporary City
Pop-up spaces are having a permanent impact on the way we build.
