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Closca The company behind this "Turtle" helmet, which folds down to half its size, promises it will become part of the urban cyclists’ way of life.
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If You Want Nice People, Make Nice Places
A Pavement to Parks program spruces up public spaces. Will it help keep the homeless away?
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Photos
Strip Malls Like You've Never Seen Before
The American landscape is littered with the decaying corpses of strip malls. Here are a few innovative ways we can turn them to our advantage.
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London's New Superpower Recycle Bins
They have LCD screens for news, wi-fi and can withstand major bomb blasts.
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How Mussolini Influenced Qaddafi's Vision for Tripoli
In Libya's capital, one dictator's ideas followed the next.
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The World’s First Invisible Tower
A tower in Taiwan uses porous walls to allow views of the city to shine through.
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The Surprisingly Complex Art of Urban Wayfinding
Why some signs help you get where you're going while others get you lost.
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Archives
NASA's Groovy Concept Art for the Orbiting Cities of the Future
Not content with putting a man on the moon in 1969, the aeronautics agency once aimed to create an entire space-based neighborhood.
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Portfolio of the Week: 5468796 Architecture
A Winnipeg-based firm on the city's budding architecture scene.
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Paris Adorns an Iconic Building In Condoms
The Pompidou Centre tunnel-like staircase is decked out to raise awareness of AIDS.
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Urban Wonk
Can Ontario Really Deliver North America's Best Smart Growth Plan?
Places to Grow is certainly ambitious. Here's a look at the successes and challenges a couple years in.
