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Cooling Mist Helps Tourists Beat Summer Heat In Wuhan — VCG/Visual China Group

Can You Air-Condition a City?

As heat waves intensify, cities are racing to develop ways to cool large outdoor areas, from simple mist-spraying towers to complex schemes to create artificial clouds.

Autonomous vehicle Zoox in California's Foster City — Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images

Robotaxis Aren’t Going Where They Are Needed Most

Waymo, Zoox and Tesla are clamoring to bring autonomous ride-hailing to cities like New York and Boston. But it’s small towns and rural areas that could see the biggest upside from AVs.

21 Years Later, Katrina’s ‘Zombie Buildings’ Are Coming Back to Life

21 Years Later, Katrina’s ‘Zombie Buildings’ Are Coming Back to Life

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Weekend_heritage buildings

Southeast Asia Is Bulldozing the Buildings Tourists Come to See

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Architect César Pelli’s Last Project Is a Museum for Six Sculptures

The Small Shops Feeding India’s Reading Habit

The Small Shops Feeding India’s Reading Habit

A Buried New York City Stream Gets a Second Life

A Buried New York City Stream Gets a Second Life

Twenty Years After the Big Dig, Boston’s Rose Kennedy Greenway Is Now an Arboretum

Twenty Years After the Big Dig, Boston’s Rose Kennedy Greenway Is Now an Arboretum

Art Deco Bathhouses Showcase the Glory of NY's Public Beaches

Art Deco Bathhouses Showcase the Glory of NY's Public Beaches

South Americans Offer US Tourism a Lifeline as Others Stay Away

South Americans Offer US Tourism a Lifeline as Others Stay Away

Toronto Ahead Of Canada Consumer Price Index Figures

What Happens When Speed Cameras Get Shut Off

The Midwest City Keeping the American Dream Alive for First-Time Homebuyers

The Midwest City Keeping the American Dream Alive for First-Time Homebuyers

Visitors And Attractions At The Niagara Falls State Park As Tourism Rises

A New York Town’s Toxic Relationship With Its Natural Wonder

New York City Exteriors And Landmarks

Can Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza Finally Be Tamed?

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From War Rooms to Monuments: London’s Historic Buildings Find New Life as Hotels

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Cities Need More Land. Golfers Aren’t Giving Up Theirs Without a Fight.

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After 160 Years, Sagrada Família Is Still Shaping Barcelona

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A London Taxi Family Confronts the Driverless Future

Joby Air Taxis To Fly Between JFK Airport And Manhattan For 10 Days

As Flying Taxis Approach, Cities Are Making Room

Housing

Trump’s Housing Chief Wants to Build, But With What? — Isabel Seliger for Bloomberg Businessweek

Trump’s Housing Chief Wants to Build, But With What?

HUD Secretary Scott Turner says it’s time to put millions more Americans in homes. He’s also standing by while his agency’s staff and funding disappear.

Affordable Housing Left Vulnerable After Trump Fires Building Inspectors

A Housing Complex Designed to Tackle Loneliness Wins Britain’s Best Building

Design

New York, City of Scaffolding, Tries a Glow-up — George Etheredge

New York, City of Scaffolding, Tries a Glow-up

Sidewalk sheds are ubiquitous in NYC. New designs and reformed rules are the latest attempt to minimize their blight, while keeping pedestrians safe.

The Quiet Conviction of the Architect Reshaping New York

The Quiet Conviction of the Architect Reshaping New York

Rick Cook is the architect behind a growing roster of New York’s signature buildings. His projects are subtle examples of faith-based design.

Trump Triumphal Arch — Harris Design

Trump’s Arch Proposal Advances, Despite Law Limiting Building Height

A federal commission found a potential loophole that could allow the proposed 250-foot-tall arch in Washington to comply with federal law.

Why the Great American State Fair Looks So Empty — Alex Wroblewsi/AFP

Why the Great American State Fair Looks So Empty

Signs of sparse attendance at the National Mall event in Washington reflect an emphasis on beauty and security rather than accessibility for people.

To Find the Heart of America’s 250 Celebrations, Get Out of Washington — Richard Bowditch

To Find the Heart of America’s 250 Celebrations, Get Out of Washington

Just as with the bicentennial in 1976, official events for the 250th anniversary of the US can’t measure up to locally organized exhibits, parades and commemorations.

Design

New York, City of Scaffolding, Tries a Glow-up — George Etheredge

New York, City of Scaffolding, Tries a Glow-up

Sidewalk sheds are ubiquitous in NYC. New designs and reformed rules are the latest attempt to minimize their blight, while keeping pedestrians safe.

The Quiet Conviction of the Architect Reshaping New York

The Quiet Conviction of the Architect Reshaping New York

Rick Cook is the architect behind a growing roster of New York’s signature buildings. His projects are subtle examples of faith-based design.

Trump Triumphal Arch — Harris Design

Trump’s Arch Proposal Advances, Despite Law Limiting Building Height

A federal commission found a potential loophole that could allow the proposed 250-foot-tall arch in Washington to comply with federal law.

Why the Great American State Fair Looks So Empty — Alex Wroblewsi/AFP

Why the Great American State Fair Looks So Empty

Signs of sparse attendance at the National Mall event in Washington reflect an emphasis on beauty and security rather than accessibility for people.

To Find the Heart of America’s 250 Celebrations, Get Out of Washington — Richard Bowditch

To Find the Heart of America’s 250 Celebrations, Get Out of Washington

Just as with the bicentennial in 1976, official events for the 250th anniversary of the US can’t measure up to locally organized exhibits, parades and commemorations.

MapLab

Commuters Use Citi Bikes As Program Expands Into Other Boroughs

The Life of the Most-Used Citi Bike in New York City

How Trump Put ‘Gulf of America’ on the Map

How Trump Put ‘Gulf of America’ on the Map

Amtrak Northeast Corridor Would Lose 25% Of Funds In Trump Plan

Where Is Traveling by Train a Good Option in the US?

Look at That Building

A series for the architecturally curious.

Look at that Building: Cadence in London

A London Apartment Tower With Echoes of Victorian Rail and Ancient Rome

This Skinny Mexico City Tower Is Just 14 Feet Wide on One Side

This Skinny Mexico City Tower Is Just 14 Feet Wide on One Side

Look at That Building: Merchandise Mart

How Chicago’s Gigantic Merchandise Mart Is Still Thriving as Office Space

Book Tower

How Detroit Reclaimed a Towering Relic From the Roaring ’20s

Iconic Homes That Define Global Cities

How the way we live has shaped the history and architecture of urban neighborhoods.

Gers in Ulaanbaatar

An Affordable Nomadic Home Design Struggles to Adapt to Urban Life

Georgian town houses in Edinburgh, Scotland

How Edinburgh Tenements Became an Urban Housing Blueprint

South Korea Apartments

How Corporations Created the Prototypical Seoul Apartment

Majestic Victorian apartment building near Cadogan Square in the affluent and exclusive neighborhood of Chelsea, London

How Mansion Blocks Filled London With Stacks of Flats

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