How to implement a smart bike lane strategy
Designing and laying a bike lane is not as easy as painting a line along a road or on the sidewalk. Smart bike lanes are those that are implemented following scientific recommendations.
60 Years of Barbie Architecture: When Popular Culture Meets Design
In her 1959 debut by Mattel, Barbie became a doll that transformed the toy industry and has been a popular culture icon ever since. 3 years later, the first accompanying Barbie Dollhouse was created, a home for Barbie representing her domestic, habitual, and day-to-day life. Over the past 60 years, Barbie Dreamhouses have changed and evolved, each iteration adopting the architectural and design fads of the eras in which they were produced.
Cities as Living Laboratories: The Smart City Projects of Amsterdam, Singapore, and Barcelona
Cities are a canvas for architectural creativity and the dynamism of urban life. In recent years, they have taken on an additional role: that of living laboratories for innovative architecture and urban design.
The United Nations new index that provides a better measurement of economic growth potential
Learn how UNCTAD’s new index measures countries’ economic potential better. Read more here.
9 IoT applications that will change everything
Whether you are a future-minded CEO, tech-driven CEO or IT leader, you’ve come across the term IoT before. It’s often used alongside superlatives regarding how it will revolutionize the way you work, play, and live. But is it just another buzzword, or is it the as-promised technological holy grail? The truth is that Internet of Things (IoT) Applications isn’t just one thing, but a methodology of planning, implementing, and using technology to achieve a wide-ranging list of benefits.
5 common mistakes in urban gardening plans
Urban gardening plans are the municipal guidelines that help with the management of gardens and urban vegetation, and provide ideas on the design or budgets for them. Do they take into accoun which are the more adequate species?
10 cities with the best air quality in the world
Good or poor air quality is determined by the greater or lesser concentration of suspended particulate matter in the air that we breath and which is harmful to health. Which cities take the most care of this environmental factor?
Four innovative ways in which smart cities can fight heatwaves
Learn the innovative ways in which smart cities combat heatwaves, from heat maps to special paving materials.
Mexico City is sinking: What does the future hold for this city with a population of 8.8 million.
Mexico City is sinking into the ground that it sits on and which was once a lake. This is nothing new, Mexico has been on a ‘downward’ journey for years, at a rate of almost 50 centimeters (20 inches) per year. What is causing Mexico to sink? Is there a solution?
Dogen City, Japan’s futuristic floating city seeking self-sustainability.
The floating city of Dogen City is a Japanese start-up’s response to climate change and the rising sea levels threatening many cities. And it may, if it is ever completed, be the world’s healthiest city.