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Food sovereignty and sustainable food systems expert Nick Rose is pioneering urban agriculture in Melbourne. He explains why the future of city life depends on it
We can think about corporate resilience in the same terms as wellness and self-care, say Kealy Herman and Emily Wasley
Construction’s cautious approach to new products is undermining its net-zero aspirations before we’ve really begun, writes David Glover
Costa Rica’s decarbonization plan could make it US$41 billion better off by 2050 — even if other countries do nothing, says Adrien Vogt-Schilb
We need new solutions for sustainable reuse, says Maria Brogren, but we should also look to the past
City leaders need to think beyond the parking space and activate streets for new, sustainable ways of living and moving around.
Net zero should bring wider ecological benefits, writes Tom Butterworth — but if we’re not careful, it could exacerbate another global crisis
Copenhagen’s new power plant shows that urban infrastructure can make great public spaces, writes Mark Bessoudo
Smart buildings present new, unprecedented risks to their developers, owners and tenants. Managing these must become part of the design process
Following Leesman’s survey of more than 4,900 workplaces, Peggie Rothe delves into the data to debunk some office myths
Extinction Rebellion are right to be angry. But unless they know exactly what they want, they’re doomed to fail, says Susan Krumdieck
We need to stop thinking of buildings as fixed entities and give them the chance to adapt, writes Mark Bessoudo
Micromobility will profoundly change urban landscapes – let’s make sure it’s for the better
Inclusive design specialist Ross Atkin discusses why placemaking often fails disabled citizens, the dangers of decluttering, and how to build a people-friendly smart city
Carbon emissions don’t respect corporate boundaries, says Kealy Herman
Harvard professor Bill Kerr argues that global talent migration is a ‘gift’ that helps societies to flourish. But cities need to get over the idea of being the next Silicon Valley and make the system work for everyone
Solutions to many of our urban problems can be found up on the roof, say Freija Carlstén and Emmelie Nilsson
Don’t get hung up on the gadgetry, writes Matthew Marson. Smart is about the ends, not the means
Urban loneliness is a huge problem, but it doesn’t necessarily need large-scale design solutions, write Yasmin Afshar and Michi McCloskey
The Red Planet has all the raw materials we need to create human settlements, says Matthew Troemner
It’s easy to be seduced by the power and precision of digital models, writes Mark Bessoudo. But they can only ever offer an approximation of reality
Let’s think of the energy transition as a mission to save the Earth. It’s an impossible situation, writes Susan Krumdieck, but drastic times call for unlikely heroes
The technology behind cryptocurrencies could hold the key to managing complex networks of all kinds, from supply chains and energy microgrids to the internet itself, writes Robbie Epsom
Historian Poornima Paidipaty explains how new data streams give a more nuanced picture of how cities work, and why they fail
Factory-built homes could make affordable, healthy city living possible for all, argue Narada Golden and Chris Edmonds
Urban planners should worry less about making communities diverse, and more about creating ’overlapping spaces’ between them, argues Mo Sarraf
An ancient town in Laos causes Mark Bessoudo to reflect on the limits of designing for the good life
Agustin Chevez reveals what he learned about the future of work and human purpose while walking from Melbourne to Sydney …
It’s often misinterpreted or dismissed as intangible — but there’s nothing fluffy about it, says Helena Klintström
Cities are the new battleground of the global economy and infrastructure will be their secret weapon, writes Tom Cargill
The smarter our lives, homes and cities become, the greater the risk that they could be taken over by hackers and used against us, says Peter Richards
Architecture and engineering are both fixated on the idea of genius. Could this be the source of their gender imbalance, asks Andrei Cimpian
More than ever we are leading solitary lives, isolated by changing social structures, digital networks and denser cities, writes David Symons