An ephemeral artwork made with thousands of footsteps in the snow has captured attention near Finland's capital of Helsinki ~arts art.public art.ephemeral Article 256 words 19 votes
Can Malmö's green points system help rewild London? Transformation of a Swedish shipyard into a leafy haven inspired London's 'urban greening factor' plan. ~design urban planning Article 1983 words 10 votes
The new $45 billion metro system under construction beneath Paris ~transport Article 910 words 12 votes
Following a two-year-long hiatus, an initiative by Copenhagen Municipality allowing citizens to get trees for free, has returned ~enviro Link 7 votes
Statue of a woman made out of rubble from Beirut mega explosion - Lebanese artist Hayat Nazer ~arts Link 6 votes
The farmer that lives in the middle of Tokyo Narita Airport ~humanities.history Video 5:58, published Sep 29 2020 4 votes
The rat tribe: Meet the million migrant workers living beneath Beijing's streets ~life housing work Video 7:08, published Jan 26 2015 7 votes
How Reykjavik's sheet-metal homes beat the Icelandic winter – they may be unorthodox, but the innovative buildings have kept residents warm and dry for more than a century ~design architecture Article 13 votes
The Paris morgue provided ghoulish entertainment ~humanities.history Article 689 words, published Sep 10 2020 11 votes
Japanese convenience store chain begins testing remote controlled robot staff in Tokyo ~tech Article 517 words, published Aug 28 2020 6 votes
The case for making low-tech 'dumb' cities instead of 'smart' ones ~tech Article 1746 words, published Jan 15 2020 8 votes
Transparent public toilets unveiled in Tokyo parks — but they also offer privacy ~design architecture Article 404 words 8 votes
The 2020 San Francisco exodus is real, and historic, report shows ~finance Article 519 words 19 votes
The Tokyo Toilet - Public toilets in seventeen locations in Shibuya will be given unique redesigns by renowned designers and architects ~design architecture Link 11 votes
To see how a city embraces remote work, just look to Helsinki – a deeply rooted culture of trust is crucial to the success of remote working ~life work.remote Article 1183 words 6 votes
Beirut hit by massive explosions, killing over 135 people and injuring over 5000 ~news lebanon.beirut Article 219 words 37 votes
Amid protests, Norway's government has begun tearing down a landmark building adorned with giant murals by Pablo Picasso ~design architecture Article 435 words 5 votes
If the Louvre was on fire, should we rescue the art first or the people? ~arts art.fine Article 691 words 23 votes
The statue of the Little Mermaid in the entrance to Copenhagen harbour has been daubed with the words “racist fish” ~arts Article 333 words 8 votes
London Tube map made from a working circuit board ~transport Article 412 words, published Jun 23 2020 8 votes
Greek demonstrators hurl firebombs towards US embassy in Athens ~news usa greece.athens crime Article 97 words, published Jun 3 2020 13 votes
Brazil’s favelas, neglected by the government, organize their own coronavirus fight ~health healthcare Article 1190 words 7 votes
One of Copenhagen Zoo's giant pandas escaped from its enclosure early on Monday and roamed the park before staff were able to sedate it and bring it back ~news denmark.copenhagen Article 236 words 4 votes
South Korea re-imposes some coronavirus restrictions after spike in new cases ~health Article 760 words 8 votes
At first, the disappearance of the wife of one of Norway's richest people seemed to be an abduction – but then suspicion turned on the husband ~news norway.oslo crime Article 7 votes
In Helsinki's climate plan, community comes before bureaucracy ~enviro climate change Article 782 words 5 votes
Nurses have quit en masse from Russia’s top coronavirus hospital in Moscow over poor working conditions and low wages ~health healthcare Article 351 words 10 votes
A handful of US cities have passed soda taxes, but are they working? ~health Article 665 words, published Feb 26 2020 5 votes
Amsterdam to embrace 'doughnut' model to mend post-coronavirus economy ~finance economics.doughnut Article 1038 words 11 votes
China ends Wuhan lockdown after more than ten weeks, but normal life is still a distant dream ~health Article 1476 words 8 votes
The city of Helsinki had the right to scrap its contract with Siemens over the failed automation of the Finnish capital's metro ~transport Article 332 words 6 votes
Brazil’s densely packed favelas brace for coronavirus: ‘It will kill a lot of people.’ ~health Article 1405 words 7 votes
Larry Hogan, Ralph Northam, Muriel Bowser order residents in Maryland, Virginia, DC to stay at home ~health Article 1663 words 7 votes
How Helsinki and Oslo cut pedestrian deaths to zero – after years of committed action, neither city recorded a single pedestrian fatality in 2019 ~transport Article 906 words 6 votes
Five Picasso murals in Oslo are at the center of a major controversy – the murals are scheduled to be moved in the name of preservation ~design architecture Article 674 words 5 votes
The invisible city: How a homeless man built a life underground ~life housing Article 5287 words 10 votes
Summers are now twice as long as winters in all Australian capital cities, report finds ~enviro climate change Article 447 words 8 votes
Controversial plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport have been thrown into doubt after a court ruling ~transport Article 611 words 8 votes