Want safe, bikeable streets? Get rid of free parking, as Amsterdam did urban planning Article 916 words 14 votes
In the flesh: Online brands promise an escape from the conventional logic of consumerism — until they open physical stores advertising Article 1762 words 8 votes
Concrete Utopia: An art exhibition on Yugoslavia documents an extraordinary architectural legacy that has been neglected by mainstream historians architecture Article 3232 words, published Nov 6 2018 7 votes
A warped, aluminium cuboid, The Twist art museum doubles as a gravity-defying bridge which spans a river in Norway architecture Article 485 words 7 votes
A small city with big delusions: Pine Island, MN (population 3,000) has huge dreams, yet they can’t take care of their basic systems. Who pays the price? urban planning Article 862 words, published Jul 30 2019 8 votes
Shade: It’s a civic resource, an index of inequality, and a requirement for public health. Shade should be a mandate for urban designers urban planning architecture Article 6427 words, published Apr 1 2019 11 votes
Selling the Long Drink in the United States isn't just about marketing a booze product – it's about selling the country of Finland advertising Article 623 words 6 votes
How a new logo saved the city of Oslo $5 million a year typography Article 546 words, published Jun 28 2019 8 votes
Monolithic concrete forms associated with brutalist architecture inspired the interiors of Axel Arigato's Copenhagen flagship store architecture fashion Article 413 words 4 votes
New hotel at Preikestolen designed to hang over cliff edge in Norway architecture Article 273 words 3 votes
Danish court orders car dealer to compensate Chinese artist Ai Weiwei for using one of his works, Soleil Levant, as a backdrop for a commercial advertising Article 260 words 6 votes
Notre-Dame came far closer to collapsing than people knew. This is how it was saved. architecture Article 3383 words 14 votes
Elliðaárdalur Valley – WilkinsonEyre designs biodome complex for Iceland architecture Article 385 words 3 votes
Danish architecture firm COBE has won an international competition for a new science museum in Lund architecture Article 648 words 5 votes
Finland invited me to visit and to learn all about the country's smart cities projects urban planning Article 305 words 4 votes
Architects behind Lapee say pink spiral design could end gender toilet inequality Article 688 words, published Jul 4 2019 9 votes
Sans serif, sans progressive policies: How campaign branding came to be a way for candidates to signal their progressive bona fides without actually having them. typography Article 1492 words 7 votes
Oregon just voted to legalize duplexes on almost every city lot urban planning Article 1363 words 11 votes
If only experienced cyclists feel safe in a bike lane, then is it a bike lane at all? In Vancouver, a shift to “AAA” (all ages and abilities) bike lanes urban planning Article 1428 words 15 votes
Against advertising: Advertisers thrive on perpetuating a system that is ravaging the planet. We can do without them — and a lot of the junk they’re trying to sell us. advertising Article 1571 words 33 votes
The corporate logo singularity: Against the creepy cheerfulness of a thousand smiling san serifs typography Article 1401 words 14 votes
Could Barcelona’s plan to push out cars and build superblocks work in the US? urban planning Article 2014 words, published Apr 12 2019 11 votes
Separated by design: How some of America’s richest towns fight affordable housing urban planning Article 5420 words, published May 22 2019 6 votes
Notre Dame: Time to call in the French builders with medieval skills architecture Article 1141 words 11 votes
Burger King is the latest brand to use depression as a marketing tool advertising Article 941 words 11 votes
After overthrowing its government and changing its name, North Macedonia faces up to the urban crisis in Skopje architecture urban planning Article 1618 words 8 votes