The Palisades Fire destroyed more than 1,200 buildings. Yet one newly built home—surrounded by ashes and charred foundations—stood almost untouched. How did it survive when its neighbors didn’t?
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The Hydrant Directory: A public domain design resource created from public US infrastructure
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‘Worst-case scenario’: when needed most, New Orleans bollards were missing in action
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Parking reform alone can boost homebuilding by 40 to 70 percent
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Traffic will never be fixed here: The benefits of the diverging diamond, and why it's still not enough to fix traffic
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After a unanimous local vote in 1996, the Swedish town of Växjö became the first in the world to commit to becoming fossil fuel free
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Copenhagen's once-industrial port has been planned to make everything, from schools and play areas to businesses and recreational spaces, accessible within five minutes
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The tactile road crossing map is not just a feature that sets Swedish pedestrian signal boxes apart, it's also the first and original design of its kind
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Why every city wants a Wrigley Field
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The methodical plan to erase Chicago
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The battle for Central Park
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Why we can’t build better cities (ft. Not Just Bikes)
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Windowless skyscrapers. These often misunderstood structures play mysterious roles in our urban landscape. In this video we explore the purposes and intriguing stories of these architectural anomalies
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Join me on an exclusive tour of two remarkable fire stations in Columbus, Indiana
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Analyzing Frank Herbert's Dune from an architectural perspective
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How much of your US city is parking lots?
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Here’s what it takes to get speed humps approved on just one US block
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The mystery of the Bloomfield bridge
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If we want a shift to walking, we need to prioritize dignity
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The bewildering architecture of skybridges
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Who really wants megastructure cites?
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Infrastructure that looks like science fiction (photos)
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Why Copenhagen put a ski slope on a power plant
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Megacities: Reality or fiction? Architecture in sci-fi.
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Why India doesn’t build skyscrapers
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Gothenburg is on a $100bn building spree
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Investigating the mysteriously feel-good "Texas Turnaround"
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Why rails buckle under the heat in Britain
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How Japan built cities where you could send your toddler on an errand
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Suburbia is subsidized - [Strong Towns Ep7]
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The bewildering architecture of indoor cities
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Weird testing infrastructure in pictures
@Kane: testing facility for thyssenkrupp elevators in Zhongshan City pic.twitter.com/2L4jG2Nel6
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For decades, US cities have been closing or neglecting public restrooms, leaving millions with no place to go. Here’s how a lack of toilets became an American affliction.
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Throwing good money after bad car infrastructure
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Three strange river crossings
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Copenhagen is great… but it’s not Amsterdam
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The ugly, dangerous, and inefficient stroads found all over the US and Canada
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Snøhetta, the world's first tunnel for large ships, has been approved and will soon begin looking for contractors in Norway – expected to begin construction in 2022
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Cycling through the streets of Amsterdam
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Transparent public toilets unveiled in Tokyo parks — but they also offer privacy
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The Tokyo Toilet - Public toilets in seventeen locations in Shibuya will be given unique redesigns by renowned designers and architects
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Utrecht: Planning for people and bikes, not for cars
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Open Platform and JAJA Architects construct Denmark's first wooden parking house, enabling Denmark reach its goal to become climate neutral in 2050
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Scandinavia is famous for its liveable cities, but a new university course in Nordic urban planning has raised questions about replicating the region's approach elsewhere
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The A2 motorway no longer divides Maastricht
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Shared mobility principles for livable cities
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The reason our streets switched to cul-de-sacs
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A Welsh town will install anti-sex toilets that could spray users with water
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Copenhagen has taken bicycle commuting to a whole new level
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Want safe, bikeable streets? Get rid of free parking, as Amsterdam did
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