Monocle Magazine selected world's 10 most livable cities. Honolulu, # 9, is the only American city on the list. More multimedia on other cities, mayors, people, transportation etc., via International Herald Tribune View full entry
A driverless car called Boss drove around an urban environment, avoiding other cars, and covering 60 miles (85km) in less than six hours. BBC | Wired View full entry
An excerpt from Romanian philosopher Catalin Avramescu reflects on what modern urbanism tells us about Romanian society. Courrier View full entry
The road, rail and air networks of Britain can all be greatly expanded without undermining Britain's commitment to reducing climate change emissions, a government report claims... Guardian View full entry
More than six decades after the Manhattan Project’s start, the New York side of the atom bomb story seems to be a well-preserved secret. NYT View full entry
Endless suburbs and changing climate and shrinking water sources are pushing boundaries in California and across much of the southern United States -- from dry Atlanta to Phoenix to San Diego. And this is where American growth is supposed to come. On Point (Listen) View full entry
Los Angeles gathers to discuss and connect the regional groups to further organize the major efforts being sought towards a just and democratic public space. publicspacela.com View full entry
Watch as Bryant Rousseau speaks with Mitchell about the future of cities, how to improve architecture schools, his SmartCar project, the great need today for visionary architecture, and his plans to get the people of Zaragoza, Spain dancing in the streets. ArchRecord View full entry
The population of the UK is set to increase by 4.4 million to 65 million by 2016, according to new projections. Can the UK absorb this new population growth? BBC View full entry
“Goldsmith is the orchestrator behind the Temporary Museum of Permanent Change, a public participation project that looks to conceptualize the city and its changing character. His idea is to shift the focus away from the end-point of the physical development and towards processes of change... View full entry
The one square mile City of London, London's main centre of finance, has changed dramatically over the years. Here, using Google Earth, you can explore this constructive history via James Stafford's fascinating animation. View full entry
"The whole thing is ridiculous. It's the most ridiculous city in the world – but everyone who lives there knows that. No one thinks that L.A. "works," or that it's well-designed, or that it's perfectly functional, or even that it makes sense to have put it there in the first place; they... View full entry
Japan is struggling with deteriorating environmental conditions brought about in part by decades of rampant construction driven by massive public works projects. Listen/Read View full entry
Richard Rogers wrote in July 2005, when the Olympics were awarded to London, that “the Barcelona standard is what we have to achieve”...SWO View full entry
From landmines to sandtraps South Korean developers eye tracks of land for a new suburban expansion near the 155 miles long Demilitarized Zone which bifurcates the Korean Peninsula. NYT View full entry