Finding Relief in the Concrete Jungle: Elizabeth Carmichael on Why Biophilic Design Is Essential for Urban Well-Being

Elizabeth Carmichael, an expert sustainable designer and development strategist, and founder of THE LAB SD (Living Adaptive ...
ArchDaily

Safe by Design: How Architects and Forensics Rethink Security across Scales

Several projects confront these questions at various scales to demonstrate how architecture and forensic thinking can ...
IEEE

Capability of LCZ Scheme to Differentiate Urban Thermal Environments in Five Megacities of China: Implications for Integrating LCZ System Into Heat-Resilient Planning and Design

Abstract: The local climate zone (LCZ) classification scheme provides a standardized method to characterize urban morphological characteristics and urban thermal environments. However, its capability ...

At the Seoul Biennale, Designers Ask If Our Cities Are Sparking Enough Joy

At the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, general director and architectural designer Thomas Heatherwick digs into ...
Monocle

The secrets to urban crowd control, compassionate design and the World Tramdriver Championship

We find out how cities move crowds safely and efficiently, investigate how design can affect health and wellbeing, and ...