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Browsing Urban Design

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Technology

Škoda redesigns the bicycle bell for urban safety

Škoda Auto has unveiled DuoBell, a bicycle bell engineered to cut through active noise-cancelling (ANC) headphones, addressing rising safety risks in urban environments.

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Design

Pedestrians are walking faster and lingering less in public spaces

Pedestrians in American cities are moving faster and spending less time lingering in public spaces, according to a new study from MIT’s Senseable City Lab.

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Design

Future Days 2025: Urban life in 2050 and queer design futures

The second day of Future Days 2025 kicked off at the Estufa Fria botanical garden in Lisbon.

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Design

Smart New Towns

LS:N Global talks to London-based master planning and urban design firm AR Urbanism to discuss the pillars of a regenerative new town, the pros and cons of smart infrastructure and the promise of brownfield sites.

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Design

Port of Leith unveils vertical distillery on Edinburgh’s seafront

Port of Leith whisky has marked its entry into the world of spirits with a distinctive twist – a vertical distillery spanning nine storeys that overlooks Edinburgh’s seafront.

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Design

World's largest construction project in wood to begin in Stockholm by 2025

Sustainable urban development firm Atrium Ljungberg has announced Stockholm Wood City as its latest conscious venture.

14Trees by Holcim, Kenya
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Design

Colossal 3D-printed project brings affordable housing to Kenya

The largest 3D-printed neighbourhood to date is under development in Kenya, and aims to provide a cost-efficient and environmentally friendly solution to the country’s housing crisis.

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Travel & Hospitality

Temporary Urbanism Futures

Entire cities are becoming malleable, empowering communities to re-interpret urban environments freely and sustainably to fulfil their ever-changing needs.

More LA by Woods Bagot, Los Angeles
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Design

Designing the future of Los Angeles without parking

Architecture firm Woods Bagot has published a research and design report exploring future mobility in the second-most populous city in the US.