cities
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Architects Say This Apartment Complex Is The Year’s Best Building — Here’s Why
What do villages look like in a world where most people live in cities? Can close-knit communities even exist in the megapolis of the future? The Interlace, an unusual apartment building that was just crowned Building of the Year, thinks so.
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How Bad Data Caused The Fires That Leveled The Bronx In The 1970s
“The Bronx is burning.” Throughout the 1970s, hundreds of buildings went up in flames in New York City’s poorest neighbourhoods. But nowhere were the fires more prevalent than The Bronx, where on a single night in July 1977, 400 blazes were raging. And flawed urban planning data was to blame.
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St. Louis’s Riverfront Was A Thriving Neighbourhood Before The Arch Was Built
Today is the 50th anniversary of the completion of the Gateway Arch, one of the most striking and distinctive monuments in human history. But like all feats of engineering, the Arch came with a price — the obliteration of one of St. Louis’s oldest neighbourhoods.
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This Brooklyn Co-Living Space Is Smarter Than NYC’s Own Plan To Fix Its Housing Crisis
What can you get for $US1800 in rent? In Brooklyn, you can get a fully furnished apartment, a bedroom that’s all yours, plus access to two bathrooms, a living room, and a well-appointed, brand-new kitchen. Oh yeah, and here’s the twist: You’ll share it with four other people — who you don’t get to choose.