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Behind the Great Public Architecture Boom of Belgium

Once ridiculed for the mediocrity of its architecture, Flanders is now home to some of the best new public buildings in the world.

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Paved With Good Intentions: We Still Can’t Kick the Car Habit

Despite its environmental achievements, the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act substitutes electric vehicles for a more holistic, climate-friendly approach to urban planning and design.

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In the Driverless City, How Will Our Streets Be Used?

A glut of speculative plans reimagine the future streetscape. But is it a road to nowhere?

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“Keep Off the Grass”: Why Fighting for Free Access to Green Space Implicates Us All

In an opinion piece for Metropolis, Alexandra Hagen, CEO of Swedish firm White Arkitekter, explains why countering commercial forces is central to protecting urban space.

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Urban Renewal, A Blight on Other American Cities, Sparked an Architectural Renaissance in Pittsburgh

The editors of the new volume Imagining the Modern argue that the reviled federal program was responsible for creating the postcard Pittsburgh.