Urban area

the shanghai greenland center by architecture office nikken sekkei forms the city's largest urban park at approximately 20,000 m2.

40 photos of NYC during Quarantine Showcasing what New York City looks like by neighborhood through this photography diary. New York Aesthetic. Astor Place New York City Photography

The overcrowded landscape of Seoul seems to lack unity and style with its mix of skyscrapers, high-rise apartment buildings and low-rise houses that crowd the hilltop towns. “Foreigners often ask me why Korean urban architecture lacks unity. In fact, the bizarre, spontaneous cityscape is the result of the floor-area ratio limit,” said Kim Sung-hong, architecture professor at University of Seoul and commissioner for the Korea Pavilion exhibition at the upcoming Venice Architecture Biennale…

Dharavi (Hindi and Marathi: धारावी; also spelled Daravi, Darravy, Dorrovy) is a slum in Mumbai, India. It is one of the largest slums in the world. Dharavi slum was founded in 1880s during the British colonial era. The slum grew in part because of expulsion of factories and residents from peninsular city center by colonial government, and from rural poor migrating into urban Mumbai (then called Bombay). Modern day Dharavi came to be founded in the 1940's once the British left India, and once…

Hillside favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. These slums are home to thousands of poor people squatting on public land.

Manhattan at dusk

There's a lot going on in east London these days, and if you're interested in seeing it here's a hip guide to Shoreditch.

Clearing the Skies: My Journey in Urban Air Pollution Control Urban Air Pollution Combating pollution in urban areas has been a challenging but ultimately rewarding aspect of my life's path. Envision a bustling city where pollution cloud hides the skyline and cars emit smoke into the atmosphere. My only weapons were my determination and hope that things will improve; that was my battlefield. For the first part of the journey, my favorite phrase is the "Great Greening." It was like trying to…

Three major flaws with the idea that most city interstates are here to stay.

The world-renowned A' Design Award & Competition has opened its Call for Early Submissions to all those who would like to submit their designs in...