Cities & Planning

BrightDrop and FedEx drove an electric van from NYC to DC—then let Ars have a try.

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Urban fabric - Designing Buildings - Share your construction industry knowledge. The term ‘urban’ relates to cities and settlements of high population and infrastructure density. Urban areas are distinct from rural areas which are more sparsely spread, often surrounded by open countryside or agricultural land, and with lower population densities. The Home Quality Mark suggests an urban area is one with a population of 10,000 people or more, located within a tract of predominantly built-up land.

Urban fabric is the physical form of towns and cities. Like textiles, urban fabric comes in many different types and weaves.

A palimpsest of history, politics, and art, a short film by Lisbon-based director João Pombeiro is an ode to the Midwest's largest city and its people. "Chicago" travels across time periods and neighborhoods in a poetic collage of community and culture: cutout photographs of children sit in fr

Since launching in 2011, Urban Fabric has created rugs of more than 30 cities, each with its own characteristic pattern. For about $7,000, one of them could be yours.

It’s part of a much bigger story about the challenge of cleaning up contaminated sites that don’t quite reach Superfund status.

Our newest development at King’s Cross will be a place for connection, community and entrepreneurship.

A project to restore a 1,000-year-old network of water channels is helping farmers in the Sierra Nevada adapt to the effects of the climate crisis

Only 6 streets in Portland are named after people of color. Given Oregon’s history, this is isn’t exactly unexpected, but I still find myself surprised at just how low the number is. Th…

The housing debate is an ongoing one and will likely always polarize - but for me, buying property just makes no sense. Mind you, this is here in Germany, where some unique factors tip the scale - and also a few of my personal concerns that play a role here. So, let me showcase some neat little

A global study into urbanization's impact on white clover shows that the plant is evolving to survive alongside us in Puget Sound.

In the mid-1980s, to harvest sustainable energy Tasmania embarked on a massive hydroelectric dam project on the Pieman River. The area targeted to be turned into a lake held valuable timber, and loggers tried to harvest it before the dam's completion; but the inaccessibility of the site made for slow

Solar Energy UK says there is 7GW of 'shovel-ready' solar installations that have planning permission and authorisation to connect to the electricity grid, which would provide more energy than the Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor.

It’s raining again today, and we’re grateful. This will help put a damper on what was shaping up to be a terrifying early start of fire season. But the tiny amounts won’t make a d…

Welcome to Abandoned Rails, featuring maps, pictures and the history of former railway grades across the United States.

In its season debut, Civic Cocktail hosts a discussion with local historians and a futurist on what was and what will be in the Emerald City.

Shifting how we power our homes and devices is one relatively easy strategy for combating climate change.

The Netflix show Old Enough! offers a glimpse of an alternate reality.

Le Taxirail fonctionne sans conducteur, à l’hydrogène et à l'électricité. Il peut transporter jusqu’à 40 personnes à une vitesse maxi de 100 kms heure sur des petites distances. Un concept né dans les Côtes-d'Armor, à Plusquellec...

Just about anyone can build this A-Frame. I hope you give it a try, because it's true — with a couple friends, you can do it. But the simpli

These substances could help the airline industry decarbonize, but it's a complex topic. Here's all your burning questions, answered.

Climate emergency is forcing us to harness our ability to intervene in planetary processes and direct it at repairing the damage caused to the planet.

As extreme weather becomes more common, reliable heating and cooling may start coming from underground ‘geogrids.’