‘15-minute city’ idea wins Obel Award
The annual architectural prize has been awarded to Carlos Moreno's concept of local urbanism
London’s Design District opens on Greenwich Peninsula
Built as a home for the creative industries, this new commercial district hosts a diverse array of buildings from eight architects
Paris plans first ‘zero-carbon’ neighbourhood
The development at Porte de Montreuil – with designs from Tatiana Bilbao and Serie Architects – embraces the use of terracotta, hemp, raw earth and CLT
New book explores the cultural and social history of the London pub
Public House celebrates how pubs have contributed to the civic life and story of London
South Kensington installations propose greener London
In the run up to COP26, three architectural interventions show how to reclaim nature in the city
Social housing and the hopes of young Londoners: Ayo Akingbade’s A Glittering City
Two films by Akingbade, which explore change in London, are on show at the Whitechapel Gallery
Exploring the poetic mundanity of urban peripheries – in photographs
New book Double Orbit from photographer Grégoire Pujade-Lauraine captures the strange everyday of our built environment
New exhibition showcases cartoons of city life
Big City Life at Cartoonmuseum Basel displays diverse visions of urban experience – from disconnected city planning to overwhelming buildings
CEBRA adds a new neighbourhood to Aarhus in Denmark
Comprising a new cobbled street and 146 homes, the project aims to create a community-focused 'shared space'
Oslo, Los Angeles, Mexico City and Budapest commit to clean construction
The four cities have pledged to halve emissions from all construction activities by 2030
Brighton gets new linear park from Untitled Practice
The landscape and architecture studio's redevelopment project has created a new 1.5km-long linked park system in the British seaside city
Vertical garden in Riga tests out impact of pollution on urban agriculture
Latvian architecture practice Annvil collaborates with scientists to analyse whether food grown in cities is affected by air pollution
Loophole city: how one index shapes Mumbai’s rampant development
The exploitation of the Floor Space Index (FSI) is a key factor in Mumbai's increasingly unequal, profit-hungry urbanisation
