City-Leavers
Increasing numbers of young urbanites are moving to the countryside. Can shrinking regions benefit from this trend? With support from the Creative Industries Fund NL, we’re exploring post-urban living and rural futures.
City Quitters: Creative Pioneers Pursuing Post-Urban Life
In her book City Quitters, author Karen Rosenkranz interviews more than 20 creatives who have left the city to start a new life in the countryside.
Berlin’s Mothership of Co-Working St. Oberholz Opens Rural Satellite
With urban life getting more distracting, St. Oberholz has opened an escape space for urban freelancers to get their work done in the middle of a nature park outside of Berlin.
Western Europe’s Tallest Skyscraper to Be Built in the Danish Countryside
Danish architecture firm Dorte Mandrup have designed what will be the tallest skyscraper in Western Europe. The proposed site will surprise you: a rural village in Denmarks' Jutland Peninsula.
Are Mid-Sized Cities the Ultimate Urban Refuge?
Paris’ population is shrinking. Highly educated young Parisians are moving to Bordeaux, Lyon and Nantes, taking their hip lifestyles with them.
Winery-Amphitheater Breathes New Life Into Czech Countryside
A winery and an ampthitheater will soon open its doors in Dobšice, a countryside town in the Czech Republic. The interesting combination hopes to attract new visitors to the rural region.
Greenhouse Hotel Shows a Glimpse of the Future of Food Production Landscapes
Designer Anne Beuk provides an escape from city life in the middle of a highly intensive agricultural landscape in the Netherlands.
Go Back to the Roots With Farmlife
This new book features farmers, chefs, beekeepers, florists, food activists, and foragers who work in the countryside across the world.
Camp Anywhere With Campspace
With Campspace, you can discover unique and peaceful places to camp and re-set your brain.
Barbershop Terrace Encouraging Encounters in Rural Japan
Due to a decline in sense of local community in Ichikawamisato, architect Jorge Almazán and his students have designed a planted terrace next to a barbershop building, where customers and by-passers can sit and chat.
Are Small Towns the New Breeding Ground for Gentrification?
Big cities become more densely populated and more expensive. That's why some city dwellers are now taking to the countryside to find peace and quiet.
Repopulating Rural Japan With (Almost) Free Housing
Japan's government is giving away houses for ¥0.00 to combat rural decline.
Craft Beer Is Creating Life in Japan’s Countryside
Typically associated with crowded megacities, Japan is now trying to attract young people to shrinking rural towns. How? By brewing craft beer in the middle of nowhere.
