City-Leavers
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.
Architecture and Neuroscience Collide to Design Conscious Cities
Future cities need to be healthier and respond to human needs, which is calling for a new profession: the Conscious Design Consultant.
Chicago Church Becomes Basketball Sanctuary For The Masses
Nike transformed the Church of the Epiphany in Chicago into a full-equipped basketball training space for the local high-school teams. The training space comes with activities, aimed at inspiring Chicago’s youth.
This Bright Blue Sports Court Turns Dull Lot Into Vibrant Community Space
In the neighbourhood of Valle de Chalco, one of Mexico-City’s most marginalised areas, architecture firm All Arquitectura designed a brand-new community space, with a popping bright blue sports court at its core.
Mobile Mosques: Coming To A Sporting Event Near You
The Japanese are known for having a welcoming and hospitable nature. At the upcoming 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, organizers have developed a mobile mosque to ensure that the expected Muslim crowds feel at home.
LA Influencers Compete Over Exclusive Urban Space
A mural in LA has likely become the most desired wall in the city. Only verified social media influencers and people with over 20,000 followers are allowed to take a photo with the artwork.
Escape City Life In A Secret Cabin Near You
Looking for your next urban getaway? Wellness startup, Slow Cabins, hides sustainable, furnished cabins in nature locations on the outskirts of cities in Belgium.
University Lecture Hall Turns Into a Cinema at Night
The future of space is hybrid. In Amsterdam, cinema Rialto will be transforming a building of the Vrije Universiteit into a movie theater outside lecture hours.
Can Tube Homes Solve Hong Kong’s Housing Crisis?
Using concrete water tubes, architecture firm James Law Cybertecture proposes affordable micro-apartments that make the most of Hong Kong's limited urban space.
MINI Goes Into Co-Living
Car manufacturer MINI has presented its newest chapter in rethinking the concept of urban living with the development of a unique co-living initiative in the Jing’An district in Shanghai.
Reebok Reimagines Gas Stations as Fitness Hubs
With their Get Pumped campaign, sports brand Reebok and design firm Gensler conceptualize what the gas stations of the future may look like.
3D-Printing Manhattan’s Single Households
The one-person household has become the dominant mode of living in the Western world. Artists Zico Schneider and Caitlin Robinson created twelve 3D-printed mini-sculptures documenting single New Yorkers inside their homes.
