Brand Urbanism

Toyota’s New Billboard Campaign Cleans The Air
Car brand Toyota launches a series of 37 air-purifying billboards on the American west coast.

Copenhagen Wants Its Tourists To Become Locals
The Copenhagen tourism board is setting course towards a future beyond tourism, with something much more interesting and personal — a future of hosts and guests and the shared experience of so-called localhood.

Next Level Spaces For Urban Nomads
Somewhere between a hostel, hotel and bar, Jo & Joe is a new co-living venture that aims to cater for 'Townsters' (locals) and 'Tripsters' (visitors) alike.

An Age Of Convenience
Convenience stores in Japan are stepping up to address the needs of an ageing population

Rural Japanese Houses Transformed Into Satellite Offices For Tech Start-Ups
In Japan, architects have started to renovate rural homes into satellite offices for tech start-ups. Can start-ups save the country-side?

Co-Living For New York’s Creative Innovators
New York's newest co-living platform, Founder House, offers creative innovators a space to work and live with like minded people.

Roam the World Through Co-Living
Roam is piloting subscription-based co-living spaces, providing a network of places to live and work. With locations in Bali, Miami and Madrid, the company intends to create a community by testing the boundaries of work and travel.

Virtual Downtown Running, Sponsored By Nike
Nike has created an enormous sole-shaped running track in downtown Manila that lets you run against your virtual self.

MINI Rethinks Urban Living
MINI is taking creative uses of space to the next level. With success in transportation, the car brand is now trying their hand at co-living.

Get Cozy in Amsterdam’s New Global Living Room
Looking to provide an alternative way of living for travelling professionals, Zoku is a new home-away-from-home for global nomads.

Robotic Furniture For Tiny Homes
MIT Media Lab has picked up on micro-metropolitan living trends. Their new robotic and modular system helps transform (tiny) spaces to be more efficient and intelligent.

Why Aren’t We Embracing The Cosmopolitan Tribe?
In the highly-competitive world of entrepreneurs, co-living platform Nest Copenhagen chooses instead to embrace the power of cosmopolitan tribes.