Future Urban Living
Footbridges Connect Residents in This Micro-Neighbourhood
Architecture office Urban Platform designed a micro-neighbourhood to create a community-centric housing project in a disused lot in central Brussels.
You Can Ski Without Snow on This Power Plant’s Rooftop
Copenhagen’s new city attraction makes use of a power plant's rooftop for citizens and tourists to hit the slopes all year round.
Artists Skip the White Cube to Exhibit in Supermarkets and Fridges
The uniform art gallery environment has motivated artists to exhibit their work in unusual locations in the city — from supermarkets to fridges.
Conquering the Housing Crisis, Amsterdam Now Promotes Suburban Living
The City of Amsterdam has created a mapping tool to present the housing opportunities within an hour travel distance from the Dutch capital.
Hybrid Berlin Apartment Transforms from Home, to Office, to Home
The Berlin spaces of architecture magazine ARCH+ merge working with living. The apartment, inhabited by the publisher and his partner, fluidly transforms from home, to office, to home on weekdays.
At The Posh Club, Nobody Is Ever Too Old to Party
The Posh Club is a daytime "nightclub" for the elderly. Something that started as a tea party in a front room has now transformed into a whole community aimed at fighting loneliness and isolation.
IKEA Now Moves Into Your Neighbourhood
The Swedish furniture firm is blurring the boundaries of retail store and public space with its new location in Greenwich, London.
Peugeot Wants to Power Electric Cars With Urban Noise
It almost sounds too good to be true — Peugeot's new billboards are capable of recycling city noise into electricity for charging electric vehicles.
This Furniture Is Bending the Rules of Shared Spaces
Studio Cutwork is redesigning the way we share our spaces with their flexible furniture that is based on an innovative fabrication method.
Danish Farm Becomes a Playground for Urban Creatives
Urban creatives are flocking to the countryside to (re)discover creative freedom and focus. Far from Copenhagen, a renovated farmhouse is providing space for events and artistic explorations.
Red Rooftop Provides Calm Space for Reflection
Linz-based Urgent.Agency created an art installation that wants you to explore the rooftop as a space for calmness and reflection in the city.
H&M Opens Hybrid Neighborhood Store in Berlin
Moving beyond fast fashion, H&M is reinventing itself as a neighborhood platform that offers yoga, vintage design and superfoods in the heart of Berlin.
