EEnvironment Read More Amsterdam 750th Anniversary Showcases Centuries of Climate AdaptationOctober 25, 2025 On Amsterdam’s northern edge, a brand new island in the vast IJmeer lake is being readied for homebuilding.…
AArts and design Read More Creating Cities for Tomorrow: The Future of Sustainable ConstructionOctober 24, 2025 European Patent Office, Vienna, Austria. Built with ECOPact, ECOCycle® and Elevate inside. Image © ATP Architects Share Share…
AArts and design Read More Staging Culture: The Architect as CuratorOctober 23, 2025 ‘Zero Gravity Urbanism – Principles for a New Livability’ at the Abbazia di San Gregorio, Venice. Image ©…
AArts and design Read More ‘The Unfinished Metropolis’: Reinventing the Great American DowntownOctober 23, 2025 This article is adapted from Benjamin Schneider’s new book, The Unfinished Metropolis: Igniting the City-Building Revolution (Island Press,…
HHealthcare Read More Medical Tourism: Africa Leaders Should Get Their Healthcare at HomeOctober 23, 2025 The tragedy of the death of veteran Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who was “arguably robbed of the…
EEconomy Read More China Home Prices Drop Faster Despite Easing MeasuresOctober 20, 2025 China’s home prices fell more steeply in September, despite recent easing measures introduced by major cities to revive…
AArts and design Read More Architecture as Soft Power: Cultural Diplomacy and Its Role in Shaping Architectural ProductionOctober 20, 2025 Rinshunkaku restoration, 2019-2022. Documented in “Artisans of Reiwa – The Restoration of Rinshunkaku”. Image © Katsumasa Tanaka Share…
PPersonal finance Read More Singapore’s CPF Ranked Among the World’s Best Pension SystemsOctober 18, 2025 Each week we’ll bring you insights into one of Asia’s most dynamic economies. If you haven’t yet, please…
EEconomy Read More South African Cities in Death Spiral, Deputy Finance Chief WarnsOctober 9, 2025 South Africa’s main municipalities, with the exception of Cape Town, are in a “death spiral,” spending way too…
EEnvironment Read More Latin America’s Motorcycle Boom Comes With Deadly ConsequencesOctober 1, 2025 It had rained that June morning in Mexico City, leaving the pavement slick. Isaac was speeding near the…
EEconomy Read More Resilience for the North American Auto Industry and for the City of New OrleansSeptember 27, 2025 Welcome to the Wall Street Week newsletter, bringing you stories of capitalism about things you need to know,…
EEconomy Read More Why Germany’s €500 Billion Infrastructure Fund Risks Falling ShortSeptember 20, 2025 In September 2024, a railway bridge in Dresden spectacularly collapsed into the Elbe River, highlighting Germany’s desperate need…