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The overcrowded landscape of Seoul seems to lack unity and style with its mix of skyscrapers, high-rise apartment buildings and low-rise houses that crowd the hilltop towns. “Foreigners often ask me why Korean urban architecture lacks unity. In fact, the bizarre, spontaneous cityscape is the result of the floor-area ratio limit,” said Kim Sung-hong, architecture professor at University of Seoul and commissioner f...

the shanghai greenland center by architecture office nikken sekkei forms the city's largest urban park at approximately 20,000 m2.

There's a lot going on in east London these days, and if you're interested in seeing it here's a hip guide to Shoreditch.

Today in conventional wisdom–busting news, we learn that grimy old cities are attracting more residential construction than the bright suburban frontier. Urban redevelopment is outpacing fringe sprawl by a solid margin, according to a new EPA study of the nation’s 50 largest metro areas. It’s a “fundamental shift in the real estate market,” says the […]

40 photos of NYC during Quarantine Showcasing what New York City looks like by neighborhood through this photography diary. New York Aesthetic. Astor Place New York City Photography

Dharavi (Hindi and Marathi: धारावी; also spelled Daravi, Darravy, Dorrovy) is a slum in Mumbai, India. It is one of the largest slums in the world. Dharavi slum was founded in 1880s during the British colonial era. The slum grew in part because of expulsion of factories and residents from peninsular city center by colonial government, and from rural poor migrating into urban Mumbai (then called Bombay). Modern day Dharavi came to be founded in the 1940's once the British left India, and once…

A new city in India is attracting global investors, turning a rural area into an urban smart city. Read how some of the area’s farming families and field labourers are benefitting from this transformation

thoughtfully integrates the corridor's railroad history by reclaiming and utilizing granite curbstones. The design creatively accommodates safety through the use of an elevated and protected lane, providing curb extensions and enhanced crosswalk markings for pedestrians, and utilizing curb extended boarding areas for transit users. with stormwater connected planting beds and an enhanced overall streetscape appearance.