Europe-wide initiative sets out to revitalise small and remote spaces
Promotion: a project spanning several European countries has explored how it can empower small and remote places by transforming underutilised public spaces. More
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Dezeen Agenda features plans for two-kilometre-long elevated walkway in Dubai
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the Dubai Walk master plan. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More
Dubai to be transformed into pedestrian-friendly city with two-kilometre elevated walkway
Dubai ruler Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has approved the Dubai Walk masterplan to add 6,500 kilometres of pedestrian walkways to the city, including an elevated air-conditioned looped path. More
"Social housing is not the place for minimalism" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a trio of buildings completed by David Chipperfield Architects that are part of a riverside development in Lyon, France. More
David Chipperfield adds social housing and offices to Lyon riverside development
British studio David Chipperfield Architects has completed a social housing block, an office building and a mixed-use high-rise as part of a masterplan in Lyon led by Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron. More
SWNA designs "cute" rubbish bins for Seoul Metropolitan Government
South Korean design studio SWNA has created a set of rubbish bins for use in Seoul's public spaces, featuring friendly rounded forms and animal ears on the lids. More
Lake Flato plans to create "vibrant, mixed-use waterfront district" on Fort Worth island
Architecture studio Lake Flato and HR&A Advisors have unveiled updated plans for a waterfront development that will reroute the Trinity River to create a mixed-use island in Fort Worth, Texas. More
"Design can do more to reduce the built environment's capacity for enabling misogyny"
Women sick of feeling unsafe in their cities may need to consider disruption as a means of effecting change, writes Helen Parton. More
The Living City video series explores designing urban environments that are "more human"
Promotion: Urban design brand Urbidermis has created a series of short documentary videos on designing greener and more sociable cities. More
Engaging with locals aids "healing" say post-earthquake masterplanners
Involving locals in post-disaster rebuilding can aid recovery from trauma and ensure communities are effectively restored, say Foster + Partners architects designing the Antakya masterplan following the Turkey-Syria earthquakes. More
"Great cities need tall buildings to help them thrive"
Skyscrapers get a bad rap but are crucial to the success of cities, writes economics professor Jason Barr. More
Page Southerland Page integrates "past and future" at Texas Capitol Complex
US studio Page Southerland Page has worked to "cultivate a stronger sense of community" with the urban design surrounding the Texas State Capitol that integrates historical landmarks in Austin. More
Four tips for successful narrative placemaking from Era-co
Promotion: narrative not built environment is the key to making a place "sticky" says Era-co global director Steven Cornwell who shared his insights into placemaking with Dezeen. More
Oman announces plans for mixed-use district in Jabal al Akhdar mountains
Three villages will make up Omani Mountain Destination, a mixed-use district for 8,000 people being developed for Oman by the country's Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning. More
Designers must challenge "aesthetic injustice" in public spaces says Little Wing Lee
A lack of care over design decisions made in public spaces is a key source of inequity in America, New York designer Little Wing Lee tells Dezeen in this interview. More
"Legends Tower is a very 20th-century way to say that you are squarely entering the 21st century"
Recently unveiled proposals to build America's tallest skyscraper in Oklahoma City represent an outdated way of thinking about cities' cultural status, writes Ryan Scavnicky. More
TVK designs limestone buildings for "first zero-carbon district" in Paris
French architecture practice TVK has completed a neighbourhood in Paris made up of limestone buildings surrounding a garden and designed as a sustainable development that aims to increase biodiversity. More
Snøhetta creates hexagonal paver system for urban landscapes
Interlocking hexagonal pieces make up Flyt, a permeable paver system developed by Norwegian studio Snøhetta as an easy-to-use water management solution for urban areas around the world. More
"Why would architects let themselves be so vitiated?"
A recent documentary about The Line mega-project in Saudi Arabia paints a bleak picture of the architecture profession, writes Dana Cuff. More
"The era of mega-cities should be over" says Helle Søholt
Mega-projects such as The Line should be avoided in favour of improving urban design within existing cities, Gehl Architects CEO Helle Søholt says in this interview. More