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City spotlight on Mumbai:‘slum king’ Dr Jockin Arputham
On the first anniversary of his passing, we look back at the life and work …
London as a National Park City:a vision for the future
London is shaped by the stories held in its streets, by the heritage and history …
City spotlight on New York:Billion Oyster Project
Bringing you our latest city spotlight feature on what sustains cities globally. We look at …
City spotlight on New York:transit and the BQX streetcar
Continuing our city spotlight series on what sustains our cities globally, we’re focusing again on …
City spotlight on New York:the legend of Gleason’s Gym
Continuing our cities spotlight series on what sustains our urban spaces globally, we look at …
City spotlight on New York: notes from a true Brooklynite
As part of our global cities spotlight, we are exploring New York. Here, third-generation Brooklynite …
Spotlight series: what sustains our cities globallyCities are becoming places towards where most human activity is shifting. This growth and change …
Shaping a shared future in a fractured world
World leaders, policy makers and thinkers are currently in Switzerland for the 2018 World Economic …
The importance of human communication in citiesIt was a rainy day and we were scouting for shoot locations in São Paulo. …
Cities of tomorrow
Is future urbanisation good or bad? Filmmaker Oscar Boyson explores the city of tomorrowAt Tea & Water, cities are a big topic for us: making them more sustainable …
Social sustainability: putting the heart into urban planningIn our Cities series, we have already talked about thinking beyond the smart city, about …
Art and soul of New York celebrates World Oceans DayFor a city to be truly sustainable it needs to have a cultural soul – …
Noah Sheldon observes China’s hidden workforceImagine trying to balance dozens of giant Styrofoam bundles on a bicycle and then pedalling …
Shanghai Tower: the fabric and faces behind China’s tallest buildingPhotographer Noah Sheldon’s Shanghai Tower project shines a light on the construction of China’s tallest …
Cities crucial to climate challengeThe explosion of urban migration combined with overall global population growth is likely to add …
Urbanisation: changing face of our landscapeMore than half the world’s population now lives in urban areas. And by 2050 it …
Beyond the smart cityWhen Jacques-Louis David painted Madame Récamier in 1800, three per cent of people on Earth …