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San Francisco Train System Down For Hours Due To Tech Issues
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
San Francisco’s BART Gets Lifeline as Voters Approve New Tax
AI, Taxes and Real Estate Collide in San Francisco’s BART Crisis
Election 2025 Georgia Public Service Commission
Jeff Amy/AP Photo
Democrats Ride Anger Over Power Bills to Take Georgia Board
Once-Obscure Utility Board Elections Gain Attention as Power Bills Rise
data-center-lede
Data Center Restrictions Make the Ballot in Dozens of US Cities
Florida Property-Tax Revolt Leaves Cities Facing Painful Cuts
Florida Property-Tax Revolt Leaves Cities Facing Painful Cuts
Developers Eye Golf Courses for Data Center Projects
Developers Eye Golf Courses for Data Center Projects
US-FOIE GRAS
One Portland Activist Is Driving Foie Gras Bans in Denver and Washington, DC
Haunted Houses Are Bringing Dead Neighborhoods Back to Life
Haunted Houses Are Bringing Dead Neighborhoods Back to Life
Grand Central Terminal in New York City
The Daylight Savings Debate Isn't About Energy Anymore
SINGAPORE-ECONOMY-TRANSPORT
The Right To Buy a Car? In Singapore, It Will Cost You.
Kilts. Rainbows of soccer jerseys. Roaring chants. In a day, World Cup magic hits Boston.
The World Cup Brought Back Nightlife. Can Cities Keep the Fun Alive?
NHL. New York Rangers Vs New Jersey Devils. Yankee Stadium.
As Pro Sports Gain Female Fans, Stadiums Get a Restroom Upgrade
LinkNYC, 32 feet tall 5G cell tower and Kiosk on 63rd drive, Rego Park, Queens, New York
Where the Internet Lives Now
A New Kind of American Monument Elevates the ‘Other Washingtons’
A New Kind of American Monument Elevates the ‘Other Washingtons’
Data Center Opposition Spawns a Surge of First-Time Candidates
Data Center Opposition Spawns a Surge of First-Time Candidates
In America’s Cities of the Dead, Signs of New Life Emerge
In America’s Cities of the Dead, Signs of New Life Emerge
Apartment prices rise in the Czech Republic, Prague - 29 Apr 2026
A $10 Billion Building Boom Is Reshaping Prague
Kaiser East Germany
How a Cold War Architect Broke Through the Iron Curtain
Medford Neighborhood
Can Massachusetts Resurrect the Starter Home?
Housing development in England, UK
Why the UK’s Most Ridiculed City Is Getting Its Swagger Back
Restaurant Sidewalk Shed in New York City
Can Cities Save the ‘Streatery’?
Noguchi Playscape in Atlanta
The Little-Known Playground Legacy of a Master Sculptor
How Public Toilets Explain America
How Public Toilets Explain America
The Architects Who Dream of a New Stone Age
The Architects Who Dream of a New Stone Age

Housing

Trump’s Housing Chief Wants to Build, But With What?
Isabel Seliger for Bloomberg Businessweek
Trump’s Housing Chief Wants to Build, But With What?
HUD Secretary Scott Turner says it’s time to put millions more Americans in homes. He’s also standing by while his agency’s staff and funding disappear.
Washington, DC's Alleys Become a Lab for Sustainable Housing
A New Space for Affordable Homes: Above the Library

Design

Japan - Tokyo - Nakagin Capsule Tower
Paulo Fridman/Corbis Historical/Getty Images
Japan’s Post-War Architectural Masterpieces Are Vanishing
A new book on demolished buildings highlights the country’s propensity to scrap and rebuild rather than renovate. Will the next generation fight harder for preservation?
US-NEWS-TEXAS-STATEFAIR-GUNS-FT
Chris Torres/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service/Getty Images
The Iconic Modern Architecture of the Texas State Fair
Built to host a centennial expo in Dallas in 1936, the Hall of State and other buildings in Fair Park represent the high-water mark in Texas modernism.
The Best City Shape for Shorter Commutes
Credit: Tobias Batik
The Best City Shape for Shorter Commutes
A new study finds that a round city layout with the tallest buildings in the center allows for shorter travel distances and better sustainability.
Kennedy Center Delays Plan To Return Trump’s Name To Facade
Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg
Inside Trump’s Kennedy Center Renovation Plan
Plans approved by the Kennedy Center Board include hiring an architecture firm that designs K-12 schools in Minneapolis, according to documents outlining the $250 million project.
US-ECONOMY-HOUSING
Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images
The Next Life of an Iconic New York Skyscraper Is 37 Luxury Homes
The office-to-residential conversion of the Flatiron Building restored a symbol cherished by the public even as it changed its use.

Design

Japan - Tokyo - Nakagin Capsule Tower
Paulo Fridman/Corbis Historical/Getty Images
US-NEWS-TEXAS-STATEFAIR-GUNS-FT
Chris Torres/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service/Getty Images
The Best City Shape for Shorter Commutes
Credit: Tobias Batik
Kennedy Center Delays Plan To Return Trump’s Name To Facade
Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg
US-ECONOMY-HOUSING
Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images

MapLab

Commuters Use Citi Bikes As Program Expands Into Other Boroughs
The Life of the Most-Used Citi Bike in New York City
How Trump Put ‘Gulf of America’ on the Map
How Trump Put ‘Gulf of America’ on the Map
Amtrak Northeast Corridor Would Lose 25% Of Funds In Trump Plan
Where Is Traveling by Train a Good Option in the US?

Look at That Building

A series for the architecturally curious.
Look at that Building: Cadence in London
A London Apartment Tower With Echoes of Victorian Rail and Ancient Rome
This Skinny Mexico City Tower Is Just 14 Feet Wide on One Side
This Skinny Mexico City Tower Is Just 14 Feet Wide on One Side
Look at That Building: Merchandise Mart
How Chicago’s Gigantic Merchandise Mart Is Still Thriving as Office Space
Book Tower
How Detroit Reclaimed a Towering Relic From the Roaring ’20s

Iconic Homes That Define Global Cities

How the way we live has shaped the history and architecture of urban neighborhoods.
Gers in Ulaanbaatar
An Affordable Nomadic Home Design Struggles to Adapt to Urban Life
Georgian town houses in Edinburgh, Scotland
How Edinburgh Tenements Became an Urban Housing Blueprint
South Korea Apartments
How Corporations Created the Prototypical Seoul Apartment
Majestic Victorian apartment building near Cadogan Square in the affluent and exclusive neighborhood of Chelsea, London
How Mansion Blocks Filled London With Stacks of Flats

Videos

12:16
China’s Plans for an Urban Super City
Short Docs
China’s Plans for an Urban Super City
9:44
Kansas City Mayor on World Cup, US Politics
Kansas City Mayor on World Cup, US Politics
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Spanish Economy Minister on War Impact, ECB Board Seat
Spanish Economy Minister on War Impact, ECB Board Seat
11:54
Andy Burnham on Role of Cities, Local Elections, Political Ambitions
Andy Burnham on Role of Cities, Local Elections, Political Ambitions

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