A future of shared mobility

MIT and Uber team up to study the potential for shared rides and vehicles to reshape urban mobility.

UK successfully transmits data via the national electricity grid, in a global premiere

For the first time in history, information has been transmitted through a national electricity grid, opening massive opportunities for smart grids and smart cities.

Londoners in 2050 won't need cars. They'll be living in an app-powered eco-capital

The success of London in 2050 will be measured by its environment. Will Londoners experience the city as spacious, efficient, healthy, and resilient? Or will they experience it as overcrowded, dysfunctional, stressful and insecure?

Australian ‘Tesla Town’ gives a glimpse into future sustainable communities

Near Melbourne, Australia lies an incredible suburban project underway dubbed Yarrabend.  What is unique unique about this venture is that all of the houses will come standard with Tesla Powerwalls and solar panels.

Columbus, USA Just Won $40 Million to Become the City of the Future

Columbus, USA is the winner of the $40 million Smart City Challenge. The Ohio capital will soon burst with electric vehicles, autonomous shuttles, platooning trucks, and bus rapid transit, which will sail through smart traffic lights that turn green just for them.

Poll: Construction industry embraces carbon reduction trend

Three-quarters of UK construction companies now operate a low carbon or carbon reduction strategy, a new survey has shown.

Giant eye looks out from MVRDV's futuristic library in Tianjin

Dutch firm topped out the Tianjin Binhai Library, which features a gigantic eye-like space at its heart.

The world's new tallest tower by Santiago Calatrava moves forward in Dubai

When you’re aiming for a project to be the first, biggest, or best of its kind in the world, having an international team on the job can really help.

Queen's speech 2016: Space tourism, driverless cars and drones set for Queen's Speech lift off

New plans for driverless cars on Britain's roads are to be announced in the Queen's speech this week, as are proposals for creating an ambitious UK-based space tourism industry by 2018 along with drone-friendly innovations.

To cut heat deaths, Louisville needs 450,000 more trees

Extreme heat is a growing hazard for cities around the world. A case study on Louisville, Kentucky offers recommendations that could significantly reduce the number of people who die annually from heat-related causes

How to make cities more energy efficient

Retrofitting a small portion of buildings would have big impact on cities' carbon emissions.

Massive solar-powered garden towers to spring up in Tokyo

Tokyo’s urban jungle is about to become a whole lot greener. Dutch firm ingenhoven architects unveiled designs for the Toranomon Project, a mixed-use development draped with greenery.

Densification key to green cities, mindsets

How can Asia's cities cities sustain rapidly growing populations without further wreaking havoc on the environment, while still maintaining their competitive edge?

Winning ship-like residential block proposal for Paris is covered with a thousand trees

Sou Fujimoto Architects and Manal Rachdi OXO Architects have designed a green glass residential development in Paris.