China unveils vision of future city

‘IF YOU build it they will come.’ This is the thinking guiding one of China’s most ambitious projects — a plan to build a “smart” city for 500,000 people, from scratch, on four man-made islands in South-East Asia.

Designed For The Future: Media TIC - Barcelona, Spain

Media TIC integrates technology into its structure in a way unlike any other building. It is part of the very framework that the building is built on.

How will the cities of the future be lit?

From the medieval candle to phosphorescent trees and glow-in-the-dark concrete, Daryl Mersom charts the trajectory of urban light, and asks how the problem of light pollution can be tackled in the modern era

Greek City Trials Eco-Friendly Driverless Buses

As of last month, driverless battery-powered buses have been buzzing around Trikala'a small Greek city with a population of just 80,000. The bus has been trialed without passengers since summer of this year.

Chinese move to their eco-city of the future

The Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco City - the world's largest eco-city - is not a green, carbon-free paradise where cars are banned from the streets.

The top 20 most bike-friendly cities according to the 2011 Copenhagenize index

A very comprehensive ranking of cities around the world based on many criteria that matter to cyclists. How does your city rank? Does it make the cut?