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The red mailbox is bowing out after several hundred years, leaving an empty spot in the city – and in the hearts of the Danes. Here, we take a look at its royal roots – and especially its distinctive color.
Can amateurs save architecture? Get to know Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu, who create place-based architecture rooted in reuse, traditions, and lived life – as a counterpoint to history-less assembly-line architecture.
You scroll on the sidewalk, in the crosswalk, maybe even on your bike? Yes, you’re scrolling right now. But what happens to the city when your phone screen constantly trumps the reality around you?
Can we design our way out of awkward elevator silence? And what do you actually say when you’re stuck in the same small space for 10 seconds?
Photo: Mira Filmes A Village is Emerging in the Amazon, Showing How Nature and Architecture Blend Together
»Living in the forest isn’t about preservation. It’s about our existence,« says Chief Nixiwaka Biraci Brasil Yawanawá. In the western Amazon, together with architect Marcelo Rosenbaum, he has rebuilt his village – a place where nature and architecture merge in a living vision for the future.
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Photo: Sandra Henningsson Jan Gehl: Good Cities Should Feel Like One Big Hug
If you want to learn what makes a good city, learn it from Jan Gehl. The architect, researcher and urban planner has devoted his life to understanding what makes cities good for people – and how we can design cities that invite life, play and community.
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