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Big Ideas

Crafting Singapore’s Well-Nation

Singapore is emerging as the epicentre of health in Southeast Asia, with an ever-evolving proactive strategy ensuring its citizens are living longe...

Singapore : Wellness : Longevity

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Bolt invites kids to design human-centric future cities on a playmat

Urban planner Lior Steinberg and Bolt, the shared mobility app, have joined forces with 37 children in Helsinki to re-imagine the conventional city...

Youth : Sustainability : Mobility

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Bathhouse Flatiron unveils luxurious wellness oasis in Manhattan

Expanding from its successful Williamsburg debut, Bathhouse, the renowned spa, restaurant and wellness destination, has opened in the heart of Manh...

Health : Wellness : Bathing

Viewpoints

Urban Blue Spaces

Ahead of the opening of the UK’s first city-based wellness resort, Therme UK CEO David Russell tells LS:N Global about the company’s vision for wor...

Wellness : Water : Future City

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Stat: Shared mobility market in urban areas could reach £319bn

Unveiled during Web Summit Lisbon in November 2023, a new report on the future of urban transport suggests that shared mobility will expand in the ...

Travel : Future City : Urban Future Mobility

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Stat: The most liveable US city is not in North America

In its annual report on the world's most liveable cities, released in June 2023, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) reveals that Honolulu (Hawai...

Europe : Hospitality : City

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An AR video game improving real-life biodiversity

Graduate designer Christoph Dichmann is using an augmented reality (AR) video game format to improve the biodiversity of urban spaces.

Technology : Graduate : Ar

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Helsinki develops a city-wide sustainability app

Think Sustainably is an app guide that helps citizens and tourists experience Helsinki’s eco-friendly side.

Sustainability : Placemaking : Society

Big Ideas

How co-living is confronting urban challenges

New co-living developments are tackling loneliness, sustainability and cultural issues in a bid to alleviate the pressures of modern living.

Co-living : Society : Future Home

Viewpoints

The future of urban mobility lies in sustainability

Forget the behavioural whims of generation X, Y or Z – travel in tomorrow’s cities will be grounded in environmental necessity.

Future City : Future Cities : Society

Viewpoints

Do smart cities have an accessibility problem?

Those with designs on the future metropolis rarely consider the perspective of disabled consumers.

Smart Cities : Retail : Architecture

Big Ideas

Eve Edelstein on incorporating wellness into architectural design

The research director of the Perkins+Will Human Experience Lab discusses her Neuro-Architectural design process and its potential for future cities.

Wellness : Health : Design

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Volvo presents exhibition of safety camera photography

London – XC60 Moments is a collaboration between Volvo and Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Barbara Davidson.

Auto : Technology : Art

Big Ideas

Solar paint turns water vapour into energy

Australia – Developed by researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, the paint absorbs water vapour and splits it to generate hyd...

Architecture : Design : Technology

Big Ideas

Simplified cities

Santa Monica – CitySwipe is a new app that enables users to oppose or support urban plans by swiping left or right.

Cities : Direct Democracay : Urban Planning

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Wearable warning

New York – Clothing label Aerochromics has released a line of three reactive t-shirts that can detect pollutants and airborne hazards.

Pollution : Wearable Tech : New York City

Big Ideas

Going through changes

UK – Researchers at Cambridge University have used geo-location data to predict neighbourhood gentrification in London.

Gentrification : Twitter : Future Cities

Design Directions

Block’hood

Block’hood teaches people of all ages how the built environment works using a Minecraft-style interface.

Block'hood : Gaming : Architecture

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Web wonder: France televisions curate the smart city

Paris – At international start-up conference Le Web, held in Paris from 10 to 12 December 2013, French public broadcaster France Télévisions brough...

Connectivity : Dick Lantim : Sensorit

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Step forward: Sole trader unveils foldable shoe

US – Outdoor clothing manufacturer Timberland has introduced a hiking shoe that can be folded in half and zipped up for easy storage.

Shoes : Yama Girls : Multi-use

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The best of 2011: The top three Travel & Hospitality and hospitality Seeds of the year

New York : Hilton Pattaya : Glamourvanning

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Urban Jungle: Architects put giant trellis around building

Urban : Commercial Building : Framework

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Hacktion stations: Paris group plays its part

Paris : Raphaël Pluvinage : Hacking

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Inside out: Airy House goes with the flow

Japan : The Airy House : Ikimono

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Utopian visions: Book builds on new horizons

Publishing : Utopia : Utopian