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Podcast: Des Fitzgerald on Cities of the Future

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Podcast: Des Fitzgerald on Cities of the Future

Welcome to Season 3 of Back to the F**kture! We’ve lined up plenty of exciting guests, starting with Des Fitzgerald, professor of medical humanitie...
Podcast : Back To The F**kture : Future Cities
Crafting Singapore’s Well-Nation

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

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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
Swift Creatives brings colourful design to outdoor monitoring devices

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Swift Creatives brings colourful design to outdoor monitoring devices

In February 2024, Scandinavian design and innovation studio Swift Creatives, renowned for collaborations with LG, Panasonic and Samsung, introduced...
Design : Smart Home Security : Technology
The Experimental City

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The Experimental City

The Living Lab 040 is an experimental Dutch neighbourhood putting people at the heart of the cities of tomorrow. LS:N Global speaks to directors Mo...
Design : Future Cities : Society
Stat: Shared mobility market in urban areas could reach £319bn

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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
Five Global Placemaking Projects to Watch

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Five Global Placemaking Projects to Watch

Urban regeneration in city centres is happening around the globe at pace; developers are looking to cultural, community and sustainable touchpoints...
Design : Sustainability : Society
World's largest construction project in wood to begin in Stockholm by 2025

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World's largest construction project in wood to begin in Stockholm by 2025

Sustainable urban development firm Atrium Ljungberg has announced Stockholm Wood City as its latest conscious venture.
Architecture : Design : Sustainability
MVRDV redesigns water network in a Taiwanese town

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MVRDV redesigns water network in a Taiwanese town

A Taiwanese town will have its waterway network entirely redesigned in a system promoting deeper connections between citizens and nature.
Sustainability : Design : Architecture
Seymourpowell launches AR tourism app

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Seymourpowell launches AR tourism app

Stirling has become a fully augmented tourist destination thanks to a new AR app developed by renowned design agency Seymourpowell, which worked wi...
Travel & Hospitality : Technology : Media And Entertainment
A decentralised living model inspired by space

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A decentralised living model inspired by space

3D printing specialist WASP, most recently known for its work on Dior’s Dubai pop-up store, is furthering its reputation with the launch of a new h...
Design : Architecture : Sustainability
Dutch Design Week 2022: Expedition Æqualis by Dutch Invertuals

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Dutch Design Week 2022: Expedition Æqualis by Dutch Invertuals

We round up the five best research projects exhibited at design collective Dutch Invertuals’ Expedition Æqualis, which aims to rebalance society’s ...
Dutch Design Week 2022 : Society : Sustainability
Healthy Eco-systems depend on Deep Relationships

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Healthy Eco-systems depend on Deep Relationships

Reon Brand, the design principal of foresight at Philips Design, talks about how technology has the potential to save or destroy the planet – the c...
Dutch Design Week 2022 : Design : Sustainability
An Amsterdam skyscraper built with community in mind

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An Amsterdam skyscraper built with community in mind

The Valley, a geology-inspired, plant-covered high-rise development wins the world’s best new skyscraper by the Emporis Awards.
Workplace : Architecture : Sustainability
Automotive Accommodation

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Automotive Accommodation

With global car sales in decline, premium automotive brands are entering the property market, using car-branded condos to diversify their product o...
Mobility : Travel & Hospitality : Luxury
Hong Kong trials ground-level signal lights for distracted pedestrians

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Hong Kong trials ground-level signal lights for distracted pedestrians

Pedestrians walking around the city with their eyes glued to their phone screens are becoming a real problem in the city, with lives being put in d...
Technology : Hong Kong : Future Cities
How Infrastructure will unlock Digital Nomadism

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How Infrastructure will unlock Digital Nomadism

As remote working and nomadic visas become reality, the development of rural and suburban infrastructures will support a digital nomadic lifestyle.
Design : Architecture : Transportation
Metaverse Architecture

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Metaverse Architecture

Eminent architects are laying foundations in the metaverse, using the creativity offered by Web3 to create daring digital dwellings and augment eng...
Architecture : Design : Technology
How Luxury Landmarks are Reshaping Cities

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How Luxury Landmarks are Reshaping Cities

To strengthen their cultural relevance during moments of global unrest, luxury brands are renovating historic monuments and refurbishing public spa...
Luxury : Hospitality : Culture
How Privatise the Mandem will Ungentrify our Cities

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How Privatise the Mandem will Ungentrify our Cities

Nabil Al-Kinani of Privatise the Mandem discusses collective ownership in cities such as London, and saving the ‘ends’ from gentrification.
Society : Health & Wellness : Scenario
Four Takeaways from Cannes Lions 2022

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Four Takeaways from Cannes Lions 2022

After a two-year hiatus, Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity returned in 2022. Here we round up the key talks, moments and take-outs.
Design : Advertising & Branding : Cannes Lions
MAD elevates social housing with a floating park

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MAD elevates social housing with a floating park

Architecture studio MAD is breathing new life into conventional social housing, with a development in Beijing that connects 12 residential building...
Society : Architecture : Sustainability
A historic London location becomes an eco-hub

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A historic London location becomes an eco-hub

A new area of offices, restaurants, cultural spaces and cafés is set to transform the London Wall West, currently home to the Museum of London and ...
Society : Sustainability : Architecture
Milan Design Week 2022: A Resilient Future

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Milan Design Week 2022: A Resilient Future

At Milan Design Week, designers and brands envisaged a resilient society, built through nature-informed architecture and inter-generational spaces.
Design : Architecture : Media And Entertainment
Social housing raises the bar of sustainable design

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Social housing raises the bar of sustainable design

The Ken Soble Tower in Ontario, Canada, is the world’s tallest residential building to achieve Passivhaus status, the leading international design ...
Architecture : Sustainability : Society
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