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Learn more about our research categoriesDesigning Streets Through the Lens of Care
Arts & Culture Diversity, Inclusion & Equity Engagement Health Mobility Neuroscience & DNA Parks & Public Space
This article by Arch Daily discusses streets designed for the coexistence of different rhythms of life instead of just for efficiency and flow. Rather than the rationalist and functionalist ideals of urban planning in the twentieth century, key figures such as Jane Jacobs, saw streets as social ecosystems. Spaces shaped …
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Security as Script: Inside the Architecture of Gated Living
Accessibility Density Diversity, Inclusion & Equity Government Housing Neuroscience & DNA
Discussions surrounding gated communities often focus on moral terms like exclusion and privilege. Arch Daily takes a unique take on this from the perspective of how gated housing is a form of behavioral architecture that influences everyday conduct. The gate performs a consistent routine. Slow down. Stop. Be identified and …
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How Cities Design Public Life in the Shade
Arts & Culture Climate Change, Energy & Pollution Engagement Parks & Public Space
ArchDaily states that the urban environment plays a big role in how heat moves through a city, how long it remains trapped, and where it accumulates. Additionally, shade is the most effective way to cool pedestrians and relieve the built environment. The article goes on to discuss how shade is …
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Moving Capitals Across Global Contexts: From Strategic Planning to Environmental Necessity
Diversity, Inclusion & Equity Economic Development Finance Government
This ArchDaily article explores the shift toward capital city relocation as a response to growing urban, environmental, and governance pressures, rather than nation-building, regime change, and political rupture. As metropolitan regions expand beyond their capacity to sustain growing populations and administrative demands, governments are using spatial reconfigurations to address systemic …
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Health, Habitat, and Civic Infrastructure: Designing the City as a National Park
Climate Change, Energy & Pollution Health Mobility Parks & Public Space Smart Cities
This ArchDaily article explores a rethinking of urban design by treating cities as “national parks,” which views land as a network of ecological relationships rather than a collection of isolated sites. The article suggests that like national parks, cities should be managed as interconnected environments with shared standards for protection, …
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Setbacks as Courtyards: How Civil Architecture Reimagines the Gulf House in Bahrain
Arts & Culture Climate Change, Energy & Pollution Housing Health
This ArchDaily article explores the concept of contemporary courtyards in the Gulf, framing them not as historic reproductions of the traditional courtyard house, but as reimagined spatial strategies adapted to today’s regulatory frameworks and spatial conditions. Historically, courtyard houses developed within compact urban quarters with a central courtyard organizing domestic …
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Mobility Justice: Urban Equity in an Era of Innovation
Arts & Culture Climate Change, Energy & Pollution Mobility Parks & Public Space
This ArchDaily article argues that transportation systems are not neutral infrastructures but are reflections of social and political decisions that reinforce inequality. According to the article, cities have two transportation systems: the visible (e.g., roads, rails, sidewalks, and bus routes,) and the invisible. The latter refers to geographies of privilege …
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