As the baby boomer generation ages, cities must rethink the accessibility of public spaces. Comfort, legibility and geometric clarity are the essential elements of an inclusive city.
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Historic buildings are worth preserving not only for their architectural significance but their scenic quality.
AI-powered technologies are increasingly being integrated into assistive technologies like hearing aids and prosthetics. This is changing how the people who use them experience urban space.
The term stroad is portmanteau of street and road. Stroads try to be both a thoroughfare for vehicles, and a place for people. Typically they fail at both, and the result is unpleasant for everyone.
The way we develop urban peripheries is central to tackling both the housing crisis and the climate emergency.
Urban green spaces are threatened by growing cities. But research shows the importance of protecting access to nature as housing densification increases.
Cities are defined as much by their buildings as what people do in between them. Designing them comes with great responsibility.
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Biodiversity, Lincoln University, New Zealand
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Associate Professor of Architecture, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Associate Professor, Graz University of Technology
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Senior Researcher in Architecture & Urban Design, Auckland University of Technology
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Lecturer in Sustainability and Urban Planning, RMIT University
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Research associate, University of Waikato
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Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Warwick
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Research Fellow, Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, University of Nottingham
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Professor, Geography and Planning, University of Toronto
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Professeur-chercheur en design urbain et urbanisme, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)