After a century of short-sighted city-building, is this our best bet?
The flat-pack skyscraper: how wood can shape the cities of the future
The long read: Our buildings are monuments to extraction and extreme emissions. But what if we turned from destructive concrete to timber?
One Morning at Lake Tūtira · Jos Buurmans Photography
Landscape Photography in the Fog
Are Council contenders ready for "big freaking deal" changes to the Official Plan?
City Hall Watcher #388: Damien Moule on the "largest change to municipal land use planning in Ontario in decades", plus CITY HALL WATCHER LIVE lets you reflect on 15+ years of Council coverage
Brampton Backyard Gardens
If you have any questions, please contact: bramptongreencity@brampton.ca
A Local-First Case Study | jakelazaroff.com
How I built a local-first app for planning trips, and what I learned about the current state of the local-first ecosystem along the way.
“The Problem Factory”- Preemptive risk aversion in infrastructure planning and the role of professional services - Niskanen Center
In a small site of special scientific interest about 20 miles northwest of Oxford, a “shed” is being built.
Remarks as Prepared: Mayor Mamdani Delivers Address Marking America’s 250th Birthday
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani: Good morning, my fellow Americans. Season after season, year after year, the tides have come in and out of New York Harbor. Long before the name “New York” had ever been spoken, Lenape dugouts crossed these currents. It was on these waters that tall masts crested the horizon, captained by explorers like Verrazzano and Hudson after whom we’ve named our bridges and rivers. And ever since, ships full of travelers weary from long journeys have passed through the Narrows, the winds of the Atlantic at their backs.
Defining data agency - building [at] habitat
& more reflections from Habitat's summer in Berlin
What the Unfinished Saga of a Still-Not-Built Subway Exit Taught Me About Public Consultation | The Local
One community volunteer traces 20 years of botched communication, unanswered questions, and delays—and asks what public consultation is actually worth.
but should apps see our data? - building [at] habitat
thinking small on the protocol
City Tote
The City Tote 15L rethinks the classic tote for modern city life. Its soft structure and vertical profile keep it light, flexible, and easy to carry thr...
Qingcheng Viewing Platform - White Cloud Temple, Sichuan, China - 27 Reviews, Map | AllTrails
The initial navigation guides hikers past roaring mountain streams, deep emerald pools, and hanging wooden plank pathways pinned directly onto sheer cliff faces. Navigators cross the spectacular Baizhang Bridge and Cuiying Lake. The final section involves tackling a relentless, steeply inclined stone staircase that winds through dense stands of giant bamboo and ancient, moss-laden subtropical broadleaf trees. Conquering the steps brings hikers to the broad Mountaintop Viewing Platform in front of the newly expanded White Cloud Temple. Standing on this high-altitude terrace rewards walkers with an awesome, panoramic view of the entire Dujiangyan alpine basin.
Edinburgh festival: how the city’s residents could benefit after the crowds leave
Every year the festival attracts thousands of people to Scotland’s capital, but is the city able to harness this and improve it as a place to live?
What It's Actually Like to Build a Tech Company in Canada | Tyler Bryden
The honest version of building in Canada — the funding gap, talent reality, what's genuinely good, and what I'd tell someone starting here today.
Welcome to Muni Town
By now our community holds space for dozens of builders working on community tools in service of the Open Social Web. We call this expansive community space 'Muni Town'.
