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    Future Paris Is Larger, Glowing

    What is the future of Paris? That's a subject currently under discussion by architects and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who wants to create a "Grand Paris" even if it includes redrawing the map altogether. More »
  • #startrek

    Star Trek's Future San Francisco Would Never Get Past The Board Of Supervisors

    Most people saw the massive cityscape in the new Star Trek trailer, and drooled. But not San Francisco activists, who've battled to keep mega-buildings out. Did Starfleet scrap our zoning laws? They ask. More »
  • #dystopia

    India's Walled Cities Resemble Neo-Victorian Enclaves of "The Diamond Age"

    It's as if we're witnessing the rise of the walled cities in Neal Stephenson's novel The Diamond Age, where neo-Victorians live in isolated, nanotech splendor while other people live in cardboard boxes. This image shows the stark contrast between the slums and the mini-city called Hamilton Court in Gurgaon, India. More »
  • #worldwithoutcars

    The Public Transit Projects that Should Have Been

    Urban history is littered with the dead bodies of scrapped public transit projects. When eager commuters and car companies turned the automobile into the most popular form of transit in the world in the twentieth century, many cities set aside plans for expanding their public transit systems, such as the electric tram system planned for regions feeding into Melbourne, Australia. In some cases, city planners actually ripped out existing transit systems like Los Angeles' once-enormous cable car network. What would these cities and others look like if their public transit systems had continued to thrive and we lived in a world without cars? We've got five alternate urban histories of public transport for you below. More »
  • #biggiantmachines

    Train-Sized Drill Eats Through Earth and Concrete

    Last month in Leipzig, Germany, the world's most enormous drill bit emerged from this wall. It was boring a subway tunnel. Want to see the drill up close? More »
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    First Look at the Future of the New Orleans Waterfront

    A team of architecture firms has released the first sketches of plans to rebuild the New Orleans waterfront. (Final plans will be announced in February.) They include developing trails and buildings a four mile stretch along the Mississippi River, giving people more access to the water and views of its serpentine banks. At the center of the project is this bent warehouse (above), which will be broken in half (below) to create a glass-enclosed parklike area where people can take in views of the river. Images courtesy of TEN. More »
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    Chicago to Become Bicycler's Paradise by 2015

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