As part of the "Disrupt NY 2014 Hackathon" organized in May by TechCrunch, software programmer Angel Say created Vrban, an immersive urban planning tool using the Oculus Rift virtual reality device.It lets users visualize in 3D how a planned building…
According to a survey published by British real estate development company Grosvenor, Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary are the three most resilient cities in the world. Defined as "the ability of a city to avoid or bounce back from an adverse event",…
Cities have long been presented as the exact opposite of nature. However, this dichotomy tends to disappear as environmental concerns grow and the aspiration for more sustainable and livable cities develops. Nowadays, the integration of nature in the city…
The United Nations’ Habitat Programme recently published the latest edition of its “State of the World’s Cities”.This study focuses in particular on the growing urbanization of Asia and Africa. According to its results, 21 of the 31 fastest growing cities…
The recently released ‘Blue Book of Cities in China’ outlines the astonishing transformations undergoing in China that are converting the country, mainly rural, into a very urbanized one.With 51 % of the population living in urban areas, 2011 was the…
Google’s new application “Build with Chrome” associates Google Maps and the world of Lego in a very playful way.A variety of Lego bricks in different sizes and colors, as well as a few extras like windows and doors are being supplied.It enables users to…