What Makes a Public Space Work? 7 Key Design Principles from Great Cities

Take a stroll through a vibrant Barcelona plaza, a crowded street market in Marrakech, or Central Park in New York City on a sunny day, and you can sense it immediately: that pulse of life that makes a public space successful. People linger, gather, talk, watch, sit, and move about in a kind of improvised…

ByParvathi Jayasankar1 day ago

Lesser-known Architectural Marvels in the World’s Top Cities You’ve Never Heard of! – Part 2

In Part 1, we explored how iconic architecture can shape our understanding of a city, while also reminding us that it's often the lesser-known architectural marvels that reveal the deepest layers. In this second part, we continue our journey through some other top cities in the world, and look around quiet street corners to discover…

ByVarsha ArunNovember 1, 2025

Architecture City / Urban

Lesser-known Architectural Marvels in the World’s Top Cities You’ve Never Heard of!

The world’s most popular cities draw millions of visitors each year. Yet, many of their most fascinating corners remain surprisingly overlooked. As most tourists stick to famous circuits of Instagram-approved attractions, equally wonderful, lesser-known architectural marvels quietly go unnoticed. Architecture is the living embodiment of history, offering insight into the societies that created it. Iconic…

ByVarsha ArunOctober 28, 2025

City / Urban

How Can Better Urban Design Heal Our Cities?

Learn how better urban design can reduce stress, build community, and create resilient, people-friendly cities.

ByYamini LathiAugust 12, 2025

City / Urban

Cities Confront Global Challenges: Innovative Solutions and Strategies

Cities are the action heroes of our time. They are at the forefront of addressing global challenges, including globalization, climate change, and public health issues. To proactively address these future challenges, it is crucial to identify potential threats that could arise in significantly different conditions than those we currently face. Considering a time horizon of…

ByMasa DoufishAugust 7, 2025

City / Urban

Is inclusivity in Urban Planning just a Contemporary Trend or a necessity in Urban Societies?

Recent years have seen a shift in planning approaches; the concept of inclusivity is gaining traction in the urban planning discourse, policy agendas, and academic literature as well. Through participatory design workshops and gender-sensitive infrastructure planning, the concept of inclusivity is evolving from a term to a central tenet of sustainable urbanism. Despite its growing…

ByMansi ParsanaJuly 28, 2025

News City / Urban

KWIN City: Karnataka’s Visionary Leap into Global Education and Innovation

Discover how KWIN City is set to transform Karnataka into a global hub for education, innovation, and economic growth through international university partnerships, advanced R&D, and integrated infrastructure. Karnataka is no stranger to innovation. As the home of India’s IT capital Bengaluru, the state has long held the reputation of being a forward-thinking powerhouse. Now,…

ByVibha LohadeJuly 15, 2025

City / Urban

Nagpur Metro Expansion: Is It a New Base for Tier 2 Urban Transit?

The Nagpur Metro is an exemplary example of metro systems in Tier 2 cities in India. In an Indian landscape where urban congestion and inadequate public transport plague smaller Indian towns, Nagpur Metro has positioned itself as a multimodal urban solution that integrates seamlessly with buses, bicycles, and walkable streets. The project launched in the…

ByMansi ParsanaJuly 11, 2025

City / Urban

Redrawing the Line: How Regional Indian Cities are Rethinking Urban Planning

India’s urban planning story is often dominated by its metropolitan cities, such as Delhi, Bangalore, and Mumbai, which attract the most media spotlight, infrastructure investments, and policy debates. But beyond these hyper-dense metropolises, a quieter, arguably more transformative shift is underway. Smaller cities, such as Indore, Surat, Coimbatore, and Bhubaneswar, are rethinking urban growth in…

ByMansi ParsanaJuly 3, 2025

Landscape City / Urban

Agropolitan Future: Rethinking Urban-Rural Synergies for a Sustainable Future

In a world that races for the tallest skylines and sprawling suburbs, it’s easy to forget where the story of civilization truly began, in the heart of the rural areas. Field, river, and quiet towns have always carried the pulse of sustenance, yet modern urban planning often treats them as the “other side” of development.…

ByMansi ParsanaJune 29, 2025