In a major move toward climate resilience, Dubai has officially embraced the "Sponge City" urban model through a landmark partnership with the Chinese tech hub, Shenzhen. Announced during the World ...

In a major move toward climate resilience, Dubai has officially embraced the "Sponge City" urban model through a landmark partnership with the Chinese tech hub, Shenzhen. Announced during the World ...

Most cities today are not built to handle the kind of extreme weather that climate change inflicts. The asphalt and concrete that are the building blocks of the modern metropolis absorb heat, making ...

In 2019, when the Thai government announced plans to turn an abandoned tobacco factory in the nation’s smoggy capital into a public park, Bangkok-based landscape architect Chatchanin Sung saw an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bursting with trees, ponds, plants and bird life, Benjakitti Park has become a highlight for residents of Bangkok, Thailand's ...

The pioneering architect’s death casts new light on his radical vision for greener, flood-resilient cities – ideas he shared with The Urbanist in a 2024 interview. Chinese architect and urbanist ...

Landscape architect Kongjian Yu, the founder of Chinese studio Turenscape, and three others have died in a plane crash in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands while reportedly making a documentary about his ...