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Urban planning

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Urban planning.

Video playlists about Urban planning

Our future in cities

Humanity's future is the future of cities. Explore the crowded favelas, greened-up blocks and futuristic districts that could shape the future of cities -- and take a profane, hilarious side trip to the suburbs.

Architectural inspiration

Master architects share their vision for buildings that inflate, float, twist and glitter, while artfully addressing the challenges faced by their residents, their cities and the planet.

How we live now

Traditional homes and living no more! Experience the different ways people exist in harmony with one another and their surroundings.

Talks about Urban planning

Scott Fitsimones

Could a DAO build the next great city?

A 3-part plan to take on extreme heat waves

Thomas Heatherwick

The rise of boring architecture -- and the case for radically human buildings

How is your city tackling the climate crisis?

How to design mosquitoes out of cities

The architectural mastermind behind modern Singapore

Vishaan Chakrabarti

A vision of sustainable housing for all of humanity

Planet City -- a sci-fi vision of an astonishing regenerative future

Kevin J. Krizek

How COVID-19 reshaped US cities

The informal settlements reshaping the world

Elizabeth Diller

A stealthy reimagining of urban public space

The 15-minute city

Vishaan Chakrabarti

3 ways we can redesign cities for equity and inclusion

What happens if you cut down all of a city's trees?

Smruti Jukur Johari

What if the poor were part of city planning?

Are indoor vertical farms the future of agriculture?

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Exclusive articles about Urban planning

Why I want to build a better Madrid

Spanish architect Iñaki Romero Larrea believes citizen participation is key to vibrant city life. He talks to Rebecca Smith Hurd about his efforts to transform Madrid.

Posted Sep 2013

Madrid in pictures: an architect shares his Spain

Urbanist and architect Iñaki Romero Larrea wants to rebuild Spain from the ground up. See six of his favorite places in his home city of Madrid.

Posted Sep 2013