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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

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?

Urban architecture inspired by mountains, clouds and volcanoes

What obligation do social media platforms have to the greater good?

The architectural wonder of impermanent cities

Floating cities, the LEGO House and other architectural forms of the future

Kotchakorn Voraakhom

How to transform sinking cities into landscapes that fight floods

How kids can help design cities

Home renters are powerless. Here's how to fix that

I hate McMansions -- and you should too

Esther Sullivan

America's most invisible communities -- mobile home parks

Stephen DeBerry

Why the "wrong side of the tracks" is usually the east side of cities

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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