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Health: Shaping Cities for Well-Being The “Health” section of Urban Frontier Insights delves into the pivotal intersection of urban planning and public health, emphasizing the critical role cities play in fostering physical, mental,
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Architecture - November 1, 2026
Copper Pavilion: 96 copper rods that
Architecture - October 26, 2026
The Mace Grove: a Kerala house
Photo Essay - October 26, 2026
A Day in the Life: Election
Interiors - October 26, 2026
The House of KNest: a design
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The Formative City: Psychogeography, Environmental Psychology and the Developing Child
Cities are usually evaluated by what they provide to adults: jobs, housing, mobility, services. Yet the urban environment is also
The Home as Workplace: Carbon, Energy, Time and Health in the Age
Six years after the pandemic forced an abrupt experiment in remote work, working from home has settled into a durable
Beyond Shelter: Housing Quality as a Determinant of Urban Health
The global housing debate is usually framed as a problem of numbers. Nearly 3 billion people live in inadequate housing,
The Stoic Wall Residence by LIJO.RENY.architects: Laterite, Courtyards and Terracotta in Kannur
In Kadirur, Kannur, LIJO.RENY.architects has shaped a family home around courtyards, exposed laterite walls and a terracotta screen, unapologetically modern
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The House That Meets the River by LIJO.RENY.architects:
On the banks of the Manimalayar River in Thiruvalla, LIJO.RENY.architects has built a stone-and-concrete home that stays closed to the street, opens fully to the water, and has riverfront steps designed to flood in the monsoon. Project details Project: The House That Meets the River
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Abode Jaipur by Anagram Architects: A 300-Year-Old Haveli
In Jaipur’s Walled City, Anagram Architects has turned a 300-year-old family home into a calm boutique hotel, built on the idea of “nothing new, everything local.” Project details Project: Abode
Bridge House by Wallmakers: A Habitable Suspension Bridge
Over a 7m-deep gorge in Karjat, Wallmakers turned a list of hard constraints into a 100ft habitable suspension bridge, built from steel tendons, wild grass thatch and mud. Project details
Planning for Happiness: What Contemporary Planning Theories Teach
In March 2026 Finland topped the World Happiness Report for the ninth year running, and Costa Rica rose to fourth, the highest place a Latin American country has ever reached
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