Civil Society
A new museum remembers the victims of lynchings in the US
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum has opened in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Jobs and the Future of Work
This company is paying its employees $10,000 to adopt as part of its new parental-leave policy
Estée Lauder recently announced its new family benefits program which will start in May.
Nature and Biodiversity
These are the 19 cities with the most trees
There's a global movement to encourage cities to grow more trees and plan more parks.
Arts and Culture
These are Bill Gates' favourite books of the past year
From self-help to memoirs, here are 6 books he couldn't put down.
Urban Transformation
These $139,000 stackable homes can be built in under three weeks
Harvard Researcher Jeff Wilson has designed a home that can be stacked on top of one another, and assembled in less than a month.
Manufacturing and Value Chains
A fast-food chain in California is using a burger-flipping robot
The robot has started dishing up meals at a restaurant in California.
Sustainable Development
13 cities that are starting to ban cars
These urban centres are planning to do without cars - at least on some level.
Urban Transformation
Paris wants to build a forest 5 times larger than Central Park
The city of Paris is planning a large forestation project in the suburb of Pierrelaye-Bessancourt.
Urban Transformation
Hong Kong es tan caro que los arquitectos están construyendo «casas-tubería» de 10 metros cuadrados hechas con tuberías de agua de hormigón
De acuerdo con la encuesta sobre asequibilidad a la vivienda en el mundo realizada por Demographia en 2017, durante los últimos siete años, Hong Kong ha mantenido el título de la ciudad m...
Jobs and the Future of Work
Mark Zuckerberg asked Bill and Melinda Gates what advice they would give their younger selves
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg posed a question to Bill and Melinda Gates during a Facebook Live - what would you tell yourself if you could go back in time?
Urban Transformation
Hong Kong est si cher que les architectes y construisent des «maisons tubes» de 9m² à partir de canalisations
Hong Kong détient, depuis sept ans, le titre de ville la plus chère au monde pour acheter une maison.
Geographies in Depth
Hong Kong is so expensive that architects are building 100-square-foot ‘tube homes’ made from concrete water pipes
James Law, a Hong Kong-based architect, believes that his micro-homes could help alleviate the city's housing crisis.
Energy Transition
The Dutch plan to build the world's biggest wind farm
The capabilities of wind farms have been emphasised by most countries. A prime example is the Dutch’s plan to build the world’s biggest offshore wind farm.
Urban Transformation
These designs show the world's first floating city
Billionaire Peter Thiel has helped fund plans to build the world's first floating city.
Urban Transformation
This robot can print you a house in as little as 8 hours
A new Ukrainian homebuilding startup called PassivDom uses a 3D printing robot that can print parts for tiny houses.