Sustainable Cities
Design approaches for creating environmentally responsible, livable cities that balance human needs with ecological systems.
Sustainable cities integrate environmental stewardship into urban planning and architecture. Designers working in this space address resource efficiency, green infrastructure, and community-centered development to create cities that support both people and ecosystems.
The community explores modular housing systems, biologically-inspired building design, adaptive public infrastructure, and mixed-use developments that reduce environmental impact while improving urban livability. Projects range from innovative transit solutions and high-rise architecture to neighborhood-scale interventions and habitat-integrated living spaces.
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View all 63 journalsResource City: A 120-Meter Tower That Makes Cairo's Waste Visible
In Manshiyat Naser, a vertical recycling complex turns garbage collection into public architecture, education, and commerce.
Barcelona in 2050: Recovering the Courtyard as Climate and Civic Infrastructure
A shortlisted Hyperblock entry reimagines Barcelona's Cerdà grid as a network of courtyards, water channels, and layered public spaces for 2050.
COMMU[C]ITY: Stacking Barcelona's Everyday Life into Green Modular Towers for 2050
A 3 x 3 hyperblock in Barcelona becomes a compact ecosystem of modular Cerdà Towers, planted terraces and shared ground built around proximity.
Saigon Pacemaker: A Riverside Market That Works as a Mangrove-Shrimp Ecosystem
A Mangrove-Shrimp Farming-Field system turns a Saigon River market into productive landscape, environmental infrastructure and classroom at once.