Urbanism
The study and design of cities, urban spaces, and systems that shape how people live and interact in built environments.
20 Most Popular Urban Design Projects of 2025
From flood-resilient communities to vertical cemeteries, the urban design proposals that captivated 260,000+ architects on uni.xyz.
Vertical Farm Architecture for a Closed-Loop Urban Food System
Vertical farm architecture proposes a closed loop urban agriculture system where cities produce food, recycle waste and restore ecological balance.
From Vibrancy to Vacancy: Addressing the Decline of Urban Structures
“When the ‘Heart’ weeps for what it has lost, The ‘Spirit’ laughs for what it has found”
The Urban Mountain: Sustainable Architecture for Future Cities
Transforming cities into living ecosystems through sustainable architecture that integrates urban farming, community, and culture.
SO WHAT?...IF SO!: Stripping Architecture Back to a Nude Canvas in Tokyo
A modular 'Nude Building' concept uses AR, VR, and holographic overlays to challenge generic urbanism and invite cultural evolution.
Coral Reef for Improving Lifestyle: Micro Housing Modeled on Marine Ecosystems
A modular plug-in housing system draws on coral reef logic to cluster compact dwellings, green corridors, and communal spaces in Dhaka.
Residual Spaces: Modular Housing That Reclaims the Leftover Geometry of Cities
A flexible housing system designed to occupy the overlooked voids created by road infrastructure in high-density urban environments.
Monsoon: Dynamic Social Infrastructure on the Edge of Taipei
A modular housing concept weaves vertical farms, shared flexible spaces, and timber construction into Taipei's underused urban periphery.
Urban Prop: A Spiral Tower of Modular Homes Rising Above the Urban Fog
Vertical urbanism meets green architecture in a spherical tower of customizable living units designed for young urban professionals.
Warning! Experimentation Ahead: A Bauhaus-Inspired School Woven into the Urban Fabric
A red corrugated tower and bridge system transforms an urban block into a transdisciplinary school of experimentation and adaptive reuse.
Young City: Circular Canopies Reimagine Budapest's Public Ground
Three urban installations use slender columns and disc-shaped canopies to give pedestrians shelter, shade, and a reason to linger in Budapest's busiest dis
Connect/Commune: Rusted Steel and Timber Towers That Rewire Urban Solitude
A shortlisted Elevate 2019 entry uses weathered materials, digital interfaces, and planted beds to turn sidewalks into spaces of communion.