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Our cities: voracious/vulnerable, problem/solution.
11 January 2010
Our cities: voracious/vulnerable, problem/solution.

Will our cit­ies add to the chal­lenges we face or con­trib­ute to the solu­tion? Will they con­tinue to be vora­cious in their habits and vul­ner­able to their weak­nesses, or can we help them ful­fill their poten­tial to be inspir­ing, effi­cient eco-systems?

Win a trip to London Festival of Architecture 2010
11 January 2010
Win a trip to London Festival of Architecture 2010

Exten­ded to March 22: your blog posts, com­ments and sub­mis­sions to our call-outs all make you eli­gible to win a trip to the UK to exper­i­ence the 2010 Lon­don Fest­ival of Archi­tec­ture. Enter now!

What are the most creative cities in East Asia?
11 January 2010
What are the most creative cities in East Asia?

We want your nom­in­a­tions for the most cre­at­ive cit­ies in East Asia. Tell us what inspires you in your city, and which city you think we can learn from, and help us list the best our region has to offer.

Places that work: how do we create social spaces in our cities?
15 October 2009
Places that work: how do we create social spaces in our cities?

What’s the place of pub­lic space? What’s the big idea behind pub­lic art? Which streets, parks, malls and pre­cincts draw us to them? How can a city wel­come us? Can act­ive streets inspire cre­ativ­ity and entre­pren­eur­ial ingenu­ity? Some of the pro­jects and ideas up for dis­cus­sion this month.

Competition: Show Us Your City
22 September 2009
Competition: Show Us Your City

Call­ing urban dwell­ers: we want to exper­i­ence your world. Take us on a jour­ney through the streets and social spaces of your neigh­bour­hood. Show us your city and you’ll be in the run­ning to win a trip to the 2010 Lon­don Fest­ival of Architecture.

Is your city @ the Twestival?
12 September 2009
Is your city @ the Twestival?

… you might be sur­prised! Twitter-ati in Bris­bane, Sydney, Jakarta, Ubud, Beijing, Bangkok, Kuala Lum­pur, Singa­pore and Hong Kong have all just hos­ted parties over the week­end of Septem­ber 10 — 13, as part of the Global Twestival.