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Maricopa County Sheriff Runs Tent City Jail For Immigrant Prisoners — John Moore/Getty Images North America

Arizona Elections Signal Robust Immigration Enforcement Under Trump

Along with a state ballot initiative to empower local officials on immigration, voters in the largest county elected a sheriff following in the footsteps of the notorious Joe Arpaio.

Look at That Building: One River North

Scoring an Architectural Breakthrough in Denver’s RiNo District

With its fractured facade and biophilic design, MAD Architects’ One River North evokes the canyons of the Rockies in one of Denver’s fastest-growing neighborhoods.

Autumn

The Leaf Blowers Will Not Go Quietly

Residents Cast Ballots For US Presidential Election During Early Voting Period In California

Key Ballot Initiatives and Local Races Highlight Views on Abortion, Immigration

FRANCE-TRANSPORT-LIFESTYLE

Paris Restricts Through Traffic in City Center

Remastered Transamerica Pyramid Center To Reopen Following $1B Investment

From Housing to Immigration, Key Ballot Initiatives and Local Races to Follow

Aerial Photography Of Warsaw (archives)

In Warsaw, Falling Road Deaths Signal a Traffic Safety Turnaround

Turkey Mulls Higher Energy Bills For Higher-Income Households

Istanbul Tries Free Public Transit to Help Job Seekers

Housing

BIZ-REAL-CHURCH-APARTMENTS-1-CS — The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

Why Turning Churches Into Housing Is So Hard

Religious groups own millions of acres of land and thousands of empty buildings across the US. But converting this real estate into affordable homes takes more than just faith.

Eric Adams' Vanishing Promise to Fix NYC's 'Unfair' Property Taxes

AOC Proposes $30 Billion Social Housing Authority

Design

Look at That Building: One River North

Scoring an Architectural Breakthrough in Denver’s RiNo District

With its fractured facade and biophilic design, MAD Architects’ One River North evokes the canyons of the Rockies in one of Denver’s fastest-growing neighborhoods.

Brunson Terrace

The Answer To Making Cities More Family-Friendly? Courtyards

New housing experiments with courtyards show that this age-old design approach can still deliver for cities struggling to provide homes for families.

A Courtyard Apartment Building Designed for Southwest Sprawl — Source: Studio Ma/Sarah Schumacher for Bloomberg

A Courtyard Apartment Building Designed for Southwest Sprawl

Designed by Studio Ma, the Hollyhock brings sustainable, low-slung apartments to a single-family Phoenix suburb.

USA New York Buffalo: Pan-American Exposition View of the Expo's Hall of Horticulture - 01.05.-02.11.1901 - Vintage property of ullstein bild — ullstein bild Dtl. via Getty Images

The Tartarian Candidate

How did a bizarre architectural conspiracy theory insert itself into the US political discourse — and why do so many adherents insist that Donald Trump is a believer?

Oman Sees an Urban Future Distinct From Dubai and Abu Dhabi — Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images

Oman Sees an Urban Future Distinct From Dubai and Abu Dhabi

Muscat’s plan for the future looks to mid-rise developments and more green spaces rather than the reach-for-the-heavens architecture seen elsewhere in the region.

Design

Look at That Building: One River North

Scoring an Architectural Breakthrough in Denver’s RiNo District

With its fractured facade and biophilic design, MAD Architects’ One River North evokes the canyons of the Rockies in one of Denver’s fastest-growing neighborhoods.

Brunson Terrace

The Answer To Making Cities More Family-Friendly? Courtyards

New housing experiments with courtyards show that this age-old design approach can still deliver for cities struggling to provide homes for families.

A Courtyard Apartment Building Designed for Southwest Sprawl — Source: Studio Ma/Sarah Schumacher for Bloomberg

A Courtyard Apartment Building Designed for Southwest Sprawl

Designed by Studio Ma, the Hollyhock brings sustainable, low-slung apartments to a single-family Phoenix suburb.

USA New York Buffalo: Pan-American Exposition View of the Expo's Hall of Horticulture - 01.05.-02.11.1901 - Vintage property of ullstein bild — ullstein bild Dtl. via Getty Images

The Tartarian Candidate

How did a bizarre architectural conspiracy theory insert itself into the US political discourse — and why do so many adherents insist that Donald Trump is a believer?

Oman Sees an Urban Future Distinct From Dubai and Abu Dhabi — Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images

Oman Sees an Urban Future Distinct From Dubai and Abu Dhabi

Muscat’s plan for the future looks to mid-rise developments and more green spaces rather than the reach-for-the-heavens architecture seen elsewhere in the region.

MapLab

How Historians Mapped the Lost Oyster Reefs of Europe

How Historians Mapped the Lost Oyster Reefs of Europe

In US Swing States, Migrants Aren’t Settling in Trump Country

In US Swing States, Migrants Aren’t Settling in Trump Country

A Map That Visualizes Walkable Neighborhoods Across the US

A Map That Visualizes Walkable Neighborhoods Across the US

Mapmakers Create Bite-Sized Models of National Parks

Mapmakers Create Bite-Sized Models of National Parks

Look at That Building

A series for the architecturally curious.

Look at That Building: Merchandise Mart

How Chicago’s Gigantic Merchandise Mart Is Still Thriving as Office Space

Book Tower

How Detroit Reclaimed a Towering Relic From the Roaring ’20s

Brooklyn's Twisting Apartment Towers Solve a Waterfront Puzzle

Brooklyn's Twisting Apartment Towers Solve a Waterfront Puzzle

A University Drops a ‘Stack of Books’ on Boston’s Skyline

A University Drops a ‘Stack of Books’ on Boston’s Skyline

Iconic Homes That Define Global Cities

How the way we live has shaped the history and architecture of urban neighborhoods.

Gers in Ulaanbaatar

An Affordable Nomadic Home Design Struggles to Adapt to Urban Life

Georgian town houses in Edinburgh, Scotland

How Edinburgh Tenements Became an Urban Housing Blueprint

South Korea Apartments

How Corporations Created the Prototypical Seoul Apartment

Majestic Victorian apartment building near Cadogan Square in the affluent and exclusive neighborhood of Chelsea, London

How Mansion Blocks Filled London With Stacks of Flats