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Lan Kwai Fong's Future — Billy H.C. Kwok/Bloomberg

Hong Kong's Expat Party Hub Reshaped by Chinese Influx

Lan Kwai Fong’s post-Covid makeover has seen legacy nightclubs and bars make way for hot pot and karaoke joints to serve a more mainland Chinese clientele.

US-ECONOMY-JOBS — Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

City Hall Is Hiring

As President-elect Trump targets federal jobs, local governments still recovering from Covid-era staffing hits are facing their own workforce challenges.

Octagon House

American Institute of Architects CEO Resigns

Washington Suffers As Federal Employees Work From Home

DC Business Leaders Welcome Return-to-Office Policy Under Trump

General Views in Singapore Ahead of Budget

San Francisco, Paris Named Best Cities for Urban Transportation

US Economy Ahead Of Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index Figures Release

Cloud Computing Tax Threatens Chicago’s Silicon Valley Dream

The Mooring Field and skyline view at the harbor entrance to St Petersburg Florida

Brace for a Nationwide Shuffle of Corporate Headquarters

1000M Cements Helmet Jahn's Legacy in Chicago

A Chicago Skyscraper Cements the Legacy of a Visionary Postmodern Architect

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

Octagon House — Bettmann/Bettmann

American Institute of Architects CEO Resigns

Lakisha Ann Woods, the organization’s first woman of color to hold the position, is stepping down after a tumultuous two-year tenure.

1000M Cements Helmet Jahn's Legacy in Chicago — Jahn

A Chicago Skyscraper Cements the Legacy of a Visionary Postmodern Architect

The new tower, 1000M, and ongoing work to restore the city’s famed Thompson Center showcase the lasting influence of Helmut Jahn on the Chicago cityscape.

New York City’s ‘Living Breakwaters’ Brace for Stormier Seas — SCAPE/Ty Cole

New York City’s ‘Living Breakwaters’ Brace for Stormier Seas

Landscape architect Kate Orff’s unique shoreline protection device off Staten Island is designed to both prevent flooding and provide a new reef habitat.

CPKC Stadium in Kansas City — Nate Sheets Photography

In Kansas City, a First-Ever Stadium Designed for Women’s Sports Takes the Field

Designed for the Kansas City Current by the women-led architecture firm Generator Studio, CPKC Stadium aims to revive an urban waterfront without public funds.

General view of the building called " Ni — Alfredo Estrella/AFP

A Bug’s Eye View of Mexico City’s Modernist Architecture

The sprawling megacity hides a trove of weird and wonderful contemporary buildings. Its once-omnipresent VW Beetles provide a stylish way to see them.

Design

Octagon House — Bettmann/Bettmann

American Institute of Architects CEO Resigns

Lakisha Ann Woods, the organization’s first woman of color to hold the position, is stepping down after a tumultuous two-year tenure.

1000M Cements Helmet Jahn's Legacy in Chicago — Jahn

A Chicago Skyscraper Cements the Legacy of a Visionary Postmodern Architect

The new tower, 1000M, and ongoing work to restore the city’s famed Thompson Center showcase the lasting influence of Helmut Jahn on the Chicago cityscape.

New York City’s ‘Living Breakwaters’ Brace for Stormier Seas — SCAPE/Ty Cole

New York City’s ‘Living Breakwaters’ Brace for Stormier Seas

Landscape architect Kate Orff’s unique shoreline protection device off Staten Island is designed to both prevent flooding and provide a new reef habitat.

CPKC Stadium in Kansas City — Nate Sheets Photography

In Kansas City, a First-Ever Stadium Designed for Women’s Sports Takes the Field

Designed for the Kansas City Current by the women-led architecture firm Generator Studio, CPKC Stadium aims to revive an urban waterfront without public funds.

General view of the building called " Ni — Alfredo Estrella/AFP

A Bug’s Eye View of Mexico City’s Modernist Architecture

The sprawling megacity hides a trove of weird and wonderful contemporary buildings. Its once-omnipresent VW Beetles provide a stylish way to see them.

MapLab

Mary Baker Eddy Library, the Mapparium, Boston, Ma, USA

After Seven Years, Goodbye To MapLab Readers

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

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