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Why This Newly Constructed Apartment Building Looks 'Historic'

To fit a modern multifamily building into a neighborhood full of 19th-century warehouses, these Minneapolis architects looked to the past — but not too closely.

The Building Game That Doesn't Let You Build

In "Sim Nimby," would-be city-builders face an intractable foe in a video-game satire of Bay Area housing politics.

Berlin Has a Surprising Soft Spot for Its Soviet Memorials

The Red Army's role in defeating the Nazis means Germany's monuments won't succumb to anger with Russia.

A Global Push for More '15-Minute Cities'

To combat climate change, the nonprofit group C40 Cities is partnering with a Danish firm to pilot walkable neighborhoods in five cities.

A New Metro Brings Controversy to Mumbai's 'Green Lung'

Protesters are battling a transit plan that will cut thousands of trees and displace hundreds of residents from the Indian megacity's only woodland.

With Two Months to Qatar's World Cup, There's a Lot Left to Do

New residences, hotel rooms, stadiums — and even a sewage system — are being built to accommodate an estimated 1.2 million soccer fans who will descend on Doha for one of the world's biggest sporting events.

NYC's Rikers Should Go Into Receivership, Some Say

Court-ordered reforms at the troubled jail complex aren't showing progress, some advocates and local officials argue.