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Urban ideas we’re taking into 2026

Revisit some of our favorite stories from our 2025 coverage.
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This week we'll be taking a look back at some of our favorite stories from our 2025 coverage.

Ideas we're taking into 2026

Europe's Original Climate-Resilient City Has a Lesson for Us All
On Amsterdam's 750th anniversary, it continues to be a leader in climate adaptation — showing how a city can thrive in overcoming existential challenges.

Power-Hungry Data Centers Are Warming Homes in the Nordics
By pairing computer processing facilities with district heating systems, countries like Finland and Sweden are trying to limit their environmental downsides. 

America, 'Nation of Porches'
The US pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale highlights a global idea that found its best expression in American buildings: the porch.

What Frank Lloyd Wright Learned From the Desert
With Taliesin West and other building designs in central Arizona, the architect adopted survival strategies from desert life long before sustainability was a trend. 

How Britain's Most Bike-Friendly New Town Got Built
Planners of the Waterbeach development near Cambridge designed the new housing complex with abundant cycling infrastructure to support car-free living.

The Economic Benefits of Paying Workers to Move
A study finds that Tulsa's effort to lure remote workers with $10,000 has returned four times that investment back into the local economy.

The Retail Storage Hiding Under the Champs-Elysees
As parking lots empty out in Paris's city center, retail logistics hubs are moving in. From there, goods can be transported a short distance by bike.


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