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By Sylvia Hajo

#Mobility+# #Biking# #Healthy Cities# #Insights# #LEAD# #Mobility+# #Streets# #Transportation# #Lydia La Point#

Featured

Less than 1% of Los Angeles residents biked to work in 2010. With bike infrastructure and bike share programs picking up speed, can the car-centric...

Mobility+

Has Los Angeles Transformed into a Bike-Friendly City?

08 . 23 . 2018

By Lydia La Point

Biking Healthy Cities Insights LEAD Mobility+Streets Transportation

#Smart Cities# #Autonomous Vehicles# #Design# #Innovation# #Mobility+# #Pedestrian# #Public Space# #Smart Cities# #Urbanism# #TH!NK by IBI#

Disruptive technologies have taken to the streets: from bike share to autonomous vehicles, the fight for road space is more aggressive than ever. Can Sidewalk...

Smart Cities

Street Fight

08 . 21 . 2018

Autonomous Vehicles Design Innovation Mobility+Pedestrian Public Space Smart Cities Urbanism

#Learning+# #Children# #Insights# #LEAD# #Learning+# #Mental Health# #Carys Fisher#

Childhood mental health issues are increasing, while wellbeing is decreasing across the UK. Current responses are clearly not working, so what is the UK doing...

Learning+

Can a Focus on Mental Health and Wellbeing Promote Effective Learning?

08 . 16 . 2018

By Carys Fisher

Children Insights LEAD Learning+Mental Health

#Urbanism# #Gentrification# #Innovation# #Social Sustainability# #TH!NK by IBI# #Urban Planning# #Urbanism# #Haley Roeser#

The City of Chicago's new start-up license gives entrepreneurs a low-barrier opportunity to make use of the city's vacant storefronts. Can we expect to see...

Urbanism

And the Streets were Paved with Pop-Ups…

08 . 14 . 2018

Gentrification Innovation Social Sustainability TH!NK by IBI Urban Planning Urbanism

#AR/VR# #AR/VR# #Digital# #TH!NK by IBI#

Can reality technologies breathe new life for the struggling industry or is this just another fad?

AR/VR

Can Reality Technologies Save Journalism?

08 . 08 . 2018

Frank Lloyd Wright designed his home and studio in 1889 when he was just 21 years old. The result was a fertile reflection of Wright's...

AR/VR Digital

#Architecture# #Architecture# #History# #TH!NK by IBI#

Architecture

At Home with Frank Lloyd Wright

08 . 03 . 2018

Flexible work hours, aging architecture, and increasing competition for skilled workers are causing major disruptions in the workplace. How can we design the modern office...

Architecture History

#Pocket R&D# #Design# #Insights# #Offices# #Pocket R&D# #TH!NK by IBI# #TH!NK by IBI#

Pocket R&D

Defining the Workplaces of Tomorrow

08 . 01 . 2018

Design Insights Offices Pocket R&D TH!NK by IBI

#Creativity# #Architecture# #Creativity# #Design# #Jaimie Levesque#

The Alberta Association of Architects (AAA) hosts a biannual conference for architects, designers, and academics to come together in the inspirational Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel.

Creativity

Creative Inspirations from Banff Session 2018

07 . 27 . 2018

By Jaimie Levesque

Architecture Creativity Design

#Future# #Future# #Public Space# #Resilience# #TH!NK by IBI# #Urban Design# #Urban Planning# #Haley Roeser#

Urban burial infrastructure makes up less than 1% of land in some of the world's most populated cities. As city cemeteries near capacity, should we...

Future

Six Feet Under the City

07 . 25 . 2018

Future Public Space Resilience TH!NK by IBI Urban Design Urban Planning

#Healthcare+# #Digital# #Future# #Healthcare+# #LEAD# #Wendy Atkinson#

With health industry technologies being applied to smarter cities such as waste management suction systems, and the NHS facing increased pressures, is it time to...

Healthcare+

Transportation Solutions for Hospital Design

07 . 23 . 2018

By Wendy Atkinson

Digital Future Healthcare+LEAD

#Architecture# #Architecture# #History# #Nature# #Utopia# #TH!NK by IBI#

Currently on display at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Cabin Fever is a thought-provoking retrospective that explores the North American cabin in both architectural and cultural...

Architecture

Cures for Cabin Fever

07 . 20 . 2018

Architecture History Nature Utopia

#Public Engagement# #Accessibility# #Data# #Digital# #Governance# #Public Engagement# #Technology# #TH!NK by IBI# #Margaret Parkhill#

Communities today are more informed than ever, and citizens expect real-time information at their fingertips. Digital public engagement tools are a powerful way to provide...

Public Engagement

How Do You Engage an Entire City?

07 . 18 . 2018

By Margaret Parkhill

Accessibility Data Digital Governance Public Engagement Technology TH!NK by IBI

#Public Space# #Community# #Grassroots# #Livability# #Neighbourhoods# #Placemaking# #Public Space# #Tactical Urbanism# #Urbanism# #Haley Roeser#

If we are going to continue to emphasize the public realm as ‘the public living room’, shouldn’t its dwellers be able to redecorate?

Public Space

Re-Decorating the Public Living Room

07 . 16 . 2018

Community Grassroots Livability Neighbourhoods Placemaking Public Space Tactical Urbanism Urbanism

#Pocket R&D# #AR/VR# #Pocket R&D# #TH!NK by IBI# #Jonathan Darton#

Pocket R&D

What is the Future of (Augmented) Reality?

07 . 13 . 2018

By Jonathan Darton, Tim Woodard, Gabino Travassos, Junyoung Park

AR/VR Pocket R&D TH!NK by IBI

#Mobility+# #AR/VR# #Future# #Insights# #Mobility+# #Ashutosh Chandra#

At a time when cities across the globe are brainstorming innovative ideas and technologies to emerge as Smart Cities, strong emphasis needs to be laid...

Mobility+

The Next Level of Advanced Traffic Management Systems

07 . 09 . 2018

By Ashutosh Chandra

AR/VR Future Insights Mobility+

#Insights# #Insights# #Mobility+# #Alex Mereu#

The shared office (or co-working) has been on the rise in recent years and is expected to continue its rapid growth into the future.

Insights

Suburban Co-Working: A Shared Mobility Solution

07 . 06 . 2018

By Alex Mereu

Insights Mobility+

#Healthcare+# #Future# #Healthcare+# #Justin Harris#

Justin Harris, Global Healthcare Deputy Lead, seeks to follow our reflective review of the NHS with a similar viewpoint taken from 2048, the 100th anniversary...

Healthcare+

100 Years of the NHS: A speculative future in wellbeing care

07 . 05 . 2018

On July 5th 1948, of the NHS was founded, marking the country’s greatest achievement in modern social reform. 70 years later, we look back at...

Future Healthcare+

#Healthcare+# #Architecture# #Healthcare+# #John Knape#

Healthcare+

Celebrating 70 Years of the NHS: A look into the future of the National Healthcare Service, 1980-2023

07 . 03 . 2018

By John Knape

Architecture Healthcare+

#Healthcare+# #Architecture# #Healthcare+# #John Knape#

On July 5th 1948, of the NHS was founded, marking the country’s greatest achievement in modern social reform. 70 years later, we look back at...

Healthcare+

Celebrating 70 Years of the NHS: A look back at the National Healthcare Service from 1948-1990

06 . 29 . 2018

By John Knape

Architecture Healthcare+

#Urban Planning# #Architecture# #Children# #Equity# #Insights# #Urban Design# #Urban Planning# #Haley Roeser#

Children today, city makers tomorrow.

Urban Planning

Raising The City Makers of Tomorrow

06 . 27 . 2018

Architecture Children Equity Insights Urban Design Urban Planning

#Placemaking# #Community# #Grassroots# #Livability# #Placemaking# #Public Space# #Tactical Urbanism# #Mitchell Reardon#

With more people living closer together, often in smaller spaces, the public realm is becoming – and needs to become – an extension of our...

Placemaking

Life Between Buildings

06 . 25 . 2018

Community Grassroots Livability Placemaking Public Space Tactical Urbanism

#Smart Cities# #Data# #Smart Cities# #Urban Design# #Urban Planning# #Urbanism# #Melinda Tracey#

Infrastructure Canada’s 2018 Smart City Challenge has provided an avenue by which communities and their residents may explore and develop opportunities to use data and...

Smart Cities

Smart Cities Celebrate Inclusion

06 . 22 . 2018

By Melinda Tracey

Data Smart Cities Urban Design Urban Planning Urbanism

#Healthy New Towns# #Healthcare+# #Healthy New Towns# #Living+# #Justin Harris#

Over the last two years, NHS England has been developing their Healthy New Towns programme. As consultants involved with this ground-breaking project, it has proved...

Healthy New Towns

People First: Health and Housing

06 . 20 . 2018

Healthcare+Healthy New Towns Living+

#Mobility+# #Biking# #Healthy Cities# #Mobility+# #Transportation# #Urban Planning# #Christina Bouchard#

Can we make our cities safer by re-thinking risk management? Although liability guidelines are set in place for our own well-being, they may be doing...

Mobility+

The Liability of Complete Streets

06 . 18 . 2018

By Christina Bouchard

Biking Healthy Cities Mobility+Transportation Urban Planning

#Mobility+# #Autonomous Vehicles# #Insights# #LEAD# #Mobility+# #Technology# #Transportation# #Ryan Hutson#

What can be done to address truck driver shortages and ever-growing demand for moving goods across America? The answer may be autonomous, self-driving semi-trucks.

Mobility+

Can Self-Driving Semi Trucks be the Answer to Growing Truck Driver Shortages?

06 . 15 . 2018

By Ryan Hutson

Autonomous Vehicles Insights LEAD Mobility+Technology Transportation

#Housing# #Community# #Housing# #Innovative Housing# #Millennials# #Jamie Smiley#

Strutt and Parker report that between 2001 and 2014 the number of home renters doubled in the UK. It is anticipated that by 2025 more...

Housing

The Rise of Build-to-Rent

06 . 13 . 2018

By Jamie Smiley

Community Housing Innovative Housing Millennials

#Mobility+# #Biking# #Insights# #Mobility+# #Pedestrian# #Smart Cities# #Streets# #Transportation# #Urbanism# #Haley Roeser#

The way we talk about cities informs their very function. How can we use language to redirect the responsibility of safe streets to these who...

Mobility+

Pedestrian Perjury and Other Mobility Contradictions

06 . 11 . 2018

Biking Insights Mobility+Pedestrian Smart Cities Streets Transportation Urbanism

#Gaming# #Architecture# #Children# #Design# #Gaming# #Sandra Sidarous#

In today’s technologically thriving society, one in three children in the UK has their own tablet device, with 62% having access to a tablet at...

Gaming

Are Video Games Inspiring a New Generation of Designers?

06 . 08 . 2018

By Sandra Sidarous

Architecture Children Design Gaming

#Design# #Architecture# #Art# #Design# #Equity# #Modelling# #TH!NK by IBI# #Utopia# #TH!NK by IBI#

Architectural models have long been used to communicate design ideas to clients, simultaneously acting as both marketing tools and elaborately detailed works of art. Since...

Design

The Colourful Cityscapes of Bodys Isek Kingelez

06 . 04 . 2018

Architecture Art Design Equity Modelling TH!NK by IBI Utopia

#History# #Architecture# #History# #Urban Planning# #Utopia# #TH!NK by IBI#

When World War II ended in 1945, the City of London was left ravaged and overcrowded, with dense patches of poverty spilling out across the...

History

New Town Utopia?

05 . 30 . 2018

Architecture History Urban Planning Utopia

#Architecture# #Architecture# #Society# #TH!NK by IBI#

A new series of bank notes is being released in Canada later this year. The first images to circulate so far are of the $10...

Architecture

$10 Architecture

05 . 28 . 2018

It is a well-known fact that the UK population is getting older, with almost 25% expected to be over 65 by 2040. Fitter, healthier and...

Architecture Society

#Ageless Living# #Ageless Living# #Digital# #Healthcare+# #Living+# #Smart Cities# #Technology# #Maarit Heinonen-smith#

Ageless Living

The Smart Future of Senior Living

05 . 25 . 2018

By Maarit Heinonen-smith

Ageless Living Digital Healthcare+Living+Smart Cities Technology

#Insights# #Commute# #Insights# #Mobility+# #Public Transit# #Transportation# #Haley Roeser#

News broke last week that Paris is exploring the feasibility of adopting a free city-wide public transportation system. This would be a pioneer decision for...

Insights

The Hidden Costs of Free Transit

05 . 23 . 2018

Commute Insights Mobility+Public Transit Transportation

#Placemaking# #Community# #Equity# #Grassroots# #Placemaking# #Public Space# #Tactical Urbanism# #Urbanism# #TH!NK by IBI#

The Trust for Public Land, City Parks Alliance, and National Endowment for the Arts have recently collaborated to release the Field Guide for Parks and Creative...

Placemaking

Lessons from the Parks and Creative Placemaking Field Guide

05 . 21 . 2018

Community Equity Grassroots Placemaking Public Space Tactical Urbanism Urbanism

#Ageless Living# #Ageless Living# #Design# #Green Space# #Healthcare+# #Living+# #Richard Wild#

Healthcare and lifestyle improvements have greatly increased life expectancy and as a result, more people require some form of continuing care during the latter years...

Ageless Living

Designing External Space for Elderly Wellbeing

05 . 18 . 2018

By Richard Wild

Ageless Living Design Green Space Healthcare+Living+

#Autonomous Vehicles# #Autonomous Vehicles# #Mobility+# #Transportation# #Vikram Hardatt#

A new mobility ecosystem is emerging, and it’s built on choice. Connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) and Smart Cities can facilitate flexible urban movement through...

Autonomous Vehicles

Adapting Municipal Transportation Policies for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles with the University of Waterloo

05 . 16 . 2018

By Vikram Hardatt

Autonomous Vehicles Mobility+Transportation

#Mobility+# #Digital# #Mobility+# #Transportation# #Michael Codrington#

At a time where you can re-stock snacks and arrange laundry pick-ups at the press of a button, the on-demand economy is expediting nearly all...

Mobility+

Taking the Short Trip Home

05 . 14 . 2018

By Michael Codrington

Digital Mobility+Transportation

#Technology# #AR/VR# #Autonomous Vehicles# #Innovation# #Mobility+# #Parking# #Ride-Sharing# #Smart Cities# #Technology# #TH!NK by IBI# #Transportation# #TH!NK by IBI#

Over the last few years we have watched technology evolve from imagination to implementation. Jetson-esque flying cars and personal assistant robots no longer seem farfetched....

Technology

Pivot to a Smart Urban Future

05 . 11 . 2018

AR/VR Autonomous Vehicles Innovation Mobility+Parking Ride-Sharing Smart Cities Technology TH!NK by IBI Transportation

#Smart Cities# #Community# #Data# #Neighbourhoods# #Smart Cities# #Social Sustainability# #Technology# #TH!NK by IBI#

One of the most intriguing parts about living in a city is the perpetual refresh of moving parts. The ephemeral nature of passer-by’s insinuates a...

Smart Cities

A Push to the Park

05 . 09 . 2018

Community Data Neighbourhoods Smart Cities Social Sustainability Technology

#Placemaking# #Community# #Placemaking# #Public Space# #Tactical Urbanism# #Urbanism# #TH!NK by IBI#

Urban densifcation behooves a need for ample parks and places of refuge to counter the stressors of city life. Otherwise known as the public living...

Placemaking

Four Steps of Creative Placemaking

05 . 07 . 2018

Community Placemaking Public Space Tactical Urbanism Urbanism

#Urbanism# #Community# #History# #Human Scale# #Jane Jacobs# #Pedestrian# #Urban Planning# #Urbanism# #TH!NK by IBI#

Jane’s Walk is a three-day festival of free citizen-led walking tours in celebration of urban activist Jane Jacobs. Taking place across the world this weekend,...

Urbanism

Celebrate your City this Weekend with Jane’s Walk!

AR/VR History Smart Cities TH!NK by IBI Transportation

#Insights# #Adaptive Reuse# #Architecture# #Autonomous Vehicles# #Creativity# #Design# #Insights# #Mobility+# #Smart Cities# #Urbanism# #Haley Roeser#

With speeding advances in the transportation sector, it’s hard to imagine what the future of mobility will look like down the road. Over the last...

Insights

Shifting Gears: Exploring the Future of Parking Garages

04 . 11 . 2018

Adaptive Reuse Architecture Autonomous Vehicles Creativity Design Insights Mobility+Smart Cities Urbanism

## #Architecture# #Design# #Healthcare+# #Healthy New Towns# #Justin Harris#

As we transition into the Third Era of Health, there is a growing societal focus on health and wellbeing. One notable way that this focus...

Championing Buildings Fit for Wellbeing

04 . 03 . 2018

Architecture Design Healthcare+Healthy New Towns

## #Public Space# #Streets# #Sustainability# #TH!NK by IBI# #Alyssa Koehn#

150 disposable cups were thrown away every minute in France in 2016, and only 1% of these were recycled. The biggest problem facing city sidewalks...

Single-Use Items vs. City Streets: How to Reduce and Recycle in the Urban Arena

03 . 14 . 2018

Insights

The Welcoming City: A Design Experiment in Mobile Humanitarian Aid

02 . 21 . 2018

By Deborah Richmond

Architecture Housing Insights

#Living+# #Architecture# #Housing# #Living+# #Sustainability# #TH!NK by IBI# #TH!NK by IBI#

Traditional homes from across the globe have used designs with interior courtyards for thousands of years, but have fallen out of favour in recent generations....

Living+

Benefits of the Courtyard House Design

02 . 19 . 2018

Architecture Housing Living+Sustainability TH!NK by IBI

#Mobility+# #Biking# #Mobility+# #Public Transit# #Transportation# #Zheng Luo#

At this point, bicycle-sharing systems are not a new idea to the majority of people living in the North American cities. By reviewing a world...

Mobility+

Convenience or Chaos? The Rise of Dockless Bike-Sharing

02 . 16 . 2018

By Zheng Luo

Biking Mobility+Public Transit Transportation

## #Architecture# #Community# #TH!NK by IBI# #TH!NK by IBI#

Almost every "starchitect" has designed one and almost every major sporting event brings a new opportunity to innovate a stadiums form and (non-sport) function. From...

The Architecture of Super Stadiums

02 . 14 . 2018

Architecture Community TH!NK by IBI

## #Biking# #Economics# #Streets# #TH!NK by IBI# #TH!NK by IBI#

Even in 2018, bike lane proposals often get pushback and ire from businesses along their proposed routes. Businesses often think that by removing some of...

Are Bike Lanes Good for Small Business?

02 . 12 . 2018

Biking Economics Streets TH!NK by IBI

#Insights# #Insights# #Public Transit# #Transportation# #Urban Planning# #Alyssa Koehn#

The Olympics and urban planning have a long relationship that goes far beyond that brief time in the early 20th century when "mixed architecture, architectural...

Insights

The Urban Effects of Modern Olympic Games

02 . 09 . 2018

Insights Public Transit Transportation Urban Planning

#Insights# #Innovation# #Insights# #Placemaking# #Guy Pearson#

Featured

Greater Manchester is the major city region outside London and has a key role to play in the UK’s advanced industrial economy. To be successful...

Insights

Placemaking and Productivity

02 . 07 . 2018

By Guy Pearson

Innovation Insights Placemaking

## #Commute# #Public Transit# #TH!NK by IBI# #Transportation# #Water# #TH!NK by IBI#

With growing congestion problems in many major cities, should coastal and river cities embrace the boat in their public transit system? There are already integral...

Commuting on the Water

02 . 05 . 2018

Commute Public Transit TH!NK by IBI Transportation Water

#Learning+# #Children# #Healthcare+# #Learning+# #Sprawl# #Streets# #TH!NK by IBI#

In the 1970s, 86 percent of British children walked to school alone. Today, less than 25 percent of students do the same, according to a...

Learning+

Children aren’t walking to school anymore: why?

02 . 02 . 2018

Children Healthcare+Learning+Sprawl Streets

#Living+# #Innovation# #Living+# #Tactical Urbanism# #Urban Planning# #Urbanism# #Alyssa Koehn#

Creating a more livable city from November to March, far above the 49th parallel— that is the goal of 'Winter City' urban planning. In 1982,...

Living+

Innovations for Winter Cities

01 . 31 . 2018

Innovation Living+Tactical Urbanism Urban Planning Urbanism

#Mobility+# #Biking# #Mobility+# #Public Transit# #TH!NK by IBI# #Transportation# #TH!NK by IBI#

In late January 2018, a new bike-share program will be hitting the streets of Canada's most bike friendly city, Vancouver. The current bike-share program in...

Mobility+

Does dockless bike share work?

01 . 29 . 2018

Biking Mobility+Public Transit TH!NK by IBI Transportation

## #Public Transit# #TH!NK by IBI# #Urban Planning# #Urbanism# #TH!NK by IBI#

The idea of building a brand new, masterplanned city has had a long, storied, history across the globe. From perhaps the most famous theory, Ebenezer...

What does a new, masterplanned city look like in 2018?

01 . 26 . 2018

Public Transit TH!NK by IBI Urban Planning Urbanism

#Healthcare+# #Ageless Living# #Healthcare+# #John Knape#

Featured

With each passing year, the annual NHS ‘winter pressures crisis’ seems to deepen. Against the NHS’s target of discharging, admitting or transferring 95% of A&E...

Healthcare+

Winter is Coming….and with it the Annual NHS Crisis

01 . 24 . 2018

By John Knape

Ageless Living Healthcare+

## #Digital# #Economics# #Innovation# #Sharing Economy# #TH!NK by IBI# #TH!NK by IBI#

A city in the United Kingdom has been exploring using a city-specific cryptocurrency as a way to support service to the local community. Called HullCoin,...

12 . 08 . 2017

Accessibility Public Space Streets TH!NK by IBI

#Healthcare+# #Children# #Healthcare+# #Mental Health# #Neil Elliott#

Featured

Mental health and wellbeing is becoming a subject widely discussed particularity across the media, through various campaigns and in politics however, there is still a...

Healthcare+

Making Mental Wellbeing a Priority for Generation Z

12 . 06 . 2017

By Neil Elliott

Children Healthcare+Mental Health

#Healthcare+# #Density# #Healthcare+# #Healthy Cities# #Nature# #TH!NK by IBI# #TH!NK by IBI#

Research now confirms the argument that many urbanists have been making for years: that dense places are healthier, because they are walkable and allow for...

Healthcare+

What is the Healthiest Density for a City?

12 . 04 . 2017

Density Healthcare+Healthy Cities Nature TH!NK by IBI

#Insights# #Climate Change# #Insights# #Resilience# #Sustainability# #Urbanism# #Mitchell Reardon#

In a Nordic context, contemporary cities are characterized by their commitment to accessible greenery and water, health, wellbeing and the environment. This has been reflected...

Insights

The Sustainable Urban Future of Nordic Cities

12 . 01 . 2017

Climate Change Insights Resilience Sustainability Urbanism

## #Public Space# #TH!NK by IBI# #Urbanism# #TH!NK by IBI#

While it's often cold and snowy, or grey and dreary, across the Northern Hemisphere during the holiday season, inclement weather doesn't prevent a huge increase...

How Winter Holidays Activate Public Space

11 . 29 . 2017

Public Space TH!NK by IBI Urbanism

#Mobility+# #Autonomous Vehicles# #Mobility+# #Transportation# #David Salton#

Featured

As consumers of transport services, we are becoming more demanding and want to experience seamless travel. Our industry is having to respond to these rising...

Mobility+

The Direction of Connected Travel

11 . 27 . 2017

By David Salton

Autonomous Vehicles Mobility+Transportation

## #Autonomous Vehicles# #Mobility+# #Technology# #TH!NK by IBI# #Transportation# #TH!NK by IBI#

This week, to much fanfare, Tesla announced it's fully electric semi-truck with enhanced auto-pilot. This means the vehicle can begin to drive itself, at least...

How will Driverless Trucking Change the Industry?

11 . 22 . 2017

Autonomous Vehicles Mobility+Technology TH!NK by IBI Transportation

## #Climate Change# #Resilience# #TH!NK by IBI# #TH!NK by IBI#

With climate change and rising sea levels, cities are making plans for coastal resilience. A key component of these plans looks at how to deal with...

Building Living Shorelines

11 . 20 . 2017

Climate Change Resilience TH!NK by IBI

## #AR/VR# #Data# #Digital# #Smart Cities# #TH!NK by IBI# #TH!NK by IBI#

How do you create a digital archive of an entire metropolis? How do you decide what to include and what to leave behind? How do...

How do you Digitize a Metropolis?

11 . 17 . 2017

AR/VR Data Digital Smart Cities TH!NK by IBI

#Living+# #Innovative Housing# #Living+# #Pedestrian# #Streets# #Urban Design# #Mitchell Reardon#

Featured

Written by Mitchell Reardon Land in Vancouver is among the world’s most valuable, yet 27% of it is used for roads, streets and laneways. At $150 per...

Living+

Is Vancouver Ready to Grow from Laneways to Living Lanes?

11 . 15 . 2017

Innovative Housing Living+Pedestrian Streets Urban Design

#Mobility+# #Biking# #Mobility+# #Vision Zero# #TH!NK by IBI#

Written by Alyssa Koehn It's likely you've seen an e-bike on a local roadway and not noticed that it was any different; while some e-bikes are...

Mobility+

e-Bikes: Danger or Game-Changer?

11 . 10 . 2017

Biking Mobility+Vision Zero

#Learning+# #Furniture# #Learning+# #Sylvia Hajo#

School Districts across the United States are seeking options differing from the traditional classroom in order to transform their spaces into project based learning environments. Traditional classrooms...

Learning+

A Difference-Maker for PBL: Furniture

11 . 08 . 2017

By Sylvia Hajo

Furniture Learning+

## #Public Space# #TH!NK by IBI# #Urban Design# #TH!NK by IBI#

What's the role of protest in plaza design? How do you consider potential political uses when designing a public space? Whether explicitly stated in their...

Is Public Space Political Space?

11 . 06 . 2017

Public Space TH!NK by IBI Urban Design

## #Commute# #Public Transit# #TH!NK by IBI# #Transportation# #TH!NK by IBI#

According to a new study by the University of West England, adding 10 minutes each way to your daily commute is the equivalent, in terms...

Long Commutes are Equivalent to Pay Cuts

11 . 03 . 2017

Commute Public Transit TH!NK by IBI Transportation

#Mobility+# #Innovation# #Mobility+# #Technology# #Transportation# #Gabino Travassos#

Featured

Imagine you're driving a road that you know is prone to accidents due to weather conditions or sudden congestion. It could be a winding highway...

Mobility+

Sensors + Intelligence + Enforcement = Compliance for Variable Speed Limit Signs

10 . 31 . 2017

By Gabino Travassos

Innovation Mobility+Technology Transportation

## #Children# #Families# #TH!NK by IBI# #Urbanism# #TH!NK by IBI#

A global initiative is asking city designers to look at the world from the eyes of a child- quite literally as they ask adults to stop...

The City from 95cm: How Do 3 Year Olds Experience Urban Life?

10 . 30 . 2017

Children Families TH!NK by IBI Urbanism

#Insights# #Biking# #Insights# #Vision Zero# #Alyssa Koehn#

A partnership between Safer Roads Ottawa and the local police service has led to the creation of a "cyclist detection system" for a major bike...

Insights

Should Bike Lanes have Warning Lights?

10 . 27 . 2017

10 . 13 . 2017

Equity Pedestrian TH!NK by IBI Urban Design Women

#Insights# #Insights# #Ride-Sharing# #Transportation# #Alyssa Koehn#

Featured

Recently, London sent a shockwave through the world of transportation by denying the license renewal of ride-sharing giant Uber. Many thought Uber, despite it's many...

Insights

What to do about Uber: Ride-Sharing and the Rules

10 . 11 . 2017

Insights Ride-Sharing Transportation

## #AR/VR# #Art# #Digital# #Public Space# #Technology# #TH!NK by IBI# #TH!NK by IBI#

This week Snapchat launched a virtual public art installation in tourist hot spots around the globe. The company has digitized iconic American artist Jeff Koons greatest...

Public Art in Augmented Reality

10 . 09 . 2017

AR/VR Art Digital Public Space Technology TH!NK by IBI

#Healthcare+# #Healthcare+# #Healthy Cities# #Healthy New Towns# #Urban Design# #Urban Planning# #Mark Drane#

How do we reunite health and planning? Better integrating these two fields continues to rise up on the agendas of planners, healthcare professionals, and governments...

Healthcare+

Reuniting Health and Planning

10 . 06 . 2017

By Mark Drane

Healthcare+Healthy Cities Healthy New Towns Urban Design Urban Planning

#Healthcare+# #Children# #Healthcare+# #Mental Health# #Wendy de Silva#

Featured

Did you read the shocking news about the children born in the millennium year? They are, very sadly, some of the most ill children in...

Healthcare+

Failing our Children’s Mental Health: What Next?

10 . 04 . 2017

Children Healthcare+Mental Health

## #Food# #TH!NK by IBI# #TH!NK by IBI#

From corner bodegas to big box stores, the future of grocery stores is both challenged and brightened by changing technologies and cities. What is the future...

The Future of Community Grocery Stores

10 . 02 . 2017

A recently article on Torontoist argues that Toronto needs stickier streets. While that may initially sound like an odd title, a "sticky" street is simply...

Food TH!NK by IBI

## #Pedestrian# #Public Space# #Streets# #Tactical Urbanism# #TH!NK by IBI# #Urban Design# #TH!NK by IBI#

Creating Sticky Streets

09 . 29 . 2017

Pedestrian Public Space Streets Tactical Urbanism TH!NK by IBI Urban Design

#Insights# #Data# #Infrastructure# #Insights# #Smart Cities# #Technology# #Keith Ponton#

Featured

What does it mean to be a Smart City and what infrastructure systems do cities need to improve to use data effectively? How do we begin...

Insights

Connectivity Is Key to a Smart City Foundation

09 . 27 . 2017

By Keith Ponton

Data Infrastructure Insights Smart Cities Technology

#Learning+# #Density# #Education# #Learning+# #Urbanism# #TH!NK by IBI#

The population living in many downtown cores has skyrocketed in the last couple decades, but it's only recently that we have seen a large uptick...

Learning+

Urban Educations: K-12 in the Downtown Core

09 . 25 . 2017

Density Education Learning+Urbanism

#Insights# #Climate Change# #Innovative Housing# #Insights# #Sustainability# #Alyssa Koehn#

Project Drawdown is the "most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming". According to their website, this initiative "gathered a qualified and diverse group of...

Insights

Project Drawdown and Passive Houses

09 . 22 . 2017

Climate Change Innovative Housing Insights Sustainability

## #TH!NK by IBI# #Urban Planning# #Urbanism# #TH!NK by IBI#

As fall weather settles in across the Northern hemisphere, now is the ideal time to curl up with a great book. Luckily for us, there...

Upcoming Urban Reads

09 . 20 . 2017

TH!NK by IBI Urban Planning Urbanism

## #Innovation# #Technology# #TH!NK by IBI# #Transportation# #TH!NK by IBI#

As Elon Musk's Hyperloop project moves closer to being a feasible technology, a transportation battle rages on between what will come first to the United States,...

Hyperloop v. High-speed Rail

09 . 18 . 2017

Innovation Technology TH!NK by IBI Transportation

#Living+# #Climate Change# #Living+# #Resilience# #Urban Design# #Alyssa Koehn#

Featured

With the recent flooding from Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Hurricane Irma in Florida, the discussion around building coastal resilience is not only increasingly topical,...

Living+

Building Coastal Resilience

09 . 15 . 2017

Climate Change Living+Resilience Urban Design

## #Economics# #TH!NK by IBI# #Urban Planning# #Urbanism# #TH!NK by IBI#

The search is on for where to build a second Amazon headquarters. It's being hailed by some as "the deal of the decade" for North American cities,...

How An Amazon HQ Could Change a City

09 . 11 . 2017

Economics TH!NK by IBI Urban Planning Urbanism

## #Smart Cities# #Technology# #TH!NK by IBI# #TH!NK by IBI#

Technology can't save the city because the complexity of the city can't be translated into formulas. That is the bold argument in a recent piece by...

Technology Can’t Save The City

09 . 08 . 2017

Smart Cities Technology TH!NK by IBI

#Insights# #Affordable Housing# #Community# #Community Land Trusts# #Density# #Housing# #Innovative Housing# #Insights# #Alyssa Koehn#

Cities across the globe are exploring new housing models to deal with a variety of issues from affordability to sustainability to aging populations. Many of...

Insights

The Future of Shared Housing

09 . 06 . 2017

Affordable Housing Community Community Land Trusts Density Housing Innovative Housing Insights

## #Climate Change# #Energy# #Innovative Housing# #TH!NK by IBI# #TH!NK by IBI#

The current heat wave in Los Angeles has been stretching on for days with no end in sight. It's breaking heat records as temperatures in some...

When Climate Change Creates Climate Change

09 . 01 . 2017

Climate Change Energy Innovative Housing TH!NK by IBI

#Living+# #Accessibility# #Affordable Housing# #Livability# #Living+# #Urban Design# #TH!NK by IBI#

We recently posed the question "Does a ‘Most Livable City’ Ranking Matter?" The team at TH!NK found themselves leaning heavily towards "no" in our analysis,...

Living+

“Most Livable City” Rankings Do Matter!: A Response

08 . 30 . 2017

Accessibility Affordable Housing Livability Living+Urban Design

#Insights# #Economics# #Innovation# #Insights# #Urbanism# #Mark Graham#

Our cities have historically been the centres of knowledge, with universities and colleges leading the way in innovation and research. This knowledge economy has borne...

Insights

Clever Cities! Innovation as a Leader in Urban Transformation

08 . 25 . 2017

By Mark Graham

Economics Innovation Insights Urbanism

#Insights# #Affordable Housing# #Density# #Housing# #Innovative Housing# #Insights# #Alyssa Koehn#

Featured

Call them laneway homes, granny flats, basement suites, or even fonzie flats- whatever name you give them, Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) restrictions across North America...

Insights

Hidden Density: The Growing Case for ADUs

08 . 23 . 2017

Affordable Housing Density Housing Innovative Housing Insights

#Living+# #Accessibility# #Affordable Housing# #Livability# #Living+# #Urban Design# #TH!NK by IBI#

The Economist recently published it's updated "Global Liveability Ranking" to determine the most livable city in the world. This annual report uses five categories to determine...

Living+

Does a “Most Livable City” Ranking Matter?

08 . 21 . 2017

Accessibility Affordable Housing Livability Living+Urban Design

#Mobility+# #Biking# #Mobility+# #Streets# #Transportation# #Vision Zero# #Christina Bouchard#

According to the World Health Organization, road traffic injuries caused an estimated 1.25 million deaths worldwide in the year 2010. That is the equivalent of one person...

Progressing Towards Urban Resilience

08 . 02 . 2017

Living+Resilience Social Sustainability Sustainability

#Insights# #AR/VR# #Architecture# #Digital# #Future# #Insights# #Modelling# #Technology# #Justin Harris#

Featured

As I approach twenty years since becoming a qualified architect, and triggered by my attendance at a technology event that presented how ChatBots and Artificial...

Insights

The Future of Architecture in the Digital Age

07 . 28 . 2017

AR/VR Architecture Digital Future Insights Modelling Technology

## #Architecture# #Future# #Public Transit# #TH!NK by IBI# #Transportation# #Urban Design# #TH!NK by IBI#

In a world with rapidly changing transit mode shares and vehicle technologies, how do you design a transit station that works both today and long...

Designing Future Transit Hubs Today

07 . 26 . 2017

Architecture Future Public Transit TH!NK by IBI Transportation Urban Design

#Healthcare+# #Future# #Healthcare+# #Healthy Cities# #Jacqueline Barr#

Featured

Air pollution has a significant negative impact on public health and is something that affects most of us, every day. In large cities, such as...

Healthcare+

A Breath of Fresh Air: How Data and Design Can Fight City Pollution

07 . 24 . 2017

By Jacqueline Barr

Future Healthcare+Healthy Cities

#Insights# #Affordable Housing# #Construction# #Insights# #Parking# #Alyssa Koehn#

Urban cores have a finite amount of land. Developers have a threshold they desire to reach before they will pursue a project. In a growing...

Insights

Affordable Housing for Cars or for People?

07 . 21 . 2017

Affordable Housing Construction Insights Parking

#Healthcare+# #Future# #Healthcare+# #Healthy Cities# #Streets# #Mark Drane#

Current projections for global healthcare spending show an increase from $9.21 trillion USD in 2014 to $24.24 by 2040. But is healthcare soon to be...

Healthcare+

Is Healthcare Soon to be a Declining Market?

07 . 19 . 2017

By Mark Drane

Future Healthcare+Healthy Cities Streets

#Healthcare+# #Healthcare+# #Pedestrian# #Streets# #Urban Design# #David McKenna#

‘Jographies’ can be defined as the ‘geographical perspective on running’, and extensive research has been conducted into the experiences and spatialities of recreational solo road...

Healthcare+

Jographies: Urban Infrastructure to Encourage Running

07 . 17 . 2017

By David McKenna

Healthcare+Pedestrian Streets Urban Design

## #History# #Infrastructure# #TH!NK by IBI# #Ron Allen#

The idea of the "fixed link", a connection from PEI to the rest of Canada, had been around for over one hundred years before Canada...

Our Toll Story: The 20-year Anniversary of Confederation Bridge

07 . 14 . 2017

By Ron Allen

History Infrastructure TH!NK by IBI

#Mobility+# #Accessibility# #Autonomous Vehicles# #Future# #Mobility+# #Smart Cities# #Technology# #TH!NK by IBI# #Transportation# #Adriana Davis#

Featured

The following is a project description of IBI’s ‘sAVe’ submission to the NYC Driverless Future Competition. The submission, which was comprised of a multi-disciplinary team across...

Mobility+

sAVe: A Citizen-centered Mobility Solution

07 . 11 . 2017

By Adriana Davis

Accessibility Autonomous Vehicles Future Mobility+Smart Cities Technology TH!NK by IBI Transportation

#Mobility+# #Autonomous Vehicles# #Future# #Mobility+# #Smart Cities# #Streets# #Technology# #TH!NK by IBI# #TH!NK by IBI#

The following is a project description of IBI’s ‘17CP’ submission to the NYC Driverless Future Competition. The submission, which was comprised of a multi-disciplinary team...

Mobility+

17CP: Seventeen Central Parks

07 . 07 . 2017

Autonomous Vehicles Future Mobility+Smart Cities Streets Technology TH!NK by IBI

#Insights# #Future# #Insights# #Smart Cities# #Urban Design# #Urban Planning# #Guy Pearson#

As designers, we like to think that our work is a primary influence in shaping the places where we live: defining our towns, cities and...

Insights

Tomorrow’s Accidental Urban Designers

07 . 06 . 2017

By Guy Pearson

Future Insights Smart Cities Urban Design Urban Planning

#Healthcare+# #Healthcare+# #Healthy Cities# #Mental Health# #Wendy de Silva#

The days when we could put mental illness in a straightjacket and treat it well out of sight, in an isolated asylum, are thankfully long...

Healthcare+

Mental Health & Wellbeing in Cities

06 . 14 . 2017

Healthcare+Healthy Cities Mental Health

#Mobility+# #Biking# #Mobility+# #TH!NK by IBI# #TH!NK by IBI#

Natalia Mulekova, Architect, Vancouver It has become a habit for me to bike to work year-round. Over the years, I liked it so much that...

Mobility+

Bike to Work Week: Why We Ride

06 . 02 . 2017

Biking Mobility+TH!NK by IBI

#Mobility+# #Accessibility# #Equity# #Future# #Innovation# #Mobility+# #TH!NK by IBI# #Meriem Sakrouhi#

Meriem Sakrouhi is a Junior Architect at IBI Group. She recently led a team in the MobilizeNY Challenge, organized by Ford Motors and 100% Open....

Mobility+

The Accessible City for Everyone

05 . 31 . 2017

By Meriem Sakrouhi

Accessibility Equity Future Innovation Mobility+TH!NK by IBI

#Insights# #Data# #Future# #Insights# #Smart Cities# #Sustainability# #Mohammad Al-Ansari#

In 2002, the sci-fi movie Minority Report was released. Fast-forward 15 years and you’ll see eerie similarities when watching the newly released Pre-Crime. But while...

Insights

Pre-Crime: Sci-fi or a Chilling Reality?

05 . 26 . 2017

By Mohammad Al-Ansari

Data Future Insights Smart Cities Sustainability

#Healthcare+# #Design# #Healthcare+# #Mental Health# #Urban Planning# #Urbanism# #Justin Harris#

In what some have defined as the Third Era of Health, we must radically rethink our approach to sustaining our healthcare system. This is particularly...

Healthcare+

Urbanism: A Catalyst for Wellbeing

05 . 24 . 2017

Design Healthcare+Mental Health Urban Planning Urbanism

## #Affordable Housing# #Equity# #Future# #Housing# #Innovation# #TH!NK by IBI# #Mitchell Reardon#

Across North America (and beyond), many cities have seen dramatic increases in the cost of housing in recent years. This has been the case for house purchases...

The Cost of Housing and Opportunity for Innovation

05 . 12 . 2017

Affordable Housing Equity Future Housing Innovation TH!NK by IBI

#Healthcare+# #Art# #Healthcare+# #Mental Health# #Nature# #Katie Endicott#

Featured

Mental wellbeing is just as important as physical wellbeing. However, as citizens living in fast-paced urban environments, do we actively take care of our mind...

Healthcare+

Five Steps to Mental Wellbeing

05 . 08 . 2017

By Katie Endicott

Art Healthcare+Mental Health Nature

## #Community# #Grassroots# #Jane Jacobs# #TH!NK by IBI# #Urbanism# #Mitchell Reardon#

This weekend, thousands of people will take to streets around the world. It won't be in protest, but rather to celebrate their neighbourhoods. Inspired by...

Jane’s Walk Weekend

05 . 05 . 2017

Community Grassroots Jane Jacobs TH!NK by IBI Urbanism

#Mobility+# #Autonomous Vehicles# #Future# #Mobility+# #Transportation# #Jill MacKay#

Featured

Last month, mobility innovators from across North America gathered in San Ramon, California for the 3rd annual Redefining Mobility Summit. While there are no shortage...

Mobility+

Redefining Mobility

05 . 03 . 2017

By Jill MacKay

Autonomous Vehicles Future Mobility+Transportation

#Insights# #Future# #Insights# #Sustainability# #Urbanism# #Alex Mereu#

If you haven’t watched the BBC series Planet Earth II, I highly recommend it. The cinematography, commentary, and production is truly mesmerizing. But before I...

Insights

The Green City or the Grey City?

04 . 26 . 2017

By Alex Mereu

Future Insights Sustainability Urbanism

#Insights# #Innovation# #Insights# #Resilience# #Sustainability# #TH!NK by IBI#

Building, maintaining and moving around our cities and their surroundings comes with a major environmental burden. Urban regions consume two-thirds of the world's energy, but also produce more...

Insights

A Greener Earth Day (+ Everyday)

04 . 21 . 2017

Innovation Insights Resilience Sustainability

#Mobility+# #Mobility+# #Public Space# #TH!NK by IBI# #Transportation# #Teo Mezger#

Public space – parks, plazas, streets and more – is the most precious public resource a city has. The quality of a city’s public space...

Mobility+

Making Better Use of Costa Rica’s Public Space

04 . 17 . 2017

Classrooms Matter

03 . 13 . 2017

By Carys Fisher

Architecture Children Design Education Learning+

#Insights# #Architecture# #Engineering# #Insights# #Urbanism# #Women# #TH!NK by IBI#

For International Women’s Day, we’re recognizing women across IBI Group and their positive force in our workplace, promoting their contributions to their professional fields and...

Insights

International Women’s Day: Architects, Urbanists & Engineers

03 . 08 . 2017

Architecture Engineering Insights Urbanism Women

#Insights# #Autonomous Vehicles# #Economics# #Future# #Insights# #Transportation# #Oliver Hartleben#

This longer article from PBS' Nova Next offers a very good summary of the current public conversation regarding the effect of driverless cars on cities....

Insights

Driverless Cars: Beyond Tech & Consumer Behaviour

03 . 06 . 2017

By Oliver Hartleben

Autonomous Vehicles Economics Future Insights Transportation

## #Public Engagement# #Tactical Urbanism# #TH!NK by IBI# #Mitchell Reardon#

When thinking about how to make better cities, we often focus on the splashy potential of mega projects. While a new skyscraper or bridge can be transformational,...

Small Steps to Better Cities

03 . 01 . 2017

Public Engagement Tactical Urbanism TH!NK by IBI

#Living+# #Children# #Design# #Families# #Green Space# #Living+# #Urban Planning# #Guy Pearson#

There is a pressing national need to build new homes in the UK. This is reflected in ambitious targets for housing delivery in many cities...

Living+

Family-Friendly Living in the City

02 . 22 . 2017

By Guy Pearson

Children Design Families Green Space Living+Urban Planning

## #Architecture# #Design# #Housing# #Social Sustainability# #TH!NK by IBI# #TH!NK by IBI#

When we think what architects do, relationship building is rarely at the top of the list. But according Jeanne Gang, founding principle of Studio Gang...

More than Buildings, can Architects Design Relationships?

02 . 17 . 2017

Architecture Design Housing Social Sustainability TH!NK by IBI

#Healthcare+# #Ageless Living# #Healthcare+# #Healthy Cities# #Mark Drane#

Design quality is something that we recognise when we see it, but how do we value it and are there unseen benefits to certain types...

Healthcare+

The Many Benefits of Healthy Campus Design

02 . 15 . 2017

By Mark Drane

Ageless Living Healthcare+Healthy Cities

## #Architecture# #Design# #TH!NK by IBI# #TH!NK by IBI#

In the inherently subjective world of architecture, there are no shortage of opinions on what makes for the best architecture. Rather than leaving the definitive...

Crowdsourcing the Year’s Best Architecture

02 . 10 . 2017

Architecture Design TH!NK by IBI

#Insights# #3D Printing# #Buildings# #Construction# #Insights# #Brendan McHale#

Featured

3D Printing has been heralded as one of the most promising new technologies in fields ranging from manufacturing to medicine to construction. 3D printing has...

Insights

3D Printing Construction: Myths and Reality

02 . 06 . 2017

By Brendan McHale

3D Printing Buildings Construction Insights

#Insights# #Architecture# #History# #Insights# #Jenny Dunphy#

Architecture is communication with the past; memories of London’s previous lives are etched in its buildings and masterplan. The mysterious depths of London’s landscape are...

Insights

London Architecture: Dynamic, Historic, Diverse

02 . 01 . 2017

By Jenny Dunphy

Architecture History Insights

#Mobility+# #Autonomous Vehicles# #Future# #Mobility+# #Public Space# #TH!NK by IBI# #Transportation# #Mitchell Reardon#

The arrival of autonomous vehicles will affect more than just roads. We've written previously about the potential impacts autonomous vehicles could have on infrastructure and land use, but what...

Mobility+

Autonomous Vehicles Can Foster Streets as Places

01 . 27 . 2017

12 . 16 . 2016

Mobility+Pedestrian TH!NK by IBI Transportation

#Insights# #Design# #Future# #Insights# #Urbanism# #Utopia# #Garrett Newman#

‘Defining the Cities of Tomorrow’ is a bold, grand and celebratory statement that is set within the context of a bright and positive future for...

Insights

Visionary City-making: A History of the Future

12 . 09 . 2016

By Garrett Newman

Design Future Insights Urbanism Utopia

#Living+# #Future# #Innovation# #Living+# #Neighbourhoods# #Sustainability# #TH!NK by IBI#

From villages to industrial towns, exurbs to eco-districts, the forms our neighbourhoods take are in a constant state of change. Influenced by the rise of new...

Living+

Neighbourhood Innovation

12 . 07 . 2016

Future Innovation Living+Neighbourhoods Sustainability

## #TH!NK by IBI# #Graham Handford#

With IBI launching its new Instagram account this week (follow @IBI_Group!) now is the perfect time to share some great architectural accounts that set the benchmark for visual quality that we aim...

Instagram Accounts to Follow – Architecture

12 . 05 . 2016

By Graham Handford

TH!NK by IBI

## #Economics# #TH!NK by IBI# #TH!NK by IBI#

Automation, the gig economy, disruptive technology. The nature of work is changing and to ensure that residents and local economies thrive, cities need to change as...

Cities & the Future of Work

12 . 02 . 2016

Historically, the college campus has been a space for innovation where young generations can bring new thoughts and ideas to fruition. However, the Intergenerational Campus...

Economics TH!NK by IBI

#Learning+# #Ageless Living# #Education# #Learning+# #Sue Chadwick#

Learning+

A New Way of Learning: The Intergenerational Campus

11 . 30 . 2016

By Sue Chadwick

Ageless Living Education Learning+

## #Public Space# #Streets# #TH!NK by IBI# #Urban Design# #Mitchell Reardon#

Much more than routes for traffic, streets are a cornerstone of public space in the city. Beauty may not be the most significant factor for these spaces,...

What Beautiful Streets Have in Common

11 . 25 . 2016

Public Space Streets TH!NK by IBI Urban Design

#Insights# #Architecture# #Insights# #Graham Handford#

It takes time for a city to mature and properly grow into its own being. The same goes for architecture: time is needed for the city...

Insights

Vancouver Architecture: Growing Into Its Own

11 . 23 . 2016

By Graham Handford

Architecture Insights

## #Architecture# #Future# #Governance# #TH!NK by IBI# #Urbanism# #TH!NK by IBI#

A long and divisive election campaign has finally concluded in the United States. Donald Trump will become the next President, but with few concrete policy...

What the US Election Means to Its Cities

11 . 18 . 2016

Architecture Future Governance TH!NK by IBI Urbanism

#Learning+# #Education# #Learning+# #Kristin Belz#

Featured

After the international SchoolsNEXT Design Competition was held recently in Philadelphia, a group of Lake Oswego junior high schoolers came home with some extra luggage:...

Learning+

Learning is a Two-way Street

11 . 16 . 2016

By Kristin Belz

Education Learning+

#Insights# #Climate Change# #Design# #Engineering# #Innovation# #Insights# #Technology# #Mitchell Reardon#

On November 8, while most eyes were focused on the United States, important news came out of COP22 in Marrakech: 2016 is on track to be...

Insights

Five Cleantech Innovations for a Better World

11 . 16 . 2016

Climate Change Design Engineering Innovation Insights Technology

#Insights# #Architecture# #History# #Insights# #Michael Ehlinger#

New York City architecture is as varied and diverse as the people who live there. With a wide range of architectural styles spanning distinct historic...

Insights

New York City Architecture: As Diverse as the City Itself

11 . 09 . 2016

By Michael Ehlinger

Architecture History Insights

## #Design# #Food# #Landscape Architecture# #Sustainability# #TH!NK by IBI# #TH!NK by IBI#

Like urban planning and architecture, city settings have been the predominant focus of landscape architects. This focus has produced impressive results, but the need for...

Improving Agriculture Through Landscape Architecture

11 . 07 . 2016

Design Food Landscape Architecture Sustainability TH!NK by IBI

#Healthcare+# #Healthcare+# #Mental Health# #Wendy de Silva#

Earlier this year, the UK Commission to Review Acute Psychiatric Care for Adults released a report that included insightful health and economic arguments for systemic...

Healthcare+

Old Problems, New Solutions

11 . 04 . 2016

Shopping malls, once icons of suburban affluence, are dying. As consumer patterns shift and young people lose interest in these former meeting places, many malls...

Healthcare+Mental Health

## #Adaptive Reuse# #Design# #Sprawl# #TH!NK by IBI# #Urban Planning# #Mitchell Reardon#

New Uses for Old Shopping Malls

11 . 02 . 2016

Adaptive Reuse Design Sprawl TH!NK by IBI Urban Planning

## #Architecture# #Infrastructure# #Resilience# #TH!NK by IBI# #Emily Graham#

In the spirit of Halloween, you may have taken in an extra dose of horror films lately. While setting is important to all film and...

Building Fear: The Architecture (and Infrastructure) of Horror

10 . 31 . 2016

By Emily Graham

Architecture Infrastructure Resilience TH!NK by IBI

## #Autonomous Vehicles# #Future# #Technology# #TH!NK by IBI# #Transportation# #Mitchell Reardon#

Could driverless cars actually make our streets more dangerous? Using the frightening case of Air France Flight 447, The Guardian outlines how a growing reliance...

What Happens When People Control Driverless Cars?

10 . 28 . 2016

Autonomous Vehicles Future Technology TH!NK by IBI Transportation

#Healthcare+# #Design# #Healthcare+# #Mental Health# #Urban Planning# #Wendy de Silva#

Until recently, we have all been safe in the knowledge that our thoughts stay in our heads. Well, things have changed, and if you wear...

Healthcare+

Read my thoughts?

10 . 27 . 2016

Design Healthcare+Mental Health Urban Planning

## #Sustainability# #TH!NK by IBI# #TH!NK by IBI#

It's been a decade since the ambitious plan for a zero-carbon city rising from the sands outside Abu Dhabi was announced. How times have changed....

A Second Chance for Masdar?

10 . 24 . 2016

Sustainability TH!NK by IBI

#Healthcare+# #Green Space# #Healthcare+# #Nature# #Richard Mazuch#

The phenomena that is biophilic design, is one of many sensory design tools. An innovative and rapidly growing method of designing the spaces within which...

Healthcare+

Harnessing Nature to Heal

10 . 21 . 2016

Urban Health Centres & Good Neighbours

10 . 05 . 2016

Healthcare+Social Sustainability Urban Planning

#Insights# #Future# #Insights# #Graham Handford#

How futuristic drones seemed in Back to the Future II, which released in 1989. Fast forward 27 years, and that very future doesn’t seem too...

Insights

Falling from the Skies – Drone Delivery

10 . 03 . 2016

By Graham Handford

Future Insights

#Insights# #Gentrification# #Insights# #Jane Jacobs# #Urban Design# #Urban Planning# #Mitchell Reardon#

What are the vital ingredients for a thriving neighbourhood? Quality public spaces, design that supports street life, and a mix of functions are key to...

Insights

09 . 14 . 2016

Design Public Engagement Public Space TH!NK by IBI

## #Design# #Human Scale# #Sustainability# #TH!NK by IBI# #Urban Planning# #Urbanism# #Mitchell Reardon#

Turning 80 this month, Jan Gehl has seen his share of urban environments. Known around the world for his commitment to cities for people, the Danish architect,...

Designing Great Cities with Jan Gehl

09 . 12 . 2016

Design Human Scale Sustainability TH!NK by IBI Urban Planning Urbanism

#Mobility+# #Future# #Mobility+# #Sharing Economy# #Society# #TH!NK by IBI# #Mitchell Reardon#

The sharing economy is booming! The sharing economy is dead. The sharing economy has been resurrected and redefined! Over the past year, the sharing economy has been...

Mobility+

Evolution of the Sharing Economy

09 . 09 . 2016

Future Mobility+Sharing Economy Society TH!NK by IBI

#Learning+# #Education# #Furniture# #Learning+# #Kristin Belz#

Picture a K-12 school classroom, and you probably see an array of chairs and desks all in rows, facing the front of the classroom. But...

Learning+

Why are classrooms filled with desks and chairs, all in tidy rows facing the same direction?

09 . 08 . 2016

By Kristin Belz

Education Furniture Learning+

#Mobility+# #Mobility+# #Pedestrian# #TH!NK by IBI#

Regardless of your main mode(s) of mobility - transit, bike, car or something else - we all walk. It might be a trip across the...

Mobility+

The Many Benefits of Walkable Cities

09 . 07 . 2016

If you happen to be crossing the Nevada desert this time of year, you might notice a mid-sized city rising from the sand. It's not...

Mobility+Pedestrian

## #Design# #Society# #TH!NK by IBI# #Urban Planning# #Mitchell Reardon#

Designing Black Rock City

09 . 02 . 2016

Design Society TH!NK by IBI Urban Planning

#Mobility+# #Future# #Insights# #Mobility+# #Society# #Sprawl# #Urban Planning# #Mitchell Reardon#

House, car and white picket fence. The modern suburban dream started just as World War 2 ended. 70 years later, that dream is beginning to...

Mobility+

The End of Suburbia?

08 . 31 . 2016

Future Insights Mobility+Society Sprawl Urban Planning

#Insights# #Design# #Insights# #Modelling# #Smart Cities# #Technology# #Brent Mauti#

Over the past decade, the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) has increasingly become industry standard, as opposed to an advanced or elite technology. BIM’s...

Insights

True BIM…Not Just Revit

08 . 26 . 2016

08 . 10 . 2016

Architecture Design Housing Living+

#Mobility+# #Design# #Future# #Insights# #Mobility+# #Technology# #Michael Ehlinger#

A new breed of urbanite is beginning to make its way into our cities and no, it’s not the next millennial subculture, I’m referring to...

Mobility+

Drones: The New Kids on the Block

08 . 08 . 2016

By Michael Ehlinger

Design Future Insights Mobility+Technology

#Living+# #Design# #Living+# #Public Space# #Society# #Mark Michniak#

There is a growing concern that our online browsing habits are increasingly being walled off by a filter bubble. As we’ve previously written, algorithms use...

Living+

The Sterilization of Public Space

08 . 05 . 2016

By Mark Michniak

Design Living+Public Space Society

#Learning+# #Learning+# #Rachel DeWitt#

Project based learning (PBL) is very different from just engaging in a project at the end of every curriculum unit. Luckily for educators there are...

Learning+

Personalizing Project Based Learning

08 . 04 . 2016

There has been no shortage of articles highlighting the benefits of self-driving cars. While this technology presents opportunities to enhance our cities and urban regions,...

Learning+

#Mobility+# #Autonomous Vehicles# #Insights# #Mobility+# #Technology# #Transportation# #Warren Rempel#

Mobility+

Self-Driving Cars: All that Glitters is not Gold

08 . 03 . 2016

By Warren Rempel

Autonomous Vehicles Insights Mobility+Technology Transportation

## #Architecture# #Sustainability# #TH!NK by IBI# #Urban Planning# #Mitchell Reardon#

Across Canada, a renewed interest in urbanity is leading to density increases unheard of in more than a generation. As Corporate Knights writes, not all...

Family-Friendly Cities?

07 . 06 . 2016

Families Insights Jane Jacobs Urban Planning

#Learning+# #Innovation# #Learning+# #Richard Golledge#

As forward thinkers, we must take note that the real future of the college campus revolves around the ability to collide with different people across multiple...

Learning+

Crafting Collisions for the Betterment of Society

07 . 05 . 2016

By Richard Golledge

Innovation Learning+

#Living+# #Innovation# #Living+# #Smart Cities# #Transportation# #Mitchell Reardon#

For the past year, the US DOT prepared and promoted it's US$40 million Smart City Challenge. Last week, they announced the winner. Beating out heavyweights like...

Living+

Smart City in the Heartland

07 . 04 . 2016

Innovation Living+Smart Cities Transportation

#Learning+# #Creativity# #Education# #Learning+# #Rachel DeWitt#

Higher education campuses offer students the ability to not only participate in research and development, but to also nurture and develop their creativity. With more...

Learning+

Celebrating Creativity in Space

07 . 01 . 2016

Creativity Education Learning+

## #Economics# #Society# #TH!NK by IBI# #Urban Planning# #Mark Michniak#

These days, whenever you hear about social networks, you immediately think about the various social media networks that have sprouted up in the last decade....

The Social Structure of Innovation

06 . 30 . 2016

By Mark Michniak

Economics Society TH!NK by IBI Urban Planning

#Living+# #Ageless Living# #Buildings# #Design# #Healthcare+# #Living+# #Society# #Urban Planning# #Guy Pearson#

For generations, the default retirement dream has been a slower pace of life in leafy suburbs or genteel villages. ‘Escape to the country’ is part...

Living+

Senior Living in the City

06 . 28 . 2016

Crowdsourcing Transit Predictions

06 . 15 . 2016

Mobility+Public Transit Smart Cities TH!NK by IBI Transportation

#Insights# #Construction# #Economics# #Engineering# #Insights# #Brendan McHale#

The rapid advance of technology during the 20th century led to massive increases in labour productivity throughout most industries. In its most basic form, productivity...

Insights

Construction Productivity: Swimming Against the Current

06 . 13 . 2016

By Brendan McHale

Construction Economics Engineering Insights

#Learning+# #Economics# #Innovation# #Learning+# #Offices# #Mohammad Al-Ansari#

Leaderships is traditionally defined as the ability of an individual or organization to "lead" or guide individuals, teams, or entire organizations. However, recent changes in...

Learning+

Leadership in the Age of Creativity

06 . 10 . 2016

By Mohammad Al-Ansari

Economics Innovation Learning+Offices

## #Economics# #TH!NK by IBI# #Urban Planning# #Mitchell Reardon#

Much of the urban renaissance has focused on agglomeration and the mega-city, but secondary cities also play vital roles. Greater than the sum of their parts, these cities...

The Opportunities of Secondary Cities

06 . 08 . 2016

Economics TH!NK by IBI Urban Planning

## #Data# #Jane Jacobs# #Smart Cities# #TH!NK by IBI# #Urban Planning# #Mark Michniak#

In her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Jane Jacobs recorded her observations on city building from Greenwich Village in New York...

Jane Jacobs was Right

06 . 06 . 2016

By Mark Michniak

Data Jane Jacobs Smart Cities TH!NK by IBI Urban Planning

## #Future# #Smart Cities# #Society# #Technology# #TH!NK by IBI# #TH!NK by IBI#

With the Internet of Things, controlling objects daily is becoming real. Recognizing that most "smart" objects can't communicate with each other, and often only serve one function, Valentin...

What Would You do with a Magic Wand?

06 . 03 . 2016

Future Smart Cities Society Technology TH!NK by IBI

#Mobility+# #Design# #Mobility+# #TH!NK by IBI# #Transportation# #Mitchell Reardon#

During the latter half of the 20th century, traffic engineering was based on the principles of “forgiving design“. Under this approach, streets were widened and...

Mobility+

05 . 11 . 2016

Affordable Housing Architecture Buildings TH!NK by IBI Urban Planning

## #Data# #Future# #Technology# #TH!NK by IBI# #Urban Planning# #Mitchell Reardon#

The evolution of cities as labs is clear in a Fast Company interview with Dan Doctoroff, CEO of Sidewalk Labs, a Google startup company. They discuss...

The City as an R&D Lab

05 . 09 . 2016

Data Future Technology TH!NK by IBI Urban Planning

## #Data# #Public Engagement# #Smart Cities# #Technology# #TH!NK by IBI# #Mitchell Reardon#

No longer an emerging concept, the approach and application of the smart city is evolving rapidly. Over at Iambente, Boyd Cohen describes the three generations of...

Three Generations of Smart Cities

05 . 05 . 2016

Data Public Engagement Smart Cities Technology TH!NK by IBI

#Learning+# #Learning+# #Rachel DeWitt#

"We are prisoners of the pictures and experiences of education that we had." -Tony Wagner The American education system struggles with shifting educational paradigms, and this...

Learning+

The Semantics of Learning

05 . 04 . 2016

Cities are hives abuzz with the activities of billions of people every day. Many of these activities – from movement and work to socializing and...

Learning+

#Insights# #Architecture# #Engineering# #Insights# #Urban Planning# #Mitchell Reardon#

Insights

The Many Health Benefits of Urban Nature

04 . 24 . 2016

The Urban Future is Green

04 . 21 . 2016

Mobility+Sustainability TH!NK by IBI

## #Smart Cities# #Technology# #TH!NK by IBI# #Oliver Hartleben#

Central to the internet of things, the rise of the smart city has been paralleled by the smart home‘s development. These developments present major opportunities to enhance numerous...

Decluttering the Internet of Things

04 . 21 . 2016

By Oliver Hartleben

Smart Cities Technology TH!NK by IBI

## #Society# #Technology# #TH!NK by IBI# #Mitchell Reardon#

In an illuminating (and philosophical) article, Digital Tonto makes the argument that every era is defined by its technology. The article focuses on the important role that...

04 . 20 . 2016

Mobility+Smart Cities Technology TH!NK by IBI Transportation Urbanism

## #Digital# #Sharing Economy# #Technology# #TH!NK by IBI# #Mitchell Reardon#

Could the disruptive power of Bitcoin be coming to real estate? Fast Company paints a compelling picture of what that might look like. In the future,...

Disruptive Technology Moves In on the Housing Market

04 . 20 . 2016

Digital Sharing Economy Technology TH!NK by IBI

## #Community# #Food# #Social Sustainability# #Society# #TH!NK by IBI# #Mitchell Reardon#

Often viewed simply as a commercial space, a grocery store’s value can extend beyond the sum of its transactions. As Winnipeg’s indigenous-owned and -operated Neechi...

Community Building at the Grocery Store

04 . 20 . 2016

Community Food Social Sustainability Society TH!NK by IBI

#Learning+# #Education# #Learning+# #Rachel DeWitt#

The world of applied child neuropsychology is continually advancing how we think of educational delivery models. With advancements in current research exposing our understanding of...

Learning+

The Neuro Revolution in Learning

04 . 17 . 2016

In an age where new disruptive technologies are emerging on a near-weekly basis, is design the key to a better future? Using the Better World...

Education Learning+

## #Architecture# #Design# #TH!NK by IBI# #Mitchell Reardon#

A Better World Through Design

04 . 16 . 2016

Architecture Design TH!NK by IBI

## #Architecture# #Design# #Equity# #Society# #TH!NK by IBI# #Urban Planning# #Mitchell Reardon#

Leading exceptions, like Jane Jacobs and Janette Sadik-Khan aside, citymaking remains a male-dominated profession. Confronting this reality, the Guardian Cities spoke with a number of prominent female...

What Would Cities Designed by Women Look Like?

04 . 16 . 2016

Architecture Design Equity Society TH!NK by IBI Urban Planning

#Insights# #Buildings# #Infrastructure# #Insights# #Society# #Oliver Hartleben#

In a recent post, I argued that the increasing complexity of developed cities necessitates coordination between different urban infrastructures to ensure operational efficiencies and produce...

Insights

Where Cities are Going, Next

04 . 16 . 2016

By Oliver Hartleben

Buildings Infrastructure Insights Society

## #Architecture# #Engineering# #TH!NK by IBI# #TH!NK by IBI#

It is easy to tear a single sheet of paper – and nearly impossible to rip a whole stack of them. Building on this simple observation,...

Paper Bridges & Satellites

04 . 16 . 2016

Architecture Engineering TH!NK by IBI

## #Economics# #Sustainability# #Technology# #TH!NK by IBI# #Mitchell Reardon#

Joining a number of large corporations and furthering its own recent efforts, Google is making major preparations for the zero-waste, circular economy. Partnering with the Ellen...

Google Embraces the Circular Economy

04 . 16 . 2016

Economics Sustainability Technology TH!NK by IBI

#Mobility+# #Mobility+# #Public Transit# #Technology# #TH!NK by IBI# #Transportation# #Mitchell Reardon#

In the wake of Uber releasing its new Smart Routes feature, which follows up on last year’s launch of UberPool, there has been considerable discussion about...

Mobility+

Uber & Public Transit: It’s Complicated

04 . 16 . 2016

Mobility+Public Transit Technology TH!NK by IBI Transportation

## #Data# #Sustainability# #TH!NK by IBI# #Mitchell Reardon#

Green building awareness, construction and data collection efforts have led to impressive data-driven opportunities to reduce resource consumption in buildings. However the voluntary approach, focusing on (mainly...

Exponential Efficiency: From Green Buildings to Green Cities

04 . 16 . 2016

Data Sustainability TH!NK by IBI

## #Innovation# #Technology# #TH!NK by IBI# #TOD# #Mitchell Reardon#

Innovation By Design: Urban Solutions

04 . 16 . 2016

04 . 15 . 2016

Digital Geography Mobility+Public Transit TH!NK by IBI

## #History# #Sprawl# #TH!NK by IBI# #Mitchell Reardon#

The dominant dwelling type constructed during the latter half of the 20th century in western countries (and now, beyond), the suburban home is often criticized (or...

Suburban Monotony

04 . 15 . 2016

History Sprawl TH!NK by IBI

#Learning+# #Affordable Housing# #Learning+# #Mitchell Reardon#

Affordable housing development is unlikely to be the first role of school districts that comes to mind. However, school boards across the US are making the...

Learning+

School Districts: Unlikely Affordable Housing Developers?

04 . 15 . 2016

Affordable Housing Learning+

## #Buildings# #Design# #TH!NK by IBI# #TH!NK by IBI#

Historically unprecedented urban growth has led to tremendous technological advancements but has severely diminished cities' long-term sustainability. Inspired by similarities between urban systems and the...

Building Cities like Forests

04 . 15 . 2016

Buildings Design TH!NK by IBI

## #Digital# #Society# #TH!NK by IBI# #Mitchell Reardon#

The internet was heralded as a platform to cross boundaries and connect people with new and diverse ideas. Is it achieving this? In an illuminating TED...

The Filter Bubble Effect

04 . 15 . 2016

Digital Society TH!NK by IBI

#Healthcare+# #Buildings# #Future# #Healthcare+# #TH!NK by IBI#

After more than a half century of separation, public health issues have returned to the urbanism discussion. But what is a healthy city? In an...

Healthcare+

Towards Healthier Cities

04 . 15 . 2016

Buildings Future Healthcare+

## #Digital# #Future# #Smart Cities# #TH!NK by IBI# #TH!NK by IBI#

Improved web access is accompanied by economic and social opportunities. Not everybody in cities can regularly connect to the internet, however. Recognizing that, cities around the...

Smart Garbage Bins in a Smart City

04 . 15 . 2016

Digital Future Smart Cities TH!NK by IBI

## #Autonomous Vehicles# #Future# #Technology# #TH!NK by IBI# #Transportation# #TH!NK by IBI#

In response to social, demographic and technological changes, the car industry is working around the clock to develop self-driving cars. As companies like Google and...

Why Creative Problem Solving Matters

04 . 11 . 2016

Creativity Innovation Learning+

#Learning+# #Education# #Learning+# #Rachel DeWitt#

Efforts to increase STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education opportunities have increased dramatically within the last five years. However, some school systems are making...

Learning+

What Makes a Balanced Education?

04 . 11 . 2016

Urban trees have been shown to provide considerable health and financial benefits, but can be difficult to keep alive and help thrive in grueling city environments....

Education Learning+

## #Data# #Digital# #Nature# #TH!NK by IBI# #TH!NK by IBI#

Mapping Melbourne’s Trees

04 . 08 . 2016

Data Digital Nature TH!NK by IBI

## #Affordable Housing# #Buildings# #Design# #TH!NK by IBI# #TH!NK by IBI#

In the pop-up era, shipping containers are being adapted for a diversity of purposes. But skyscrapers? An Indian architecture firm created a conceptual design that...

Shipping Container Skyscraper

04 . 08 . 2016

Affordable Housing Buildings Design TH!NK by IBI

## #Economics# #Infrastructure# #TH!NK by IBI# #Mitchell Reardon#

Canada’s infrastructure deficit is estimated to be $123 billion and growing. This wasn’t lost on national politicians during last year's national election, with the winning Liberal party...

Federal Infrastructure Investment in Canada

04 . 06 . 2016

Economics Infrastructure TH!NK by IBI

## #Future# #TH!NK by IBI# #Mitchell Reardon#

As 2015 comes to an end, there are a number of terms that should go with it. City Lab has compiled a list of terms...

City Building Terms & Myths to Retire in 2016

04 . 04 . 2016

To wrap up 2015, Planetizen presented it’s annual list of top planning trends. The list is a mix of frequently contradicting technical and societal trends. They...

Future TH!NK by IBI

## #TH!NK by IBI# #Urban Planning# #Mitchell Reardon#

2015’s Top Planning Trends

04 . 01 . 2016