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The following are selected articles published by the community of experts and professionals from the Center for Sustainable Cities, IE school of Architecture and Design and IE University at large. As the Center aims to tackle and address the key challenges around sustainable cites; the below articles address three areas of action and intertwined environments: the physical, the natural and the digital.
New Spaces for New Life Habits
with Martha Thorne and Paul Priestman
Our habits have evolved, generating new needs in relation to the environments where we live our lives.
Are the Tech Giants Taking Over As Our City Leaders?
by Cristina Mateo
Our cities are increasingly being used as laboratories for countless innovations.
New Technologies for New Cities
with Carlo Ratti and Jerónimo Van Schendel
Digital technologies are playing an increasingly important role in architecture and design, as can be seen in many areas of creation.
BY 2050, THE WORLD WILL HAVE 9.7 BILLION INHABITANTS OF WHOM 70% WILL LIVE IN URBAN AREAS, HUMANS NEED TO BE AT THE HEART OF EVERY STRATEGY, CITIES NEED TO ADAPT TO THE NEEDS OF HUMANS
Architecture Has Limits to Achieve Urban Equity. What Should We Do?
by Cem Kayatekin
Accessibility and mobility. When perceived through the architectural lens, these terms often evoke a range capped by two extremes.
September 26, 2019
CITIES OF THE FUTURE: CHALLENGES OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
by Martha Thorne
Growth pressure is having an impact on the functioning of cities, on their governance, and on quality of life.
June 2, 2017
MORE HUMAN CITIES
by Carmen Panadero
With cities growing at a relentless and ever-increasing pace, urban development models are more important than ever.
June 28, 2019
How to Achieve a Resilient City? First, Let It Shape Itself
by Cem Kayatekin
The city is both the object and the jungle. Yet, when we speak of urban resilience, we often forget about the jungle, and focus on the object.
July 9, 2019
Towards "Happy Airports"
by Cristina Mateo
Airport terminals have long been viewed as indistinguishable and anonymous places of transit. But now, at the height of globalization, airport terminals are fighting to differentiate themselves and become veritable meeting points that offer an attractive value proposition to passengers.
April 17, 2019
There is so much to learn from India
by Martha Thorne
The Challenge for countries like India and Japan, with ancient living traditions, has been the confrontation with modernization and technology.
March 15, 2019