Hitachi’s vision for the train station of the future
Hitachi Train Stations’ concept has unveiled how train stations of the future could transform passenger experiences by using robots and […]
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Public spaces
Public spaces and urbanism play a key role in the function and character of any town. From streets to squares to parks, public spaces include countless essential and determining design elements for citizens. The design of public spaces is enjoyed by millions of people and because of this requires a set of long-lasting, universal design principles, legal regulations, and complex architectural constraints.
Appropriate mobility: the right mode of transport at the right time
For over 30 years, Seymourpowell has been behind the track record of award winning designs and world-first innovation solutions that […]
How Upshift invented fractional car leasing to replace car ownership in cities
DesignWanted invited Ezra Goldman, cofounder of Upshift, to understand how the service was born and why despite all the new […]
Rethinking mobility to design better cities with Max Schwitalla
As architect and founder of Studio Schwitalla, Max Schwitalla is shifting the paradigm of urbanism and advocates the reevaluation of […]
Santiago Calatrava is the neo-futuristic architect of organic, zoomorphic buildings
Santiago Calatrava‘s huge stylized natural elements contributed to turning him into a world-famous star architect. To him, architecture responds to […]
Retro futuristic Microlino and Microletta for urban e-mobility
As the Swiss pioneer in micro mobility, Micro triggered a worldwide boom at the end of the 1990s with the […]
Singapore’s Walk-Cycle-Ride plan for better mass public transport
To have a deeper understanding of transportation infrastructures, DesignWanted interviewed Vance Ng, Director at the Land Transport Authority Singapore (LTA), […]
Mobility through the eyes of the Foresight Team at global firm Arup
When it comes to mobility, the need to pre-empt and plan for the future is essential and foresight becomes the […]
Legible London: The effective wayfinding system that creates ‘readable’ cities
Legible London represents the most comprehensive approach to implementing a wayfinding system in a global city. The project, conceived by international […]
Smart roads by Electreon charge your electric car while driving
Electreon is a global leader in developing and implementing electric roads. They are the creators of a technology based on the […]
Would this compact scooter make you Switch your commuting habits?
Switch scooter is a portable electric solution which makes city commuting easy. Scooters often sound like a great idea. They […]
MVRDV and Airbus collaborate to design the integration of Urban Air Mobility (UAM)
Dutch architecture practice, MVRDV has been working in collaboration with Airbus, Bauhaus Luftfahrt, ETH Zurich, and Systra on the investigation […]
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