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Urban Planning

Picture of modern-day Laksegade.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Laksegade

This ordinary street was made infamous by a legendary visit from the devil.

Winding street in Kampong Lorong Buangkok.

Kampong Lorong Buangkok

Singapore's last surviving traditional village is hidden among giant skyscrapers and modern infrastructure.

Do suburban coyotes snack differently than urban ones?

What, Exactly, Are Southern California's Coyotes Eating?

Piles of poop are helping researchers dissect the diet of urban and suburban canids.

Jessica Leigh Hester March 13, 2019

German bricklayers, 1925.

Inside Berlin's Secret Brick Museum

Over the last 30 years, Karl-Ludwig Lange has amassed more than 1,800 unique chunks of clay.

Jordan Todorov March 8, 2019

The park.

São Paulo, Brazil

Parque Trianon

This park feels like a lush little jungle full of wildlife nestled within São Paulo.

Puente General Méndez Vigo.

Coamo, Puerto Rico

Puente General Méndez Vigo

This ''hidden'' 19th-century bridge played a simple, yet important role during the Spanish-American War.

Puquios

The sophisticated hydraulic system of the Nazca civilization.

The Light Pyramid at the far end of Midsummer Boulevard.

Milton Keynes, England

Midsummer Boulevard Light Pyramid

This suburban British town holds secrets that would have made the druids proud.

Samuel Beckett Bridge.

Dublin, Ireland

Samuel Beckett Bridge

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

Toronto, Ontario

Berczy Park Dog Fountain

This whimsical fountain pays tribute to Toronto's four-legged friends.

Aerial view of Palmanova.

Palmanova, Italy

Palmanova Star Fort

A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

Parque de los Pies Descalzos.

Medellín, Colombia

Parque de los Pies Descalzos (Barefoot Park)

This city park wants you to take your shoes off.

A pedestrian waits on top of the concrete barrier for the bus

The Worst Bus Stop in North America Just Got a Makeover

Better late than never.

Noor Al-Samarrai January 25, 2019

Caveman.

Tambon Pak Nam, Thailand

Krabi Traffic Lights

Cavemen, elephants, and eagles greet passengers driving through the town's main intersection.

Puente de Occidente (Bridge of the West).

Olaya, Colombia

Puente de Occidente (Bridge of the West)

What was once the longest suspension bridge in Latin America was directly inspired by the iconic Brooklyn Bridge.

The exhibition recreates the neighborhood through layered photographs.

Revisiting Detroit's Black Bottom Neighborhood, Decades After Demolition

A new installation at the Detroit Public Library conjures a lost community.

Jessica Leigh Hester January 24, 2019

Vienna, Austria

Ampelpärchen

Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Schouwburgplein Kinetic Lamp Posts

Four giant movable street lights decorate this modern Rotterdam square.