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Blueprint for a city

Disparate urban voices from across the world each select one aspect of their city that they believe should be a part of plans for our ideal future metropolis, Guardianville
  • Brooklyn bridge

    New York's dangerously old public infrastructures

    An explosion in Harlem this week has brought renewed focus to the city’s crumbling structures – from gas mains to bridges
  • Cities: Sydney 1, glass

    Sydney: why this city would be better off without its world famous harbour

    Continuing our critiques of cities by writers who live in them, would Australia's largest metropolis actually benefit from ditching its famous landmarks and concentrating on the rest of it?

  • Not Going by Train

    Los Angeles: a city that outgrew its masterplan. Thank God

    In the first of our regular series of dispatches from around the world, this longtime LA resident argues that his city's endless variety should be a key part any new metropolis's design

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