The Financial Times

A new book called The Lure of the City argues that planners today have "a lack of ambition" and argues against the "[Jane] Jacobs-influenced orthodoxy."

Amy Kazim explore how chaotic urban growth and a political preference for rural government is beginning to hinder the development of India's largest cities.

With the support of Israel's government, Better Place is proposing a radical solution to the country's petrol problems and aiming to make the country the first to rid itself of dependence on oil for transportation.

New York City Housing Commissioner Shaun Donovan has been picked to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The first high-speed train in the Americas -- which will be built by a consortium led by France's Alstom -- will cut travel times between Buenos Aires and cities of Rosario and Córdoba by more than two-thirds.

Around the world, urban areas have new names -- micropolis, aerotropolis and city-region. But are they cities?

The primetime Fox television show "The OC" and MTV's "Laguna Beach" may have helped increased real estate prices in Orange County, California.

Britain calls for urgent action on climate change after the publication of an alarming report by World Bank's chief economist on the impact of global warming.

A report by the United Nations concludes that three decades of efforts to address urban poverty have failed.

The Financial Times presents an interesting comparative analysis of growth policies and past trends in China and India and comments on their future impacts.

In Switzerland, high standards of urban design have created a paradise for architects.

The Henderson and North Las Vegas suburbs were the No. 2 and No. 3 most rapidly expanding cities nationwide in 2004.

All across Europe and America, architects are redefining the look of stadiums.

A young group of architects in Mexico City are becoming their own developers.

Thousands of new nuclear reactors would be needed to produce the hydrogen required to meet America's energy needs.

The E.U. launches a mandatory greenhouse emissions market.

Exploring the origins of both the term and the concept, Prof. Chris Hamnett explores how the equally loved and hated trend has "remade the social structure of the post-industrial city."

Frank Gehry faced a different set of challenges in designing for MIT's famously reclusive professors.

The Financial Times profiles Zaha Hadid, who was awarded the Pritzker prize, architecture's most prestigious award.

The Financial Times offers an intriguing look at what drives architect Rem Koolhaas.