The Year's Biggest Ideas in Urban Design

In case you're wondering, the world's first floating village is planned for Glas­gow, Scotland, where 12 acres, "are slated to be transformed into the first planned floating village to include homes, office space, stores, restaurants, and a concert venue all bobbing around a U-shaped roadway," writes Barbara Eldredge.

And the crazy balconies? They're destined for Peru, where DCPP Arquitectos envision that, "every unit of Sky Condos, a 131,570-square-foot, twenty-floor luxury condo tower in Lima will feature its very own swimming pool situated on a private cantilevered terrace overlooking the ocean or a nearby golf course."

Where did construction recently begin on the biggest urban park in the world? You'll have to read the article to find out.