Stories
We share stories and evidence on the link between urban design and human wellbeing.
What is urban experimentalism?
I began my search for the essence of the happier city as a journalist, searching for experts among planners, mayors, psychologists and economists.
Machines for happiness
Can art and design make us kinder? Can we design more trust or altruism into the city? These are questions everyone can help answer.By Seth Geiser
Hug a stranger, change your city: A social trust photo album
Study after study has confirmed that social connectedness is a prime determinant of human well-being.