Demand for great communities is pushing up prices and displacing residents. We must build more great communities.

What does it mean to design a gender-inclusive city? To start, it means including people of diverse genders and experiences at decision-making tables.

For every rule about good urban design, there are places that offer exceptions.

From rainbow crosswalks to communal herb gardens, urban planners and architects are borrowing from neuroscience to build environments that people want to work and live in

Designing cities for — and with — marginalized residents makes them work better for everyone.

Our research found small design changes to public space can have big impacts on social trust.

What does it mean to design a gender-inclusive city? To start, it means including people of diverse genders and experiences at decision-making tables.

You know walking is good for your physical health, and even your emotional wellbeing. But did you know it’s critical for the fiscal health of your city too?

Three questions to ask when considering a new mobility solution for your city.

An evidence-based approach to designing for diverse tastes and preferences.

Nine essential ingredients for happier, healthier cities.

In this article from the Edmonton Journal, Paty Rios offers advice on how developers and architects can design multi-unit buildings to foster sociability.

We’ve gathered some of the most powerful urban happiness actions in a story for the National Post. Read the full story here.

An online series to help you build happiness in your city.

We can and must build better buildings — ones that make us healthier, happier and more socially connected.

There’s one sure way to avoid the negative effects of stressful, dangerous and disconnected communities: start using evidence to guide urban design. We’re helping the United Arab Emirates do just that.