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Can cities keep pace with growing populations?
In partnership with World Urban Forum
Housing, climate resilience and urban development took centre stage at the 13th Session of the World Urban Forum, where delegates exchanged ideas and practical solutions for the challenges facing cities worldwide.
Cinema
'Backrooms': Everything you need to know about liminal horror
Ever been in an empty corridor which seems to stretch on forever, or found yourself in a deserted room that feels "off"?
An upcoming film taps into "liminality", an important concept in architecture, psychology and anthropology.
Here's everything you need to know about 'Backrooms'.
Culture news
Les Invalides: 350 years serving wounded soldiers and war victims
For more than three centuries, Les Invalides in Paris has been a hospice for wounded soldiers, Holocaust survivors and more recently victims of the Bataclan bombings. Its mission was initiated by Louis XIV in the 17th century. Now, its ageing facilities are undergoing a major renovation.
Smart Regions
Reunion airport gets a bioclimatic terminal, the first in the tropics
In partnership with the European Commission
The airport on the island of Reunion has been equipped with the world's first bioclimatic terminal in a tropical zone. The arrivals and baggage reclaim terminal operates without air-conditioning: the ventilation system is all-natural.
