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Photos
The Architectural Legacy of Spain's Building Boom
In the first decade of the 21st century, Spain was defined by bold building. But the recession has brought the country's architectural ambitious to a halt.
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How Spanish Urbanism Lost its Leading Edge
The country has long been a model for flashy, absurd infrastructure, but austerity is finally slowing it down.
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Videos
Barcelona's Famed Cathedral Finally Gets the Color It Wanted
Special-effects wizards used Antoni Gaudì's sketches to psychedelically animate the La Sagrada Familia.
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Time Is Currency in Spain's Cities
With plenty of time, and no Euros, some Spaniards are putting hours in the bank.
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Rankings
The World's Leading Cities for Fashion
The places with a disproportionate impact on what gets made, admired, and sold.
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Maps
Are Our Transit Maps Tricking Us?
Subway maps distort the reality on the ground for all kinds of reasons. What happens when we make decisions based on them?
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ESPN's #1 Show in Latin America Is About Cities
For a show ostensibly about soccer, Capitales del Fútbol is extremely low on sports highlights.
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Photos
Data-Mining a City's Visual Identity
Researchers train an algorithm to tell us why Paris looks like Paris.
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Urban Wonk
Writing the Rules for Smart Cities
There still isn’t a common language or science of cities for the 21st century, but that could change.
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The Big Fix
Does Neighborhood Rebranding Work?
Three international case studies illustrate the challenges of re-naming a place.
