The Northern Dutch city of Groningen is famous in Holland for its student nightlife and its numerous bars and clubs located in a few downtown blocks. After observing that forgetting clothes or bags was quite frequent in this area at night, three students…
With 15 of the top 25 slots, European cities still dominate Mercer’s “Quality of living” annual ranking.Vienna ranks first, followed by Zurich and Auckland. Germany and Switzerland are the most represented countries in this ranking, with three cities each…
While the number of city dwellers keeps rising, so does the diversity of this urban population. Considering demographic evolutions, cities will have to adapt to more elderly, young and disabled people needing to move.Besides, as urban territories extend,…
According to Ericsson labs, a great part of people living in urban areas are satisfied to live in cities.What makes the difference seems to be the use of their smartphones and the many apps they can dispose of in order to improve their lives.This is a…
Improving the daily life of city-dwellers is an everyday challenge. Imagined by Formula-D, Ibali is an urban furniture designed for Cape Town, South Africa, where people can sit, take a rest and listen to music.With the help of high technology (audio…
To support the launch of innovative fridge-freezers prolonging freshness of fruits and vegetables and reducing vitamin loss thanks to its “Vitamin Safe “ compartment, Panasonic has set up 2 giant futuristic glass bubbles at La Defense (Paris).On the 1st…
To prevent dogs from being stolen while their masters are shopping, which apparently is an increasing concern in the USA and Europe, the city of Oslo offers “dog lockers”.Dogs are placed in a chargeable storage unit (1.72US$) to remain safe and dry.Thus,…