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10:13
Elizabeth Diller
A stealthy reimagining of urban public space
5:21
Soraya Field Fiorio
The rise and fall of history's first empire
10:12
Monica Araya
How cities are detoxing transportation
7:39
Carlos Moreno
The 15-minute city
28:56
Eric Garcetti
How city mayors are taking action on climate change
26:29
Vishaan Chakrabarti
3 ways we can redesign cities for equity and inclusion
5:05
Stefan Al
What happens if you cut down all of a city's trees?
4:56
Stefan Al
Why isn't the Netherlands underwater?
13:27
Smruti Jukur Johari
What if the poor were part of city planning?
12:47
Colette Pichon Battle
Climate change will displace millions. Here's how we prepare
11:07
Amanda Schochet
How bumble bees inspired a network of tiny museums
12:51
Ma Yansong
Urban architecture inspired by mountains, clouds and volcanoes
17:06
Eli Pariser
What obligation do social media platforms have to the greater good?
9:57
Stuart Oda
Are indoor vertical farms the future of agriculture?
12:07
Menno Schilthuizen
How animals and plants are evolving in cities
13:37
Rahul Mehrotra
The architectural wonder of impermanent cities
5:17
Federica Bianco
How we use astrophysics to study earthbound problems
15:24
Bjarke Ingels
Floating cities, the LEGO House and other architectural forms of the future
4:44
Stefan Al
Will there ever be a mile-high skyscraper?
12:30
Kotchakorn Voraakhom
How to transform sinking cities into landscapes that fight floods
11:51
Renzo Vitale
What should electric cars sound like?
13:13
Vishaan Chakrabarti
How we can design timeless cities for our collective future
8:08
Rodin Lyasoff
How autonomous flying taxis could change the way you travel
6:50
Stephen DeBerry
Why the "wrong side of the tracks" is usually the east side of cities
13:43
Drew Philp
My $500 house in Detroit -- and the neighbors who helped me rebuild it
17:10
Robert Muggah
The biggest risks facing cities -- and some solutions
12:03
OluTimehin Adegbeye
Who belongs in a city?
11:07
Julio Gil
Future tech will give you the benefits of city life anywhere
6:37
Evita Robinson
Reclaiming the globe
6:30
Wendy Brawer
How green is my city?
8:39
Karoliina Korppoo
How a video game might help us build better cities
12:18
Daan Roosegaarde
A smog vacuum cleaner and other magical city designs
12:22
Devita Davison
How urban agriculture is transforming Detroit
40:50
Elon Musk
The future we're building -- and boring
14:20
Peter Calthorpe
7 principles for building better cities
14:41
Anab Jain
Why we need to imagine different futures
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