From Housing Policy in Europe to Large-Scale Master Planning in Mongolia: This Week's Review

"This week's review focuses on concrete responses to shared urban challenges, including housing affordability, long-term resilience, and the role of cultural and material innovation in shaping cities. The selection spans regulatory measures affecting housing markets in European cities, high-density residential and mixed-income proposals in New York, and major renewal and planning efforts in London, Barcelona, Ulaanbaatar, and Drammen. It also highlights research-driven and built projects in Chicago, Buenos Aires, Las Vegas, and Riyadh"

"This week's news selection highlights emerging approaches to addressing housing challenges across different urban contexts, from regulatory frameworks to architectural and institutional interventions. Several European cities are introducing new limits on short-term rentals in response to housing affordability pressures, signaling a shift toward policy-driven strategies aimed at protecting long-term residential stock. In New York City, new residential towers illustrate contrasting yet complementary responses, including the near completion of Meganom's 262 Fifth Avenue residential skyscraper"

A range of urban interventions addresses housing affordability, long-term resilience, and cultural and material innovation across global cities. European regulatory measures increasingly limit short-term rentals to protect long-term residential stock. In New York, new high-rise projects present both luxury and mixed-income models that aim to incorporate affordability and social equity in dense construction. Major renewal programs in London, Barcelona, Ulaanbaatar, and Drammen prioritize reinvestment in housing and planning for durability. Research and built projects in Chicago, Buenos Aires, Las Vegas, and Riyadh explore circular construction, adaptive reuse, and new cultural and public infrastructure models. These approaches combine policy, design, and stewardship to support more inclusive, resilient urban futures.

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