Will Gannett Fleming’s SKYPORT Help Uber Take Ridesharing Up in the Air? by Kim O’Connell As the world’s population urbanizes, congestion is becoming untenable. Uber SKYPORT is betting that small-footprint, driverless flying machines will be the answer to traffic woes.
Architecture A Futuristic Building Tests Agile Design—While Its Residents Actually Live There by Friederike Voigt
Inside My Design Mind Designer Karim Rashid, the “Prince of Plastic,” Always Looks Forward—Never Back by Jeff Link
Manufacturing Want a Sustainable Supply Chain? Learn Tips to Make It Happen—and the Benefits by Rosa Trieu
Education To Preserve Tradition, a Village in Fiji Turns to VR for Sustainable Development by Drew Turney The small island community in Vorovoro, Fiji, uses modern tools such as drones and virtual reality to promote sustainable development that will keep traditional customs alive.
Sustainability In Rwanda, a Battery-Powered Motorcycle Spares the Air and Helps Drivers Thrive by Kimberly Holland Mototaxis are omnipresent in Rwanda, but gas is expensive and polluting. Could a battery-powered motorcycle solve these problems—and make it possible for drivers to earn a living wage?
Respect Igor Sikorsky, the Man With the Impossible Dream of a Rotary-Wing Helicopter by Gary McCormick In places like Los Angeles, the hum and hover of helicopters becomes part of the landscape. This lifesaving craft—the childhood dream of Russian inventor Igor Sikorsky—turns 80 this year.
Sustainability Following Nature’s Lead to Create Circular Cities for a Sustainable Future by Missy Roback How can cities prepare to be more sustainable for the future? By using nature as a model to create circular cities, minimizing waste and pollution by reducing, recycling, and reusing.
Sustainability How New CO2-Capture Technologies Convert Emissions Into Construction Materials by Jeff Link To ward off climate change, focusing on renewable energy just isn’t enough. One competition pits teams developing innovative CO2-capture technologies against each other—but for the Earth.
