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The King Salman Gate project is a massive 12 million square metre mixed-use urban regeneration development located in the “closest urban ring” adjacent to Al-Masjid Al-Haram in Makkah. It aims to revolutionise the pilgrim experience by integrating high-capacity prayer spaces, world-class hospitality, and modern infrastructure while preserving the city’s deep-rooted spiritual and architectural character. Announced…

Pristina’s Sunny Hill / Ulpiana smart upgrades in Kosovo revitalize modernist neighbourhoods from the 1960s-70s, Ulpiana’s grid-planned residential blocks and Sunny Hill (Bregu i Diellit) into liveable areas with green initiatives and tech enhancements amid Pristina’s urban growth. The Sunny Hill Foundation drives community projects like creative hubs at Palace of Youth and Sports, while…

Atlas, California, proposed by Praxis Society, envisions a defence-focused spaceport city on 3,850 acres at Vandenberg Space Force Base along California’s central coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco. This ambitious $17.4 billion project aims to concentrate elite engineering talent with DoD assets, leveraging existing launch facilities from SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Relativity Space to…

Puteaux, a Paris suburb in France adjacent to La Défense, exemplifies smart city transformation through digital innovation and urban renewal projects like EcoQuartier des Bergères and Jean-Moulin mixed-use developments, positioning it as a model for integrated suburban growth. Positioned as a “complete Smart City,” it integrates online services, virtual reality tours, and sustainable neighbourhoods to…

Santiago Parque Bicentenario / Ciudad Empresarial in Chile combines Vitacura’s 27-hectare Bicentenario Park along the Mapocho River with the adjacent Ciudad Empresarial business district in Huechuraba, creating a premier urban ecosystem of green space and corporate innovation. Developed since 2006 with the park’s first phase opening in 2007 and full completion in 2011, Ciudad Empresarial…

Sarajevo’s Marijin Dvor riverfront greenways in Bosnia & Herzegovina revitalize the central business district along the Miljacka River through urban regeneration plans emphasizing green corridors and resilient public spaces. Marijin Dvor, Sarajevo’s modern political-commercial heart with landmarks like the Parliament and twin skyscrapers “Momo and Uzeir,” integrates Wilson’s Promenade as a key greenway, supported by…

Cluj Innovation City / Mărăști–Someș renewal in Romania redevelops post-industrial areas in Cluj-Napoca’s Mărăști and Someș neighbourhoods into Eastern Europe’s premier innovation hub, launched in 2014 by Cluj IT Cluster with municipal and university partners. Spanning business centres like CREIC (Creative Industries) and TEAM (Technology & Entrepreneurship), it targets healthcare, bioeconomy, and IT growth for…

Greenfield Băneasa eco-nodes in Romania develop a flagship residential complex in northern Bucharest’s District 1, adjacent to Băneasa Forest, housing over 6,000 residents in minimalist modern architecture amid 900 hectares of natural landscape. Launched by IMPACT Developer & Contractor, it combines affordable high-standard housing with infrastructure like new access roads (over €2 million invested in…

Wrocław Nowe Żerniki (WUWA2) in Poland represents a flagship experimental urban district launched in 2011 as a contemporary homage to the 1929 WUWA housing exhibition, organised by the City of Wrocław, Lower Silesian Chamber of Architects, and SARP Wrocław. Spanning 32 hectares across four quarters designed by top Polish studios, it tests sustainable housing models…

Kraków Zabłocie riverside renewal in Poland transforms a post-industrial district along the Vistula River from factories and rail yards into a vibrant residential-commercial hub through strategic urban regeneration since the late 1990s. Key developments like Riverside Estate and community parks exemplify mixed-use growth connecting to Vistula Boulevards, driven by municipal zoning plans and EU funding…

Warsaw’s Służewiec is experiencing its fourth radical transformation since 1950. Evolving from an agricultural area into a heavy industrial zone, then morphing in the early 2000s into Poland’s largest, heavily concreted office hub (colloquially dubbed “Mordor”), it is now undergoing a spectacular evolution into a sustainable, mixed-use 15-minute city. Today, driven by progressive urban policies…

Vilnius Paupys / Naujamiestis renewals in Lithuania revitalize the riverside Paupys district and adjacent Naujamiestis (New Town) through strategic urban regeneration, transforming post-industrial Vilnia River banks into vibrant mixed-use neighbourhoods since the early 2000s. Paupys, once factories and warehouses, now features modern apartments, offices, and public spaces via projects like Paupio kvartalas, while Naujamiestis upgrades…

Riga Skanste “New Hanza” in Latvia redevelops the 25-hectare former industrial Skanste neighbourhood into a modern mixed-use district next to Riga’s historic centre, led by developers like Pillar since 2015. New Hanza serves as the gateway with Class A offices, apartments, retail, and green spaces, attracting businesses and residents through BREEAM Excellent standards and urban…

Bratislava Eurovea City / Nivy zone in Slovakia represents a major riverside urban regeneration project along the Danube, transforming industrial waterfronts into a premium mixed-use district with shopping, offices, residences, and public spaces. Eurovea City, developed by Cresco Real Estate since 2007, expands Phase I (completed 2010) into Phase II, featuring Slovakia’s tallest skyscraper (Eurovea…

Porto Matosinhos Sul / Ecocorridors in Portugal integrates sustainable urban expansion in Matosinhos south of Porto with the Leça Green Corridor, an 18 km environmental and mobility project revitalizing the Leça River banks across Matosinhos, Maia, Valongo, and Santo Tirso municipalities. Launched via the 2021 Association of Municipalities of the Leça Green Corridor, it transforms…

Norra Djurgårdsstaden, known as Stockholm Royal Seaport, redevelops a 236-hectare former harbour and industrial site in central Stockholm, Sweden, into Europe’s largest sustainable urban district with at least 12,000 homes and 35,000 workplaces by 2030. Launched in 2000 by Stockholm City Council as a Clinton Climate Initiative project, it tests innovative sustainability solutions amid the…

LvivTech.City in Ukraine serves as an innovation park and smart city ecosystem on a former industrial zone in Lviv, developed by UFuture to create a “live-work-learn-rest” environment for IT professionals amid the city’s thriving tech sector with over 400 companies and 4,000 annual graduates. Spanning 78,000 m² of LEED-certified infrastructure, including offices, residences, and amenities…

Próspera is a privately promoted “startup city” and special economic zone (ZEDE) on Roatán and the Honduran mainland, created as an experimental jurisdiction for business, innovation, and governance under Honduran sovereignty. It presents itself as a platform where entrepreneurs and residents operate under a distinct, largely digital legal–regulatory framework. Próspera ZEDE is recognised in Honduran…

Valdivia “Biociudad” initiatives in Chile position the city as a model for bio-integrated urbanism, leveraging its wetland ecosystems and rivers for sustainable development, highlighted by its 2024 Ramsar Wetland City accreditation. Led by the Municipality of Valdivia with national support from the Ministry of Environment and Foreign Affairs, efforts include the Bio Acuses Wetland Centre,…

BTC City Ljubljana is one of Europe’s largest business and leisure hubs, now transformed into a real-world “Living Lab” for smart city innovation. Companies test digital, energy, and mobility solutions in an active urban area visited by millions each year. This approach bridges a traditional commercial centre with a connected, future-ready smart city. Located in…