62nd INTERNATIONAL MAKING CITIES LIVABLE CONCLUDES in Potsdam, Germany, by recognizing urban challenges, but also finding inspiration. A key takeaway: public space is the essential connective matrix for thriving, sustainable cities - but it's under threat.

62nd INTERNATIONAL MAKING CITIES LIVABLE CONCLUDES in Potsdam, Germany, by recognizing urban challenges, but also finding inspiration. A key takeaway: public space is the essential connective matrix for thriving, sustainable cities - but it's under threat.

Is the Shape of Our Cities and Towns Eroding Our Critical Social Fabric and Stoking Divisiveness?  The answer may be around the corner - literally - in how we shape our neighborhoods and streets.  https://t.co/GuGuUnt6eK

ONE MONTH TO GO to the historic 40th anniversary IMCL conference in beautiful livable Potsdam, Germany! There's still time to make travel arrangements, and still a few spaces left. (Not many!)

ONE MONTH TO GO to the historic 40th anniversary IMCL conference in beautiful livable Potsdam, Germany! There's still time to make travel arrangements, and still a few spaces left. (Not many!)

40th ANNIVERSARY IMCL will focus on "changing the operating system for growth" at a critical time for livable cities and towns. Join us in beautiful Potsdam, Germany to share the many lessons of European livability, and much more!

"THE HOUSING CRISIS Is Not Really About The Price of Buildings: It's More About the Price of the Dirt Beneath Them." A discussion post for the 62nd International Making Cities Livable conference in Potsdam, Germany, October 15-19, 2025. Join us!

WHY WE NEED "PLUG-AND-PLAY" URBANISM: Making cities livable will require an optimum combination of standardization and customization, drawing lessons from other industries—and from natural systems. A discussion post for the upcoming 62nd IMCL conference.

BUILDING ON COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE and the genetic power of revival architectures. Discussion topic for the 62nd IMCL conference, Oct 15-19, 2025. If revival architectures embody collective intelligence, is their denial a form of "collective stupidity"?

DO ARCHITECTURAL STYLE DEBATES MISS THE POINT? New research reveals timeless geometric qualities of built environments that enrich our lives and promote our well-being. It's about time we put them to work to meet urban challenges. An IMCL discussion topic.

DO ARCHITECTURAL STYLE DEBATES MISS THE POINT? New research reveals timeless geometric qualities of built environments that enrich our lives and promote our well-being. It's about time we put them to work to meet urban challenges. An IMCL discussion topic.

DO ARCHITECTURAL STYLE DEBATES MISS THE POINT? New research reveals timeless geometric qualities of built environments that enrich our lives and promote our well-being. It's about time we put them to work to meet urban challenges. An IMCL discussion topic.

40th ANNIVERSARY IMCL CONFERENCE in Beautiful Potsdam, Germany, October 15-19, will include a new membership program including discounts to partner events -- free for all registered attendees:

HOW CAN WE APPLY URBAN RESEARCH MORE EFFECTIVELY to make better cities, towns and suburbs? The 62nd International Making Cities Livable (IMCL) conference in Potsdam, Germany, October 15-18, will take up this important question, among others

HOW CAN WE APPLY URBAN RESEARCH MORE EFFECTIVELY to make better cities, towns and suburbs? The 62nd International Making Cities Livable (IMCL) conference in Potsdam, Germany, October 15-18, will take up this important question, among others

HOW CAN WE APPLY URBAN RESEARCH MORE EFFECTIVELY to make better cities, towns and suburbs? The 62nd International Making Cities Livable (IMCL) conference in Potsdam, Germany, October 15-18, will take up this important question, among others

NEW RESEARCH By Cambridge-Led Team Shows How Building Façades Trigger Visual Stress. Researchers find disturbing public health implications. A discussion post for the 62nd International Making Cities Livable (IMCL) conference in Potsdam, DE, Oct. 15-19.

NEW RESEARCH By Cambridge-Led Team Shows How Building Façades Trigger Visual Stress. Researchers find disturbing public health implications. A discussion post for the 62nd International Making Cities Livable (IMCL) conference in Potsdam, DE, Oct. 15-19.

NEW RESEARCH By Cambridge-Led Team Shows How Building Façades Trigger Visual Stress. Researchers find disturbing public health implications. A discussion post for the 62nd International Making Cities Livable (IMCL) conference in Potsdam, DE, Oct. 15-19.

68 EXCELLENT ABSTRACTS RECEIVED for the 62nd IMCL Conference on "The Architecture of the (LIVABLE) Future" in Potsdam, DE, Oct. 15-18, 2025. Submissions from every continent except Antarctica on a wide range of urgent issues for livable durable cities.