Cities from scratch: watch new cities rise from the desert, jungle and sea

Editor's picks Cities from scratch / Watch new cities rise from the desert, jungle and sea 'The next era of human progress' / What lies behind the global new cities epidemic? New cities in the sand / Inside Egypt's dream to conquer the desert We built this city / The 90-year-olds who made a metropolis 'Inspired by Central Park' / The new city for a million outside Karachi Lusail / Sleek new city offers glimpse of Qatar's post-oil future How Killer Mike reinvented Thomas More for the 21st century Vienna's euro-a-day public transport model could waltz into Berlin Dutch council forces playground to close over noise complaints Cities analysis Should we build cities from scratch? Unbuilt cities Yesterday's tomorrow today / What we can learn from past urban visions From modernist machine-built perfection to a nuclear-proof metropolis buried far underground, our predictions for future cities tell us much about the past Readers respond Easy or bland, outdated or ordered / What's it like to live in a planned city? The illustrated city The colour and calm of Copenhagen The Illustrated City: Danish capital is spirited and busy but there are nooks of tranquillity, says urban sketcher João Albergaria What we're reading CityLab / What micro-mapping a city's density reveals Dezeen / Kanye West is building Star Wars-themed housing for the homeless Curbed / Two large earthquakes rattle LA – but where was the early warning? Thank you to all of you who have generously supported The Guardian's journalism. Support from our readers helps protect our essential editorial independence, so if you value what we do, please support The Guardian today. Thank you. Contribute Subscribe Manage your emails | Unsubscribe | Trouble viewing? You are receiving this email because you are a subscriber to The Cityscape. Guardian News & Media Limited - a member of Guardian Media Group PLC. Registered Office: Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9GU. Registered in England No. 908396