ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Thu, 9 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/1038040/each-constraint-becomes-more-of-an-opportunity-in-conversation-with-holcim-award-winner-think-tank-architecture Wed, 21 Jan 2026 07:30:00 +0000 Reyyan Dogan https://www.archdaily.com/1038040/each-constraint-becomes-more-of-an-opportunity-in-conversation-with-holcim-award-winner-think-tank-architecture The Zando Central Market redevelopment in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, designed by THINK TANK architecture, has been selected among the 20 winning projects of the 2025 Holcim Foundation Awards in the Middle East and Africa region. Originally designed for 3,500 traders and now accommodating more than 20,000 vendors, the market has long operated under conditions of severe overcrowding and infrastructural strain. The project stands out for its large-scale public ambition, its reliance on locally available materials and skills, and its capacity to accommodate both formal and informal economies within a rapidly transforming urban context.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1032049/the-worlds-largest-cities-in-2025-by-population Fri, 11 Jul 2025 06:30:00 +0000 Reyyan Dogan https://www.archdaily.com/1032049/the-worlds-largest-cities-in-2025-by-population Every year, World Population Day is observed on July 11th, aiming to increase people's awareness of various population issues, such as the importance of urbanization, gender equality, poverty, health, and human rights. In 2025, under the theme "Empowering Youth to Build the Families They Want," the United Nations draws attention to the largest generation of young people in history, many of whom are coming of age in rapidly urbanizing contexts. Urban centers remain key to understanding these demographic patterns, as cities continue to attract populations seeking opportunity, stability, and access to essential services. Today, more than half of the global population resides in urban areas, a share projected to increase to 66% by 2050.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1018730/the-2024-largest-cities-in-the-world-by-population Thu, 11 Jul 2024 06:30:00 +0000 Maria-Cristina Florian https://www.archdaily.com/1018730/the-2024-largest-cities-in-the-world-by-population More than half of the world's population resides in urban areas, with over 4 billion people depending on cities as their main environment. According to the United Nations’ latest report on populations in cities, this number is expected to continue to increase over the next 50 years, prompting cities worldwide to strive to find better ways to accommodate their growing population while transitioning to more sustainable urban practices. To highlight this responsibility, the United Nations has declared July 11th the World Population Day.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/982465/the-2022-most-populated-cities-in-the-world Mon, 30 May 2022 07:30:00 +0000 Christele Harrouk https://www.archdaily.com/982465/the-2022-most-populated-cities-in-the-world Half of the world’s population now lives in cities, according to UN-Habitat’s latest reports. While this number is set to increase to two-thirds by 2050, urban challenges are growing exponentially, making it more crucial than ever, to transform our cities. Annually, the world population review assesses the growth of cities and the number of residents living in metropolitan areas, to understand global evolution trends. In 2022, the list of the top 20 most populated countries remained similar to the 2021 edition, with a slight change in numbers and positions. Tokyo kept its status as the world’s largest city, with 37 million inhabitants, while Delhi and Shanghai, followed in second and third positions.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/906605/the-20-largest-cities-in-the-world-of-2018 Wed, 21 Apr 2021 07:30:00 +0000 Christele Harrouk https://www.archdaily.com/906605/the-20-largest-cities-in-the-world-of-2018 According to the United Nations’ latest report on populations in cities, by 2030, “urban areas are projected to house 60 percent of people globally and one in every three people will live in cities with at least half a million inhabitants”. Growing in both size and number, cities are hubs of government, commerce, and transportation, and in 2021, the world’s 20 largest cities are home to half a billion people. In fact, one in five people worldwide lives in a city with more than 1 million inhabitants.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/367750/japanese-cultural-center-of-d-r-congo-beijing-matsubara-and-architects Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Nico Saieh https://www.archdaily.com/367750/japanese-cultural-center-of-d-r-congo-beijing-matsubara-and-architects This building has built by “grass-root grant aid fund” of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan) in area of Gombe Institute of Pedagogique, the center part of Kinshasa city, D.R. Congo.

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