When Sarah moved to Barcelona, she didn’t take any furniture or dishes with her. She carefully chose everything that would fit her suitcase: one pair of sneakers, one laptop, and a few basic items. During the first month, her neighbors called her eccentric. By the third month, they were
Morning in the new library began with silence and the smell of wet wood. Stained glass windows reflected the greenery of the courtyard outside, where blackcurrant bushes attracted students’ attention more than their screens. The library was designed by a young architect who recently graduated from the University of
Every morning, Mark gets up at five. He puts on his rubber boots, grabs his notebook, and heads out on a familiar forest trail. His job is to check the feeders, look for tracks on the ground, and check the cameras set up at the edge of the forest.
Every morning, Martha leaves her house and finds new brochures in her mailbox. At the bus stop, there are screens promising happiness and success. In the elevator, there are stickers advertising delivery services. She stopped reading them long ago, but they keep appearing. When Martha’s daughter once again says
Our main character is named Maria. That day, she was late for work. The train stopped between stations, the air conditioning turned off, and passengers opened the windows and began fanning themselves with folders. The loudspeaker announced that the power outage was caused by an overload, as the city
In one of the halls of Lancaster University, where the architecture evokes the old order, a group of people gathered who believe that design can change the structure of society. Among them were Professor Cooper, designers with experience in urban planning, user experience researchers, and social policy experts. The