This piece is part of a series explaining each category in Fast Company’s Innovation By Design Awards. We’ve met lots of architects who say they’re inspired by airplanes, cars, and trains. That’s no ...

The transportation category of Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards honors projects that dramatically improve how we get around, including apps, public transit, and other solutions. This year’s ...

John Grafman embraced the California dream during his teens and twenties. Year after year, blasting through the canyons that connect the valley to Malibu became a way of life. It was all in the name ...

In Pasadena, Calif., a former supersonic wind tunnel has been transformed into a new educational facility: the Mullin Transportation Design Center (MTDC) at ArtCenter College of Design. Designed by ...

He teaches transportation design at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Mr. GEOFF WARDLE (Teaches Transportation Design, Art Center College of Design): I think we're just about to see a rash ...

Getting from one place to another has been a goal for humans since the dawn of time. Sure, we’ve always had our own two feet to take us where we need to go, but legs can only get you so far. For ...

A monorail whizzes between skyscrapers in the fast-growing Brazilian city of São Paulo, cutting the two-hour commute from the suburbs by more than half. Half a world away, a double-decker train glides ...

Transportation designer Yisong Jiang is making waves in the automotive industry, and is known for his innovative approach to design that blends aesthetics, functionality, and a deep commitment to ...

Pete Rahn is no stranger to design-build transportation projects. He played a key role in instigating Missouri’s design-build “Safe and Sound” program, which resulted in more than 800 bridges fixed or ...

As naval architects and marine engineers we are familiar with the design spiral. While design is not truly a spiral, we use the concept to remind ourselves that all pieces of a ship design interact.

Forget that gas-guzzling hunk of junk. Presenting their vision of the future of sustainable transportation, award-winning Filipino designer Kenneth Cobonpue and Albrecht Birkner are the masterminds ...

Boulder is looking for input on its transportation design standards regarding street design and streetscaping, which the city is in the process of updating. The standards guide design and maintenance ...