Image: Tom Rumble/Unsplash Up Next EXTENDED CITIES Across the continent, our cities are in expansion mode. With younger generations getting married older, older generations living longer, and residents of all ages seeking culture and activity to keep them busy, the once-coveted quiet suburban lifestyle seems to suit fewer and fewer demographics. In its place, a new type of outer-city adventure in the form of cultural hubs emerges as urbanite tendencies stretch into surrounding neighborhoods. As the boundary lines between the city and the suburbs continue to blur, the May/June issue of i+D will look at the changing faces of our metropolitan and outlying areas, and the evolving roles of design professionals in the successful future of urban sprawl. 58 i+D - March/April 2020