NYC’s Reopening Plans Depend on a Holy Trinity of Diners, Designers, and Capital

NYC’s Reopening Plans Depend on a Holy Trinity of Diners, Designers, and Capital

Architects and designers have found in the pandemic a perfect opportunity to demonstrate their utility and fealty to the pursuit of profit at all costs.

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Digital Contact Tracing is The New “Smart” Frontier of Urban Surveillance

Digital Contact Tracing is The New “Smart” Frontier of Urban Surveillance

Against the Smooth City Summer School

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Against the Smooth City Summer School

It’s not official, it’s not on the books, but it’s real

Architecture is Yet to Come to Terms with Trans Bodies

Architecture is Yet to Come to Terms with Trans Bodies

India’s Dramatic Smart City Construction Boom Ignores a Huge Migrant Workforce Toiling Backstage

India’s Dramatic Smart City Construction Boom Ignores a Huge Migrant Workforce Toiling Backstage

#12 How Beyoncé Seized the Louvre

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#12 How Beyoncé Seized the Louvre

A Construction Mistake in Rome That Created a Lake and United a Neighborhood

A Construction Mistake in Rome That Created a Lake and United a Neighborhood

“Architecture is Never Non-Political”: Michael Sorkin

“Architecture is Never Non-Political”: Michael Sorkin

Public emptiness becomes a dystopic object of contemplation

The City and The City and Coronavirus

The City and The City and Coronavirus

Failed Architecture Opens Satellites in Beirut, Bogotá, Istanbul and New York

Failed Architecture Opens Satellites in Beirut, Bogotá, Istanbul and New York

Persevere through desires for collectivity, proximity, and intimacy

The Intentional Dilapidation of Historical Buildings Is Not Neglect, It’s a Subversive Act

The Intentional Dilapidation of Historical Buildings Is Not Neglect, It’s a Subversive Act

How The Urban Eclipsed The City: An Interview With Ross Exo Adams

How The Urban Eclipsed The City: An Interview With Ross Exo Adams

The Virus Biennale: Shall We Call The Whole Thing Off?

The Virus Biennale: Shall We Call The Whole Thing Off?

Architects and urban designers cannot pretend to be innocent, creative workers

We Participate, They Profit

We Participate, They Profit

Singapore’s Scentless Growth is Built on the Brutal Extraction of Cambodian Sand and Imported Labour

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Singapore’s Scentless Growth is Built on the Brutal Extraction of Cambodian Sand and Imported Labour

Coming to Terms with a Growth-Free Future

Coming to Terms with a Growth-Free Future

Architects Declare a Climate Emergency But Can They Avoid Real Estate’s Greenwashing Tendencies?

Architects Declare a Climate Emergency But Can They Avoid Real Estate’s Greenwashing Tendencies?
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