My 15-Minute City: Nové Město, Prague
03.07.2022
A stroll around the 1200 year old city reveals layers and layers of history.
A stroll around the 1200 year old city reveals layers and layers of history.
03.07.2022
A stroll around the 1200 year old city reveals layers and layers of history.
A stroll around the 1200 year old city reveals layers and layers of history.
03.01.2022
Boring? Perhaps. Ubiquitous? Absolutely. But through their ease of construction and cost-effectiveness, these modest midrises are meeting a housing need.
Boring? Perhaps. Ubiquitous? Absolutely. But through their ease of construction and cost-effectiveness, these modest midrises are meeting a housing need.
02.27.2022
MASS Design Group’s Michael Murphy pays tribute to the legendary founder of Partners in Health.
MASS Design Group’s Michael Murphy pays tribute to the legendary founder of Partners in Health.
02.23.2022
A talk with urban scholar Judith Keller about the condition of the homes in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward.
A talk with urban scholar Judith Keller about the condition of the homes in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward.
02.22.2022
Why so many new apartment buildings look the same.
Why so many new apartment buildings look the same.
02.16.2022
The noted urban documentarian has been chronicling our collective Covid journey.
The noted urban documentarian has been chronicling our collective Covid journey.
02.14.2022
The problem isn’t an inability to build housing, but an inability to build the kind of housing the city actually needs.
The problem isn’t an inability to build housing, but an inability to build the kind of housing the city actually needs.
02.08.2022
A Dutch water engineer offers solutions for the American coastline.
A Dutch water engineer offers solutions for the American coastline.
02.07.2022
European urban conditions have been improving, but their U.S. counterparts remain mired in dysfunction.
European urban conditions have been improving, but their U.S. counterparts remain mired in dysfunction.
02.02.2022
A talk with Richard K. Rein, author of American Urbanist, a new biography.
A talk with Richard K. Rein, author of American Urbanist, a new biography.
01.31.2022
The master architect “posed fundamental, perennial questions that just don’t go away,” says the editor of a new, lavishly illustrated book.
The master architect “posed fundamental, perennial questions that just don’t go away,” says the editor of a new, lavishly illustrated book.
01.26.2022
The magic of design does not lie with its creator, but in the completed project.
The magic of design does not lie with its creator, but in the completed project.
01.25.2022
There’s more depth and history to the concept than you think.
There’s more depth and history to the concept than you think.
01.19.2022
Housing, and creating more of it, is much more complex than a recent Atlantic piece suggests.
Housing, and creating more of it, is much more complex than a recent Atlantic piece suggests.
01.18.2022
NBC News’ science and technology correspondent talks about his new book, The Loop.
NBC News’ science and technology correspondent talks about his new book, The Loop.
01.10.2022
We’re at a crucial pivot point, when transformational change is possible.
We’re at a crucial pivot point, when transformational change is possible.
01.04.2022
How the Battle of the Grid played out in New Orleans and New York.
How the Battle of the Grid played out in New Orleans and New York.
01.03.2022
The vernacular is not a style, it’s a way of thinking and doing.
The vernacular is not a style, it’s a way of thinking and doing.
12.30.2021
This was our best year ever.
This was our best year ever.
12.28.2021
A new Cooper Hewitt exhibition demonstrates how the built environment can help mend us.
A new Cooper Hewitt exhibition demonstrates how the built environment can help mend us.
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