Panama City Walking Tour: the Old Town of Casco Viejo
04.07.2025
Built in waves across centuries, it tells a story on every street.
Built in waves across centuries, it tells a story on every street.
Photo Essay
The Time-Defying Nature of Living Architectural Traditions
04.10.2024
Mere repetition is lifeless, a focus on design exploration creates nothing lasting, but living tradition balances both.
Mere repetition is lifeless, a focus on design exploration creates nothing lasting, but living tradition balances both.
Havana’s Evolving Public-Private Landscape
02.15.2024
Can Cuba’s creative class become agents for political change?
Can Cuba’s creative class become agents for political change?
A Model for a Healthier, Adaptive Approach to Community Development
01.17.2024
The Smiling Gecko project in Cambodia addresses a more complex and systemic view of community life.
The Smiling Gecko project in Cambodia addresses a more complex and systemic view of community life.
‘My Photographs Are a Celebration of the Making of Things’
01.09.2024
A talk with Christopher Payne about his recent book, Made in America.
A talk with Christopher Payne about his recent book, Made in America.
Climate Lessons From the Floating Villages of Cambodia
11.29.2023
Social and cultural values may be as important as hard (and expensive) infrastructure.
Social and cultural values may be as important as hard (and expensive) infrastructure.
Hope and Squalor: Venezuelan Refugees at Chicago Police Stations
11.21.2023
Nearly 3000 people are living in tents and inside police facilities.
Nearly 3000 people are living in tents and inside police facilities.
How the NIMBY-YIMBY Debates Worsened the Housing Crisis
09.11.2023
And how to change things for better results.
And how to change things for better results.
Letter From Ljubljana, Slovenia: The Human-Centered Urbanism of Jože Plečnik
07.11.2023
The architect created interventions small and large, all informed by his love of walking the city’s streets.
The architect created interventions small and large, all informed by his love of walking the city’s streets.
The 15-Minute City, Deconstructed
03.08.2023
It’s every city ever built by humans until a century ago.
It’s every city ever built by humans until a century ago.
10 Ways to Make Struggling Downtowns Thrive
01.30.2023
Many of them are easy and low-cost.
Many of them are easy and low-cost.
Practical Principles for Places Recovering From Disinvestment
08.10.2022
How the old mill town of Cabbagetown, in Atlanta, was reborn.
How the old mill town of Cabbagetown, in Atlanta, was reborn.
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.
Camilo José Vergara’s Pandemic Diary: Pizza in the Bronx
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.
Photographing Our Second Covid Christmas
12.20.2021
Camilo José Vergara documents the holiday season under the pandemic.
Camilo José Vergara documents the holiday season under the pandemic.
The Shed’s the Thing: How NYC Restaurants Adapted to Covid
10.28.2021
Do they represent revitalized city streets or add to congestion, noise, and garbage?
Do they represent revitalized city streets or add to congestion, noise, and garbage?
My Love/Hate Relationship With New York City
10.12.2021
A photo essay of urban triumphs and horrors.
A photo essay of urban triumphs and horrors.
The Elemental Romance of Public Space and Water
09.14.2021
What is it about water that draws us so instinctually toward it?
What is it about water that draws us so instinctually toward it?
My 15-Minute City: Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington
09.02.2021
A bustling neighborhood built on the bones of a buried city.
A bustling neighborhood built on the bones of a buried city.
My 15-Minute City: Valencia, Spain
05.23.2021
Here, centuries of culture are exuberantly expressed through architecture.
Here, centuries of culture are exuberantly expressed through architecture.
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