Lush pedestrian street with plants and colorful flags.

A Militant Way of Living

Ivonne Santoyo-Orozco

In 1973, on the site of a decommissioned sand mine on the urban periphery, the Cooperativa Palo Alto became the first housing cooperative in Mexico City. Ever since then, through legal challenges, shifting political conditions, and intense real estate development, members have worked to sustain what they have built.

Fifty years ago, on the site of a decommissioned sand mine, the Cooperativa Palo Alto became the first housing cooperative in Mexico City. Members have been working to protect their community ever since.

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Series

Fishermen at bridge, upstate NY.

Reservoir: Nature, Culture, Infrastructure

The reservoirs of upstate New York exemplify the social compact that undergirds ambitious public infrastructure. This four-part series tells the stories of these engineering feats, all the while exploring the divisions between city and country and wealth and poverty.

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In Conversation

An occasional series of conversations on topics ranging from authorship to architectural labor, from curricular reform to artistic practice.

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