Culture of Place
A Short History of American Urban Exceptionalism
Places Journal
American urban development has long pursued its own distinctive course — an urbanism without fixed limits, with endlessly extendable boundaries.
Hippie Modernism
Places Journal
In the late 1960s, Bay Area design activists sought to blend the aspirations of progressive architecture with new environmental imperatives — a goal that’s more relevant than ever.
Camp Code: How to Navigate a Refugee Settlement
Places Journal
What goes on inside a refugee camp? How is it organized? How does the temporary become permanent? A photo essay on a Palestinian camp in Lebanon.