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Skywatching
Places Journal
Two artists explore spy satellite calibration markers in the desert — and trace the satellites in the sky today.
Temple of the Vanities
Places Journal
Photographs of defense towers, nuclear reactors, munitions depots and other 20th-century monuments to hubris.
Resurveying the West
Places Journal
A contemporary photographer’s work resonates with 19th-century views of the American West.
Camino del Diablo
Places Journal
A photographer’s journey along the Camino del Diablo in the Sonoran Desert, much of which is now a bombing range, reveals a landscape of forbidding danger and compelling beauty.
The Last Stand
Places Journal
Photographs of the remains of coastal fortifications that lined Northern Europe during the Second World War.
Hitler's Revenge
Places Journal
Once a formidable critic and teacher, and now largely forgotten, Sibyl Moholy-Nagy deserves new attention.
Divide and Conquer
Places Journal
The abstract lines we’ve drawn across America — the Mason Dixon Line, the Transcontinental Railroad — still resonate in the cultural landscape of the nation.
The Half-Life of History
Places Journal
A writer and photographer document the ruined military base where the U.S. Air Force trained for the bombing of Hiroshima.
Architecture in Uniform
Places Journal
What role did architects play during World War II? A new book from the Canadian Centre for Architecture argues that designers were as indispensable as engineers.
Soundscapes: Atlantikwall
Places Journal
An architect-explorer records the soundscapes of the decaying coastal fortifications that failed to defend Nazi Europe against Allied invasion.
Above Grade: On the High Line
Places Journal
A native New Yorker traces the pre-history of the High Line, and ponders whether the celebrated park will be a victim of its success.
Thirsty City
Places Journal
An environmental historian assesses the massive infrastructure that brings water to the American West — and makes it possible to take a shower in Los Angeles.
Banham’s America
Places Journal
The American journeys of Reyner Banham fall in the lively tradition of European travelers who tell us Americans something important about ourselves.
The Forgotten Line
Places Journal
Photographs of an abandoned railway line that circles Paris, la petite ceinture.
Placing Memory
Places Journal
A new book juxtaposes contemporary color photos of abandoned Japanese-American internment camps with period images.
Berlin: The Art of Reunification
Places Journal
The failed competition to create a German reunification memorial raises thorny questions of national memory and identity.
Berlin After Reunification
Places Journal
Two Berlin artists curate an online gallery commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
On the Trail of the Berlin Wall
Places Journal
A trek along the 100-mile scar of the old geopolitical divide gives a writer time to reflect on the complicated merging of east and west, past and present.
The Rings of Saturn
Places Journal
A photo essay on marginal landscapes from Los Angeles to Berlin, inspired by the German writer W.G. Sebald.