Urban Agriculture
Five Ways to Change the World
Places Journal
An idiosyncratic and partial guide to activism through architecture.
The Temptations of Survivalism
Places Journal
Is self-sufficiency an illusionary goal? How independent can any building — or city — really be?
Digital Farm Collective
Places Journal
A Phoenix artist and farmer describes the multimedia project he created to spark dialogue about the future of the family farm.
Eat the City
Places Journal
The case for “civic agriculture” — for reconceptualizing cities as networks of agricultural zones, from parks to allotments.
Notes Toward a History of Agrarian Urbanism
Places Journal
Architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, Ludwig Hilberseimer, and Andrea Branzi anticipated today’s interest in urban farming.
Design with the Other 90%: Cities
Places Journal
A Cooper-Hewitt curator surveys socially responsive urban design in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
The Productive Surface
Places Journal
An architect assesses the potential for built surfaces to accommodate agriculture, harvest water, and generate energy.
Lush Lots: Everyday Urban Agriculture
Havard Design Magazine