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Parks and Houses for the People
Places Journal
The Scandinavian postwar welfare state has become a useful historical resource for the American left. But an earlier era of Swedish labor activism offers vital lessons for our own contentious times.
Post-It Note City
Places Journal
A visit to the smart-city-in-progress at Sidewalk Toronto prompts questions about what it means to “participate” in civic design.
Kiruna, Forever Changing
Places Journal
The forced relocation of the northernmost city in Sweden is more than a gigantic architectural project. It is also a test for a society at the crossroads.