Nancy Levinson

An architectural educator talks about her life as an activist, about unionization and the design profession, and about cofounding The Architecture Lobby.

Ten themes, with ten articles for each, to mark the end of the decade and celebrate our tenth anniversary online.

This season Places is marking a happy milestone: our tenth anniversary as an online journal.

Two recent books offer compelling perspectives on the debate between private interest and public good. They also raise provocative questions about an activist agenda for the design disciplines.

Today we launch a new website for Places Journal — a site that is not only a thorough, front-to-back redesign of our digital platform but also the start of a new era for the journal.

On the challenges of sustaining ambitious journalism and serious literature in the digital era.

A call to translate the widespread awareness of gender inequality into a political campaign with concrete goals — for instance, truly progressive family leave policies.

The former NYC Design and Construction Commissioner reflects on the legacy of the Bloomberg years, and the need for cities to take the lead in planning for climate change.

The accelerating crisis of climate change suggests a newly intensified political agenda for design activism.

Photographs of Rwandan households explore culture, space, decor, and the body.

Why are there so many empty lots in Brooklyn? To answer that question, a group of high school student made this video.

A video that tracks the complex — and contested — systems of water supply, treatment, and waste that serve New York City.

Photographs of post-consumer detritus, a.k.a. trash. Part of a new public art project at a solid waste facility in Phoenix.

The fundamental dilemma of architecture criticism is the rise of the global beat — dateline: placeless.

Why isn’t the Great Recession inspiring a new New Deal? Places’ editor argues that we no longer believe in public-sector solutions — or even in the public itself.

Why is it easier to get fresh produce in Park Slope than in the South Bronx? A video examines where New York’s bodegas get their food.

A photographer turns his lens on the small businesses taking over Phoenix and Albuquerque storefronts abandoned by the convenience chain.

Announcing the online launch of Places Journal in 2009.

An urban designer describes his vision for the Rotterdam Biennale, and explores how cities can become more open, inclusive, and tolerant.