Contemporary Innovations
The Multilevel Metropolis
Places Journal
Urban skyways have radically altered the form and spatial logic of cities around the world, from Minneapolis to Calgary to Hong Kong.
The Arab City
Places Journal
Today there is no better context in which to investigate the complexities of global practice in architecture than that of the rapidly changing Arab city.
From Architecture to Landscape
Places Journal
Landscape architects have begun to venture from the confines of garden, park, and plaza into more adventurous practice. Now the field needs a new name: landscape science.
Houston’s Quiet Revolution
Places Journal
A modern settlement house movement is brewing in Texas. Have organizers figured out the secret to reviving the immigrant dream?
Memphis Burning
Places Journal
To understand racial inequality in America, start with housing. Here, in the nation’s poorest major city, the segregationist roots go deep.