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What I Learned from Architect Barbie
Places Journal
Why can’t architects wear pink? An activist historian explores the feminist politics that inspired the new career of the famous doll.
The (Still) Dreary Deadlock of Public Housing
Places Journal
Decades ago Catherine Bauer argued passionately that governments must ensure that all citizens are well housed — a call to action more vital than ever as our shelter crisis deepens.
Fundamental #13
Places Journal
How should we understand architects’ complicity in the global real estate system? How should we understand the Venice Biennale, as curated by Rem Koolhaas?
Field Notes on Pandemic Teaching: 1
Places Journal
The first installment of a narrative survey focusing on the massive move to emergency online instruction.
UPSTATE: Design, Research, Real Estate
Places Journal
A profile of an urban design center at the Syracuse University School of Architecture, including an interview with the directors and a slideshow of projects.
Field Notes on Pandemic Teaching: 2
Places Journal
The second installment of a narrative survey focusing on the massive move to emergency online instruction.
You (Still) Have to Pay for the Public Life
Places Journal
Half a century ago Charles Moore was a rising architect and Ivy League academic. He was also the first in the field to look seriously at Disneyland — and he liked what he saw.
"Housing Is Everybody's Problem"
Places Journal
Largely forgotten today, Morris Milgram was a pioneer of multiracial suburban housing. His legacy in the fight for fair housing in America deserves to be remembered.