Authors:
Places Editors
Abstract: We’re pleased to announce progress on two interrelated projects supported by a grant from the Mellon Foundation: expansion of our partner network, and development of “An Unfinished Atlas.” PubDate: Thu, 21 Sep 2023 20:50:59 +000
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Places Editors
Abstract: Wellington School of Architecture – Te Kura Waihanga at Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka has become a member of Places’ network of academic partners. PubDate: Wed, 20 Sep 2023 19:12:33 +000
Authors:
Zach Mortice
Abstract: A windowless telecommunications hub, 33 Thomas Street in New York City embodies an architecture of surveillance and paranoia. That makes it an ideal set for conspiracy thrillers. PubDate: Tue, 12 Sep 2023 16:05:23 +000
Authors:
Hugh Campbell
Abstract: Using a drone-mounted camera, in his latest book Stephen Shore continues his photographic survey of the everyday American landscape. PubDate: Tue, 29 Aug 2023 16:10:06 +000
Authors:
Ursula Lindsey
Abstract: The desert city of Amman is running out of water. Meanwhile, officials fixate on gleaming visions of growth, perpetuating the fantasy that urban dysfunction can be escaped rather than addressed. PubDate: Tue, 15 Aug 2023 16:00:02 +000
Authors:
Cheree Franco
Abstract: Lincoln Beach once provided the only waterfront access for Black residents of New Orleans. Despite decades of city neglect, it remains a joyful, if contested, haven for ritual and play. PubDate: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 15:44:22 +000
Authors:
Places Editors
Abstract: Readers of The Verge have voted Shannon Mattern’s A City Is Not a Computer one of the “best tech books of all time.” PubDate: Mon, 24 Jul 2023 17:38:54 +000
Authors:
Places Editors
Abstract: We are deeply saddened to share the news that our longtime board member and treasurer died in late June. PubDate: Wed, 19 Jul 2023 18:48:35 +000
Authors:
Places Editors
Abstract: We’re now accepting applications for the the latest round of the Arcus Places Prize for innovative public scholarship on gender, sexuality, and the built environment. PubDate: Thu, 15 Jun 2023 04:23:52 +000
Authors:
Regan Good
Abstract: At a Neolithic site in southern Turkey, archaeologists unearthed a complex of buildings that had been buried, intentionally. How might we understand such architectural graveyards' PubDate: Tue, 09 May 2023 16:02:23 +000
Authors:
Amitangshu Acharya
Abstract: In the small towns of West Bengal and Bangladesh, every pond has stories to tell — of waterbirds and wetland plants, of family memory, colonialist history, and climate change. PubDate: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 17:04:52 +000
Authors:
Cassim Shepard
Abstract: Dutch architect John Habraken saw the potential of industrialized building to democratize decision-making, to involve inhabitants in optimizing their homes for their own needs. PubDate: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:19:55 +000
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