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a community barbershop in midtown, jackson, mississippi
The Search for Public Good

Shunning tribalism and embracing community will help cities like Jackson emerge from the crises that have come to define them

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Common Ground

Sweeping planned overhaul of the historic Boston Common enters public comment period

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Hanging History

Regional Plan Association looks back at 100 years of planning with archival exhibition inside Grand Central

people fill a small alley in a small downtown area
Columbus Bound?

The 2022 Exhibit Columbus Symposium unites community members, civic leaders, and designers to explore the power of public space

an abandoned automotive plant in detroit
Razing the Ruins

Demolition work begins on Albert Kahn’s Packard Plant, a hulking relic of Detroit’s automotive glory days

view of toronto skyline and the gardiner expressway
Scratching Beneath the Surface

The Bentway, Toronto’s ambitious public space project under the Gardiner Expressway, heads indoors for its newest art commission

Utopian Hours 2022 A World of 8 Billion Cities poster
8 Billion People, 8 Billion Cities

Utopian hours returns in 2022 with a focus on urban space at a global scale

aerial view of a public library campus
Going Downtown

Exhibit Columbus announces PAU, PORT, Studio Zewde, and Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO as 2022–23 Miller Prize recipients

Freshkills Park with view of city
Homegrown Ideas

A forthcoming exhibition series at MoMA will highlight equitable and sustainable projects in New York City

rendering of trail system along a bayou outside of downtown houston
Officially in the Pipeline

Eastward expansion of Houston’s Buffalo Bayou Park gets catalytic $100 million boost from local philanthropists

people gather onstage at an amphitheater for a public event
Going Public

Public by Design, the 2022–2023 theme of Exhibit Columbus, explores the power and potential of community action

a bring yellow housing complex with units linked by a parth
Hello, Yellow

With a signature splash of color, Lehrer Architects completes permanent supportive housing complex for vets in South L.A.

bench and plants
On Now in Norway

Oslo Architecture Triennale hopes to clarify processes of placemaking through exhibitions, talks, and workshops

aerial view of suburban sprawl
RIP American Dream

Why you can’t afford a home, and why you shouldn’t want one

overhead view of a colorful tiny house village
Gimme Shelter

In L.A., new tiny home villages offer a temporary solution in the city’s struggle with homelessness

rendering of a police training facility
Cop Academy

An expanded scope for a training facility in Chicago raises questions about how—and if—architects should engage with carceral projects

a protester dressed as Jane Jacobs
Lowly Land Grab

Protesters gather near Penn Station in opposition of the neighborhood’s redevelopment plans

aerial view of decorated trucks on display in manhattan
Flashy Fleet

The NYC of Department of Sanitation launches open call for New Yorkers to adorn its trucks with large-scale artworks

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