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Dead Space Comes Alive

A greenery-swaddled community space opens beneath an elevated highway in Mumbai

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In Care Of

Urban planner Justin Garrett Moore thinks cities need a Department of Care

Extended Thanks

CallisonRTKL reimagines Philip Johnson’s Thanks-Giving Square in Dallas with pedestrian improvements

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Because 2020 Isn't Dystopian Enough

Urban dystopias get grounded at the Austrian Cultural Forum New York

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Takin' it to the streets

Cities open up streets to pedestrians as parks overcrowd

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Let Them Loiter

Loitering takes center stage in Los Angeles

Apple's proposal for Stockholm's Kungsträdgården park
Anti POPS

Stockholm rejects Foster + Partners’ Apple store in city’s oldest public square

Stalled!
Other Spaces

Project tackling gender-restricted bathroom access wins AIA Innovation Award

Masters of Public Health

What makes a space healthful? The Gehl Institute proposes answers

Plaza No More?

Another Halprin-designed plaza could be on the chopping block, this time in San Francisco

Dark Room Detours

Architecture is a sexual practice at the Cruising Pavilion in Venice

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MEXTRÓPOLI 2018

A Mexican pavilion offers space for post-earthquake renewal and reflection

Apples & Oranges

Apple’s Melbourne flagship faces opposition from local politicians and architects

Robocop Redux

San Francisco animal shelter deploys robot to keep away the homeless

Christian Kerez: Definitions of Space

Walk This Way

Colorful crosswalk installation lights up paths to the Broad Museum

The Weight of History

What Baltimore can teach us about the future of public monuments

Common Grounds

Six of America’s newest and grandest public spaces

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