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Education
01.17.13: Jill Desimini
Cartographic Grounds: Projecting the Landscape ImaginaryOn Places, landscape architect Jill Desimini explores a range of cartographic practices, from a medieval map of the British Isles to contemporary data visualization.
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09.12.12: Despina Stratigakos
Why Architects Need FeminismOn Places, Despina Stratigakos makes the case for the next wave of feminism in architecture — and for a more sustainable and inclusive professional culture.
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04.23.12: Thomas Fisher
Design’s Invisible CenturyOn Places, Tom Fisher explores the emerging "invisible century" of design — it's time, he argues, for designers to grapple not just with physical objects but also with the underlying processes that influence our buildings and landscapes.
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04.02.12: Adelheid Fischer
Shaking Hands with a SlothOn Places, Adelheid Fischer examines the links between biomimicry and design education, and argues that "the very act of looking to nature is conducive to creativity."
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03.15.12: Julia Czerniak, Joe Sisko
UPSTATE: Design, Research, Real EstateOn Places, a profile of UPSTATE, the urban design center at the Syracuse University School of Architecture, including an interview with directors Julia Czerniak and Joe Sisko and a slideshow of projects.
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03.12.12: Stan Allen
The Future That Is NowOn Places, Stan Allen assesses architecture education in North America during the past two decades of rapid and profound technological and social change.
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01.19.12: Ila Berman & Mona El Khafif
Design, Research, Impact: URBANlab at CCAOn Places, a profile of URBANlab at the California College of the Arts, including an interview with Ila Berman and Mona El Khafif and a slideshow of projects.
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01.16.12: Will Holman
Lessons from the Front Lines of Social DesignOn Places, Will Holman recounts his experience at Arcosanti, Rural Studio and YouthBuild — and describes the challenge of making a career in public-interest architecture.
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06.13.11: Despina Stratigakos
What I Learned from Architect BarbieWhy can't architects wear pink? On Places, Despina Stratigakos describes the feminist politics that inspired Architect Barbie.
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04.25.11: Thomas J. Campanella
Jane Jacobs and the Death and Life of American PlanningOn Places, Thomas Campanella evaluates the complex legacy Jane Jacobs, including the ongoing marginalization of the urban planning profession.
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02.14.11: Wes Janz
This Is Flint, MichiganOn Places, Wes Janz probes the ongoing decline of Flint, Michigan, and wonders about the role of the architect in a city where there's more demolition than design.
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08.25.10: Center for Urban Pedagogy
The Good, the Bad, and the EmptyOn Places, watch The Good, the Bad, and the Empty, the latest video from the Brooklyn-based Center for Urban Pedagogy, which explores the community politics of vacant lots.
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04.13.10: Tim Love
Paper Architecture, Emerging UrbanismOn Places, Tim Love explores the latest generation of paper architecture being created by under-employed designers — and argues that the current recession offers a real chance to align progressive theory with urban practice.
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12.18.09: Center for Urban Pedagogy
Bodega Down BronxWhy is it easier to get fresh produce in Park Slope than in the South Bronx? Places presents Bodega Down Bronx, a video from the Center for Urban Pedagogy, that examines where and why New York's bodegas get their food.
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09.09.09: Tim Love
Between Mission Statement and Parametric ModelBoston-based architect and educator Tim Love argues that architectural education is in crisis, a result of the increasing tension between digitally driven formal experimentation and new mandates for social responsibility.
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