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Reimagining the City

New York City.

Photo © Zeph Colombatto

September 1, 2021

Cities tend to evolve organically, shifting with the forces of the market and the movement of people. But after 18 months of pandemic, and a renewed reckoning of the racial and social inequities of urban life, the call has grown louder to rethink our cities, and to close the widening gaps in access to good education, decent housing and health care, and job opportunities. In the articles below, you will hear from scholars, architects, and critics about some of the ways, large and small, to revitalize the urban realm.

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Urban Futures.
Urban Futures
Los Angeles International Design Center.
Converting Offices to Housing
Voices
New York City.
New York City by Thomas Dyja
Los Angeles.
Los Angeles by Christopher Hawthorne
Miami.
Miami by Germane Barnes
New Orleans.
New Orleans by Martin Pedersen
Chicago.
Chicago by David Brown
USA Map of Community Solutions.
How to House the Homeless by Rosanne Haggerty
Solutions
Chicago Housing.
The Future of Affordable Housing
Assemble Chicago.
Innovative Housing Portfolio
L.A. Light-Rail.
Public Space Portfolio
Sidewalk Stress Tool.
Data and Urban Planning

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