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Desert quarantine: Mary and Davit rethink the village
Time alone gave Mary and Davit Jilavyan space to rethink that makes a village important to them: color, joy, and randomness.
Carshare Parking Observed
Carshare Parking observed
USPS Mailboxes
The United States Postal Service knits the country together, and the blue Mailboxes you can find on many street corners are in the news
Walking the city with Jennifer Micó
Walking the city with linguist Jennifer Micó, where we explore what makes a city walkable, how cities can respond to COVID-19 safely, and what it means to be an outsider looking in.
On going home: Alexander v Eisenman
The day Christopher Alexander and Peter Eisenman debated against each other, and didn’t realize they sometimes agreed.
Politics, stories, and the city: Arinjoy Sen explores the space of conflict
Exploring politics, storytelling, and identity in the city and space in conflict zones in Kashmir and India.
Context and variations: Matthew Aitken hunts fire hydrants
Context and variation brings joy to Matthew Aitken when he sees the fire hydrant, and all the different examples throughout his city.
More One Court Square Urban Umbrella
The Family Business: an interview with Elżbieta Dworak
These are short interviews with designers, manufacturers, artists, and residents who use the tiny bits of urbanity we generally call street furniture. This interview was conducted over email and edited for clarity. My name is Elżbieta Dworak I work at Komserwis, a family business, which was founded by my parents who have produced street furniture for more than…