Politics

James Biber|Essays

Vestige(s) of Empire

Comparing the repurposing of two monuments to lost Empire: London's Commonwealth Institute and Berlin's Palast der Republik.

Owen Edwards|Essays

Hair Apparent

Who will be the Republican hair apparent?

Courtney Drake|Bibliography

Design and the Social Sector: An Annotated Bibliography

This bibiography surveys the literature of social design — the spectrum from design process and thinking to the zones of social innovation.

An Xiao Mina|Essays

90 Years of Chinese Communism: A Multimedia Celebration

How the Chinese Communist Party designed its 90th anniversary commemorations

Jac sm Kee|Essays

The Color Yellow

Malaysians supporting election reform attach new meaning to a national color, yellow.

Phil Patton|Reviews

Boosting the Urban IQ

Summary of National Building Museum's "Intelligent Cities" symposium

Jessica Helfand|Essays

The Public Face of Disgrace

The funny thing about lying is that it's about as far as you can go from the expectation of trustworthiness with which we characterize public leadership. 

Alexandra Lange|Essays

The Moms Aren’t Wrong

Why planning cities for children would make them better for us all.

Jonathan Schultz|Projects

Give a Minute

Report on Local Projects' Give a Minute initiative to improve urban life.

Mark Lamster|Essays

Gerd Arntz: Design Icon

Gerd Arntz: A design icon who designed icons.

William Drenttel|Interviews

A Conversation with Daniel van der Velden of Metahaven

An expansive interview with Daniel van der Velden, co-author of Uncorporate Identity.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

New City Reader: Sidewalk Sale

How Atlantic Yards became Barclays Center and disappeared from Brooklyn in the process.