Social Good

Rachel Signer|Projects

Don't Flush Me

Prototype for urban system to detect and prevent sewage overflows

John Thackara|Essays

Iceland: Eaten Alive, or Growing to Live?

Exploding the myth of Iceland's "green" energy — with alternative suggestions

Rick Poynor|Essays

Funerary Portraits: Snapshots in Stone

The portrait sculptures in the Cimetière du château in Nice resuscitate their subjects with a frequently startling vividness.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Reading in Public

A new book club with an unusual topic: architecture and design.

John Thackara|Essays

Water: The Bad News and the Good News

A new book by Alex Prud’homme called The Ripple Effect addresses the “vast and desperately serious subject” of water.

Barbara Flanagan|Reviews

Sleeping with the Fishes

Review of "Waltzing with Brando," an account of the actor's effort to inhabit and protect a Tahitian atoll.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Welcome Back, Overbite

Albert C. Ledner's mid-century scallops and portholes have staying power.

Barbara Flanagan|Essays

The Dissing of Summer Lawns

How one Californian was forced (and inspired) to exchange sod for low-water plants.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Jane Austen, Landscape Architect

Trapped by a ha-ha: bad romance and good landscapes in Mansfield Park.

Jane Margolies|Projects

My Block NYC

My Block NYC, a new video-mapping website, invites residents, tourists and videographers to upload clips they’ve taken on the streets of New York.

William Drenttel|Video

William Drenttel at Design Indaba

Phil Patton|Reviews

Boosting the Urban IQ

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