Insights • December 11, 2021

Code Red!

In 2002, a year after the tragic attack on 9.11 and the destruction of the Twin Towers in Lower Manhattan, I convened a group of architects, engineers, landscape architects, urban planners, and urban designers under...

Insights • June 21, 2021

Building a More Equitable and Sustainable Future

How are emerging designers imagining NYC’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and building a more equitable and sustainable future? Pratt Institute’s recent graduate student Kats Tamanaha proposes an...

Insights • February 17, 2021

Social Distancing Lawn Brings People Together

In the midst of COVID-19-related uncertainty, Galeria EL Art Centre in Elbląg, Poland, came up with a simple yet clever idea, turning a spacious lawn in its publicly accessible courtyard into a green chessboard.

Insights • February 17, 2021

(Re)Actions to the Pandemic from Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network

Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network, managed by non-profit Catalytic Communities, is a community-based network that connects, strengthens and multiplies sustainability and resilience-building...

Insights • November 22, 2020

The Post-COVID-19 Urban Challenges in Africa

COVID-19 is very much an urban disease. What does this mean for the world’s fastest-urbanizing region, Africa? The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing the interdependence and vulnerability of our world. As we know, the...

Insights • July 2, 2020

Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Experiences from COVID-19

On May 26, Daniel Zarrilli, New York City’s Chief Climate Policy Advisor and OneNYC Director, said, “We are going through an unbelievable trauma during this ongoing COVID-19 crisis” but described how New York City...

Insights • July 2, 2020

“The New Normal?”

It is beyond obvious that the familiar world we knew in 2019 will not be the world we return to in 2021.

Insights • July 2, 2020

COVID-19, Technology, and the Rebirth of Cities

COVID-19 has hit cities particularly hard. As big cities like New York, Paris, Madrid, Rome, Sao Paolo, and many others around the world turned into hot spots of COVID-19, the well-heeled are reported to have left them...

Insights • July 1, 2020

News from Mexico, Informally Facing COVID

At this point in 2020, no matter what city you live in, you have probably had to get used to life in lockdown, social distancing, and constant handwashing. You have probably also gotten used to holding work and social meetings...

Insights • July 1, 2020

The Transformation of the Cycling Culture in Warsaw

In recent years, riding a bike in Warsaw on properly built bike lanes has become a frequently seen sight, but it has not always been like this. Pages: 12

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