I feel compelled to respond to a recent article and photo essay (PDF) published by a group of communications scholars led by Keith Hampton. Hampton is best known for his doctoral research under Barry Wellman, in which he studied the impacts of broadband on a wired… 
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Architectural historian Nina Rappaport analyzes the evolution of factory design and calls for the reintegration of urban industry into the fabric of our cities. |
New Yorkers spend their waking lives in an assortment of boxes: studio apartments, elevators, subway cars, storage units and, of course, the office cubicle.
We rejoice in public, outdoor space – dragging chairs around Bryant Park, riding over inter-borough bridges, sitting on stoops, taking the stairs, paying six bucks for a latte…
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Nicole Salazar talks to Adam Friedman, former executive director of NYIRN, about the importance of the manufacturing industry in New York. |
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Frank Duffy and Rosalie Genevro reflect on the buildings of Lower Manhattan, critically assessing what our use of commercial space can tell us about our changing city. |
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Laura Forlano shares some examples of coworking in New York and discusses their implications for where, how, and with whom we work. |
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Candy Chang shares the process of working with the Center for Urban Pedagogy and the Street Vendor Project to demystify the regulations of street vending in New York City. |
Last Thursday, strategic design consultancy DEGW hosted a talk regarding “Work and the City,” how the changing nature of work is transforming our workplaces, buildings, and cities. DEGW Founder and past president Frank Duffy shared a panel with Downtown Alliance VP for Planning and Economic Development Nicole La Russo and mobile…
