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Unpacking His Library
Shelf Life

Unpacking His Library

Rehoused by friends and colleagues in a reading room for new generations of students, Michael Sorkin’s books keep his legacy in circulation.

Mariana Mogilevich
Whereabouts

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"Who really looks up anyway?"

Neena Verma

Getting Into It

For artists and audiences with disabilities, traditional theater spaces can present significant barriers. A new production by Ryan Haddad seeks to build access into the show’s design.

Kevin Ritter
Mobilizing Support

Mobilizing Support

A harm reduction collective works to meet people who use drugs "where they're at," not just metaphorically, but geographically.

Tori Gruber and Tamara Oyola-Santiago

Ex Officio

The esthetics of the public sector workplace are mundane, comical, absurd, and constantly navigating the tensions of liberal democracy.

Judy Park Lee, Casey Peterson, and Lucas Teixeira Vaqueiro

Something Better Than Nothing

A half-century of experiments in private sector solutions to urban problems has brought mixed results and exacerbated inequality. How did we get here?

Claire Dunning and Benjamin Holtzman
Another Green Appearance

Architectural adaptations create space for prayer for New York City’s growing Muslim communities, transforming townhouses and apartments into more sacred precincts.

Another Green Appearance • Azza Aboualam

Public Things

Pools, fountains, and monuments as they are, or could be

Swim Lessons

Pools are sites for recreation and fun. But as much as any public space in New York, they also carry the weight of the city's complex histories of race and place.

Karolina Czeczek • Jul 01, 2021
The New Public Water

Drinking water is all around us, but just out of reach. Can simple tweaks to the city’s emergency infrastructure radically expand access to this precious resource?

Tei Carpenter and Christopher Woebken • Jan 09, 2019
Memory Loss
A Monumental Shift

A group of artists and creative technologists is wielding augmented reality to insert heroic women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ icons into an uneven landscape of public memory.

idris brewster and Glenn Cantave • Mar 04, 2021
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