Where Code Meets Concrete
Introducing the series Digital Frictions. What happens when the “smart city” encounters other forms of urban intelligence?
Tools of Collective Intelligence
As building technologies from doorbells to thermostats claim to become ever “smarter,” how do they mesh with the social life of shared spaces?
Latchkey Living
An indicator species in vinyl and metal, the streetside lockbox signals the rise of a short-term city.
To Stop Displacement, Disclose the Data!
For more than half a century, real estate data has played a crucial role in struggles against housing discrimination and dispossession. But what information is needed now in the face of changing forms of speculation?
Lost in Transit
An artist acquires a collection of unclaimed rings gathered from New York City's subway system, instigating an unconventional search for their origins and values.
Schoolhouse Shuffle
In co-located schools, sharing isn't just a lesson for the students. How do educators balance their institution’s needs with those of their neighbors?
Sewer or garden? Infrastructure or ecosystem? Take a closer look at the organic machines soaking up stormwater across the city.
Organic Machines