Code for America

Jennifer Pahlka, founder of a non-profit that links city governments and web 2.0 talent, envisions a future in which city governments act more like the citizens they serve.

The Omnibus Roundup: Historical photo-maps, vibrant soundscapes, downtown development, brownfields, dumpster pools

Field Report: London Festival of Architecture 2010

Sarah Ichioka and Moira Lascelles discuss the benefits of public assembly and a shared sense of possibility, offering lessons for a similar event in NYC.

The Omnibus Roundup: Borough Tales, Foodprint Toronto, community garden and park politics, Broadway and natural navigation

Elastic City

Neil Freeman and Todd Shalom discuss walking through the city as a medium of art, poetics and urban awareness.

The Omnibus Roundup – City of Water Day, parks talks, seniors, disrepair, and Gowanus oxygenation

Urban Topographies: Cuts & Patches

Linda Pollak investigates mysterious carvings in the sidewalks of Lower Manhattan and finds that they have much to teach us about the ways natural forces determine urban form.

The Omnibus Roundup: underground ships, smart grids, summer outside and electric cars

SUPERFRONT

Mitch McEwen founded SUPERFRONT as a gallery and project space for architectural experimentation. Listen to her share its backstory and check out glimpses of the space in action.

The Omnibus Roundup – climate change, bus lanes, outer boroughs on film and underground tunnels