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Co-op
Cooperative City, Cooperative Community
Caitlin Blanchfield uncovers the nuances of Co-op City that make this unique development relevant to our broader understanding of social infrastructure, intergenerational continuity, community pride, and affordability.
Electchester: A City Made for Workers
Labor journalist Ari Paul visits Electchester, a Queens housing complex constructed by a labor union of electricians, and uncovers a history that provokes urgent questions about contemporary housing challenges.
Typecast
Typecast is a long-term Architectural League study into architectural typologies that begins with a closer look at five "towers-in-the-park," one in each borough of New York City.
Portfolio: Co-op City
As part of Typecast, an investigation into five "towers-in-the-park" across New York City, Amani Willett photographs Co-op City in the Bronx.
Portfolio: Electchester
As part of Typecast, an investigation into five "towers-in-the-park" across New York City, Cameron Blaylock photographs Electchester in Pomonok, Queens.
Self-Help Housing: The Story of the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board
Andy Reicher shares the history of UHAB, chronicling its evolution through 40 years of helping renters become owners.