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Main Character Energy
Since the 1970s, citrus-hued seats in L-shaped arrangements have offered commuters a warm embrace. Where will subway riders find romance when the Tang-toned seats go?
More Than Skin Deep
Renovated facades provide a window into existential questions for the future of New York City’s public housing.
The Inside Story
Images of public housing interiors decorated with love and care preserve family memories and public history, and document style as an act of resistance.
Design and Deploy
To temporarily transform public space, Street Lab's lending library of outdoor furniture is designed to stand up to regular travel, extreme heat, and children's imaginations.
Building Solidarity
Workers across the building trades talk about what it takes to construct a just transition to a sustainable economy.
A Wall Made of Bricks
Geologic processes, local histories, and centuries of labor converge on a project suggesting new possibilities of reuse.
21st Century Monument
Where a controversial sculpture stood, a monument to Harriet Tubman offers a new narrative and new directions for creating sites of collective memory.
God's Garage
It's complicated inside New York City's 99 cent stores, where creativity and exploitation coexist.