The Bridge
by Abby Dockter
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The most beautiful pie... Read More...
Letter to America
by Christopher Merrill
Guest Editorial
Dear America,
On Memorial Day weekend I attend a forum in Nanjing that drew sinologists from around the world for di... Read More...
The Shining, Reflective Shield:
An Interview with Kathleen Dean Moore
Interview by Miranda Perrone
Introduction
I can pinpoint the moment Kathleen Dean Moore came into my life. I remember stumbling out of ... Read More...
The Train that Night
by David Carlin
Between the train tracks by the La Posada Hotel in Winslow, Arizona, a yellow line on the platform marks where you should stand behind. Less t... Read More...
Landscape // Bisected:
American Railroads // A Photo Essay
by John Sanderson
The railroad today is not what it was imagined to be at the height of its reach across the American landscape. In 1915, over 250,000 track mil... Read More...
Canberra: A Good Sheep Station Ruined
by Catherine Mauk
A Short and Moderately Personal History of Australia's Capital
That first day, we drove into the capital of Australia along a bouleva... Read More...
Observations on Urban Form:
Inviting Light in Amsterdam
by Anne Tate
A Series on Architecture, Planning, and Urban Design
I have always loved Amsterdam. A recent visit reawakened this affection each t... Read More...
Observations on Urban Form:
Life in Haarlem
by Anne Tate
A Series on Architecture, Planning, and Urban Design
During a week in Haarlem, a Dutch city of 160,000 founded in the 13th cen... Read More...
Observations on Urban Form:
Architecture + Iconography
by Anne Tate
A Series on Architecture, Planning, and Urban Design
While walking in Stockholm I discovered an astonishing pair of doorways. The b... Read More...
Observations on Urban Form:
A City Captures the Sun
by Anne Tate
A Series on Architecture, Planning, and Urban Design
It’s a gray day in Stockholm, allowing time to reflect on the power of the sun... Read More...
Old Roads, New Stories: Architecture II
by Rob Carney
A Literary Series
The newest building on my campus isn’t good. The inside design is like an airport terminal, and the elevators ar... Read More...
Observations on Urban Form:
Hallowed Halls of Learning
by Anne Tate
A Series on Architecture, Planning, and Urban Design
For 800 years, Cambridge University has proclaimed to the world that learning matters. T... Read More...
