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The Shining, Reflective Shield:
An Interview with Kathleen Dean Moore

April 15, 2018

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

December 5, 2017

Nonfiction

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

June 13, 2017

Image in Place, Nonfiction

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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

May 25, 2017

To Know a Place, Unsprawl

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

March 30, 2017

Currents, Image in Place, Observations on Urban Form

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

February 22, 2017

Currents, Image in Place, Observations on Urban Form

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

February 8, 2017

Currents, Image in Place, Observations on Urban Form

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

November 22, 2016

Currents, Image in Place, Observations on Urban Form

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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

November 9, 2016

Currents, Old Roads, New Stories

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

October 19, 2016

Currents, Observations on Urban Form

A Series on Architecture, Planning, and Urban Design For 800 years, Cambridge University has proclaimed to the world that learning matters. T... Read More...

Observations on Urban Form:
Old Patterns Solve New Problems
by Anne Tate

October 5, 2016

Currents, Image in Place, Observations on Urban Form

A Series on Architecture, Planning, and Urban Design We are pleased to present a new Currents series exploring architecture, planning, and ur... Read More...

The House We Live In: Preview
by Amy Knight

August 29, 2016

Currents, The House We Live In

A Series on Building the Sustainable Home in Tucson, Arizona As you may have gathered, it’s been quiet on the design front while we still ... Read More...

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