In the second installment to her Interventionist's Toolkit series Mimi Zeiger, explores the work of organizations such as: The Hypothetical Development Organization, the Center for Urban Pedagogy and the Center for Tactical Magic. In the second installment to her Interventionist's Toolkit series... View full entry

TIME reports on Rawabi, “the first planned city in Palestinian history […] (which means hills in Arabic)” and is “both the largest construction project and the largest private foreign investment ever made in the Palestinian territories. And given that it aims to do... View full entry

Lovedog bites the Pragmatic Utopia: "AMBIGUITY" and"HEDONISTIC SUSTAINABILITY" with white on black slogan slides as presented. Superficial review of Steven Holl and Bjarke Ingels lectures in Los Angeles. "AMBIGUITY" by Steven HollDate and place:3/2/2011, SCI Arc, Los AngelesMain Material:Lecture... View full entry

The future of cities is being lived in Caracas as 2,500+ squatter occupy an unfinished 45-story tower from the 1990s.The squatters have jury-rigged utilities up to the 28th floor - but there isn't an elevator.The future of cities is being lived in Caracas as 2,500+ squatter occupy an unfinished... View full entry

A third of the buildings in central Christchurch may need to be demolished and rebuilt, authorities in New Zealand have warned, following an earthquake. Additionally, hundreds of suburban homes damaged in Tuesday's 6.3 magnitude tremor may also have to be pulled down, officials said. A third of... View full entry

Documentary filmmaker, Gary Hustwit, is working on Urbanized, his third, and final, film in his design trilogy, and he's asking the public for support via Kickstarter. You may be familiar with Hustwit's first two fantastic documentaries Helvetica and Objectified. Go back him up! Documentary... View full entry

Walled citadel of the Shahs, hub of petro-modernity and post-Islamist metropolis. Asef Bayat explores the history of struggles to define Iran’s capital, and the successive contests between elite projects and popular resistance that have shaped its spatial pattern. Walled citadel of the... View full entry

Our man Wes Janz, ever excavating the potential within the Rust Belt, returns with this provocative piece for Design Observer's Places Journal: This Is Flint, Michigan. Our man Wes Janz, ever excavating the potential within the Rust Belt, returns with this provocative piece for Design Observer's... View full entry

An unflattering, and perhaps unfair, portrayal of what's going on in Braddock -- but an important case study/lesson for anyone that wants to work in challenging urban conditions NYT magazine | John Fetterman has turned the busted town of Braddock, Pa., into a national symbol of hope, hard work and... View full entry

From their site: "Through research and fieldwork, students will gain a broad understanding of the complex economic, political, social, environmental, and physical forces that influence urban growth and development." Parsons | From their site: "Through research and fieldwork, students will gain a... View full entry

Los Angeles AIA makes rather uninspired but time saving "reform" recommendations to the city to make the approval process streamlined for developers and architects. Say, (yes, we can help you!) Los Angeles AIA makes rather uninspired but time saving "reform" recommendations to the city to make the... View full entry

Mimi Zeiger of loud paper has an inspirational piece over at Design Observer. Entitled The Interventionist's Toolkit in it she identifies an operational mode for citizen/designers during this continuing recession and announces a new reoccurring feature on Places. Mimi Zeiger of loud paper has an... View full entry

Andres Duany's fear of obsolescence has been outed in the Boston Globe who reports on the intellectual skirmishes for the future of the American city. Or is this just a battle between planners and landscape architects over turf? Andres Duany's fear of obsolescence has been outed in the Boston... View full entry

City, space, discontent: Map of Cairo | uprising interactive map, Nicknames: The City of a Thousand Minarets and Capital of the Arab World + Our family man Hosni and Archinect discussion Watch the uprising unfolding here City, space, discontent: Map of Cairo | uprising interactive map, Nicknames... View full entry

A city the size of Switzerland? If China gets its way, yes.A city the size of Switzerland? If China gets its way, yes. Some ambitious apparatchiks in southern China want to combine 9 cities to create an urban area the size of New Jersey and Vermont combined. The plan, announced in state media... View full entry