In our observations of Smart Cities, we must also consider the domain of design located between urban and information design. Wayfinding systems…
Airbnb and gentrification in New York
Airbnb has been around for a few years now and even though it might not seem so, I do believe…
Hudson Yards: A Sustainable Micropolis (in Avery Review)
A nice piece from the new issue of Avery Review on Hudson Yards’ financing, policy implications, energy use, etc.
Biometric Passports
Entering an era of mass surveillance, criminalization of the immigrant, and the militarization of the border, one specific design object…
Dr X
xClinic and The DOCTORS WITHOUT DISCIPLINARY BORDERS partnered up to co-create a project that targets human and environmental health through…
The Center for Urban Pedagogy
The Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) has been “making public policy and urban planning accessible to the residents they impact”…
Images of the City: The Work of the Center of Urban Pedagogy
The Center of Urban Pedagogy (CUP) is a nonprofit organization whose ultimate goal is to make legislation, government plans, and…
Urban Flow Helsinki
Developed by the cooperative enterprises Urbanscale and Nordkapp, Urbanflow Helsinki is a proposed interface synthesizing both spatial and digital ecologies…
The Ray Cat Solution
How do we communicate to beings 10,000 years into the future? This was the question proposed to a panel of…
You want it? Just take it! No strings attached(?!)*
*Efficient, yes, but don’t forget the small print… there’s no privacy, no humanness and, most importantly, no choice in the…