Architecture / Cities

Stories about policy, blockchain, design, housing, and transportation.

They restored a famous architect's first house. What happens when he comes to visit

6/22/17 - Washington Post Magazine

Brooklyn's Latest Craze: Making Your Own Electric Grid

6/15/17 - Politico Magazine

How Mathematicians in Chicago are Stopping Water Leaks in Syracuse

4/20/17 - Politico Magazine

The One Simple Way to Help Poor Kids Stay in School

10/19/17 - Politico Magazine

How Chicago learned privatizing public housing isn't enough

7/20/17 - Politico Magazine

So You Want to Build a Trolley - 5 Things Every Trolley-Craving Mayor Should Know

3/16/17 - Politico Magazine

The Cure for America's 'Third-World' Airports

2/16/17 - Politico Magazine

Why Austrians Are Taking Their Wackiest Architect Seriously After His Death

7/21/16 - CityLab

D.C.'s Education in School Reform

7/16/15 - Politico Magazine

A 'Building of Awe' With an Uncertain Future

3/16/15 - CityLab

One City's Trash Is Artistic Treasure

2/23/15 - CityLab

Sarasota Through the Eyes of One of Its Most Outspoken Architects

2/12/15 - CityLab

Seniors Take Manhattan

1/13/15 - Politico Magazine

Saving the Clangs, Songs, and Shouts of Old Beijing

9/18/14 - CityLab

The Strange Case of Datong, China's Half-Finished Faux 'Ancient' City

6/18/14 - CityLab

How China Became the World's Junkyard Capital

11/12/13 - CityLab

China Expert: China is Fast Approaching Urban Disaster

2/8/13 - CityLab

Can an Ancient Chinese City Pursue Preservation Without Disney-fication?

7/12/12 - CityLab

The Lonely Life of the Chinese Graffiiti Writer

5/25/12 - CityLab

The De-Bikification of Beijing

4/9/12 - CityLab