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Architecture Non-fiction

Having Fun

I. Among the Kindies The AECOM office on 38th and 3rd is bland. Even with the plants, adjustable desks, and breakout spaces, it lacks a certain buzz. The physical traces of creativity, craft, and culture– 3d printed models, vendor brochures, marketing posters, personal knickknacks– are subsumed into the black and white tones of the furniture.…

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Urbanism

Reflections from Copenhagen

I do what I do to imagine better futures. When the Urban Design Forum accepted my application to accompany them on a study trip to Copenhagen from May 19th-23rd, I set my intention to go in with my mind empty and my eyes open. It would have been too easy to tint my perception with…