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An initiative of the Harvard Graduate School of Design that presents alternative futures and convenes conversations about how we live, where we live. Supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and generous donors to the American Cities Fund. Future of the American City is curated by the Office for Urbanization.

Future of the American City Office for Urbanization

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An initiative of the Harvard Graduate School of Design that presents alternative futures and convenes conversations about how we live, where we live. Supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and generous donors to the American Cities Fund. Future of the American City is curated by the Office for Urbanization.

    Landscapes of Retreat

    Landscapes of Retreat

    Rosetta Elkin is a landscape architect and author. She joins Charles Waldheim to discuss her new book Landscapes of Retreat. Future of the American City is a project of the Office for Urbanization at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. It is produced by Charlie Gaillard, Olani Ewunnet, Aziz Barbar, Jeffrey S. Nesbit, and Mercedes … Continued

    • 41 min
    The Architecture of Disability

    The Architecture of Disability

    Designer, historian, and theorist David Gissen joins Charles Waldheim to discuss his new book The Architecture of Disability. Future of the American City is a project of the Office for Urbanization at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. It is produced by Charlie Gaillard, Olani Ewunnet, Aziz Barbar, Jeffrey S. Nesbit, and Mercedes Peralta.

    • 50 min
    Manual of Biogenic House Sections

    Manual of Biogenic House Sections

    Architects Paul Lewis and Marc Tsurumaki, principals of the New York-based practice LTL Architects, join Charles Waldheim to discuss their recent book Manual of Biogenic House Sections.

    • 51 min
    New York Review of Architecture

    New York Review of Architecture

    Author and publisher Nicolas Kemper and architectural historian and critic Phillip Denny join Charles Waldheim to discuss the publication New York Review of Architecture.

    • 44 min
    Jeff Hou

    Jeff Hou

    Jeff Hou is an author, advocate, and educator. He joins Charles Waldheim to discuss his research on urban resistance and popular protest movements in the public realm.

    • 46 min
    Shannon Mattern

    Shannon Mattern

    Shannon Mattern is a media theorist and design anthropologist. She joins Charles Waldheim to discuss her new book A City Is Not a Computer: Other Urban Intelligences.

    • 53 min

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