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Introducing CAMi
I’ve been following the Indianapolis arts group Big Car Collaborative since 2010, when I met co-founders Jim Walker and Shauta Marsh in what was then the up-and-coming neighborhood of Fountain Square. Ever since, I’ve regularly checked in with them as they moved around the city, activating disused spaces, including a former automotive service center in…
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New Book: The City Creative
I am thrilled to announce that my new book with Michael Carriere, The City Creative: The Rise of Urban Placemaking in Contemporary America, was published by The University of Chicago Press in April 2021. Michael and I started working on this long-term study in the immediate aftermath of the Great Recession, and so it seems…
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Sweden and Norway
Last week I traveled through southern Norway and Sweden. Since it was my first visit to Scandinavia, I decided to get a broad sense of the place, rather than work on a specific project. The below photographs are a few of my favorite images of city landscapes that are/were especially important for each city’s past…
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95 Inches of Snow
This time last year, I was engulfed by the Polar Vortex in Chicago, but this year I am in the Boston area for its record snowfall. The region has received nearly 8 feet (2.4 meters) of snow in the last few weeks, and additional precipitation is forecast. Unfortunately, the area’s public transportation infrastructure is woefully…