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How Gallaudet University’s Architects Are Redefining Deaf Space The world’s only liberal arts institution for the Deaf creates an architectural movement Curbed, March 2, 2016 College Hall, the main administration building at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., is a High Victorian marvel, a Gothic confection of chimneys, turrets, and gables in red brick striped with…

Concrete Details: The Winning WWI Memorial Designer Did Just What Was Asked. And That’s the Problem. Washington City Paper, Feb. 25, 2016 Joseph Weishaar, a 25-year-old junior architect from Chicago, performed an architectural balancing act to win the competition to design a new national World War I memorial in Pershing Park. His design “The Weight…

When Integrating the Suburbs Isn’t Enough In Minnesota’s Twin Cities region, fair housing advocates are engaged in a fierce debate over just how much race matters. CityLab, Feb. 18, 2016 Given his oft-repeated opinion that housing and schooling patterns in many parts of the U.S. reflect racial discrimination, and his urging that wealthy, predominantly white…

D.C. Can—And Should—Build Inviting Facilities for Homeless Families Washington City Paper, Feb. 18, 2016 Mayor Muriel Bowser’s plan to close the dysfunctional D.C. General homeless shelter and open several smaller ones around the city drew hundreds of residents to question-and-answer sessions held in each ward last week. Among the many questions that remain about the…

The Problem of Resegregation in Suburbia A Minnesota law professor says racial integration is the key to stable and prosperous suburbs. CityLab, Feb. 15, 2016 (cross-posted on The Atlantic)  Myron Orfield, who directs the Institute for Metropolitan Opportunity at the University of Minnesota, has had a multifaceted career: civil-rights lawyer, state legislator, professor, and author…