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“Housing Is Everybody’s Problem” The Forgotten Crusade of Morris Milgram Places Journal, October 2017 On a Saturday evening in November 1964, nattily dressed couples filed into the Marriott Motor Lodge in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, for a dinner dance. The occasion was the 10th anniversary of their civic association, and the birthday of the small crescent-shaped…

Octopuses Are Urbanists, Too Scientists were surprised to find that this smart and solitary species had built a cephalopod city. Why? CityLab, Sept. 20, 2017 Despite his name, Squidward Q. Tentacles—the grouchy neighbor of SpongeBob SquarePants in Nickelodeon’s long-running cartoon—isn’t a squid. He’s an octopus. (Allegedly, creator Stephen Hillenburg named him Squidward because “Octoward” sounded…

Amy Weinstein’s New Eastern Market Building Is Exuberantly Victorian Washington City Paper, Sept. 14, 2017 Most architects working today cherish the purity of a clean line and a plain, smooth surface—but not Amy Weinstein. If you’re walking around Capitol Hill and you see a building with a multicolored facade, elaborately worked railings, or bricks arranged in…

The Deer in Your Yard Are Here to Stay The deer population of the eastern U.S. has exploded and cities are trying to keep it in check. But the options available to them are limited, and fraught.  CityLab, Aug. 7., 2017 A decade ago, deer were a rare sight on Staten Island. White-tailed deer are…

In the 1950s, a developer set out to create an ideal town in rural Maryland. It was a risk then. Today, it’s a model. The Washington Post Magazine, July 16, 2017 In an era when city living is virtually synonymous with cool, Columbia, Md., emanates suburban uncool. Located off U.S. Route 29 between Washington and…