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These Clever City Fixes Aren’t for Everyone DIY ‘tactical urbanism’ benefits some residents more than others The Washington Post, Oct. 30, 2016 Last year, a group of San Diego realtors had an idea. What if they threw a “better block” party in a low-income Latino neighborhood called Barrio Logan? Maybe, they thought, it would create…

Glass-Box Architecture Has Held Sway in D.C. Long Enough Washington City Paper, Oct. 13, 2016 Let’s say a developer wants to build an office building in D.C. He hopes to attract prestigious, deep-pocketed tenants: a law firm, a lobbying shop, maybe a tech company. He calls an architect in New York, someone who’s won glitzy…

Concrete Details: D.C.’s Newest Library Packs a Lot of Visual Drama Into a Small, Simple Building The Woodridge Library opened on Wednesday.  Washington City Paper, Sept. 29, 2016 Suddenly, pyramids are cropping up all over D.C. The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) opened to great fanfare last weekend, a bronze stack…

The Strange Victorian Computer That Generated Latin Verse Atlas Obscura, Sept. 23, 2016 In July 1845, British curiosity-seekers headed to London’s Egyptian Hall to try out the novelty of the summer. For the price of one shilling, they could stand in front of a wooden bureau, pull a lever, and look behind a panel where…

National Museum of African American History and Culture prepares to open in Washington, DC Wallpaper, Sept. 15, 2016 In advance of its official opening on 24 September, the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington, DC, held a special preview day for the press on 14 September. For most of the…