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New city programs helping mission-based groups turn unused land into housing take aim at the affordability crisis.
The East River is the cleanest it’s been in a century—and swimming in the once-polluted waterway isn’t such a wild idea
"We’ve lived in a lot of major cities before... We’ve never experienced anything like this."
In the 1960s, there was an "amazing tribal life" among musicians like Joni Mitchell and Carole King.
The $6 billion plan to revitalize an old industrial district raises question about who benefits from such big projects.
When Renzo Piano’s Menil Collection building opened in 1987 critics called it "just perfect." Johnston Marklee’s Drawing Institute improves on perfection.
How a Texas town came to rule design
The Sunset Strip in the 1980s was nothin’ but a good time—and tight leather and teased hair.
How temporary design became mainstream
A slew of iconic films were filmed at John Marshall High School, from Pretty in Pink to Grease.