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- Interview with L.E.FT
Above: Block 10H002, Jumeirah Village, Dubai – Night View
Georgeen Theodore recently met with the partners of L.E.FT.–Makram el Kadi, Ziad Jamaleddine, and Naji Moujaes–to discuss the topic of risk. L.E.FT. is currently working on a number of projects in the Middle East, and is in the process of opening a satellite office in Dubai, United […]
- Red Line Response
By Noah Chasin
Mortgages are not inherently sexy. As some of us learned the other night, however, the process of demystifying them has a certain frisson that shouldn’t easily be dismissed. Damon Rich of the Center for Urban Pedagogy spoke about the history of mortgages– from the term’s French derivation (it translates to ‘death vow,’ and […]
- Klaus Jacob’s Ethical Activism
By Noah Chasin
Last night Klaus Jacob scandalized an unsuspecting audience at the Urban Center with an unrelenting discussion of the real, quantifiable effects of SLR (Sea Level Rise) and CC (Climate Change) on New York City. Jacob had more than a bit of Cassandra in him as he recounted in terrifying detail just how […]
- Interview: David Childs
Eva Hagberg interviews David Childs
I had almost forgotten to be terrified. Not scared–that’s sort of a general constant now, thinking about what we’re doing to our planet, other countries, ourselves–but terrified.
Last week I had a meeting at SOM’s Wall Street Offices. It had been months since I’d been downtown. I’ve spent the […]
