After the Pandemic – What’s Next ?
It may take another year before we can travel safely and go to our favorite cities, museums, cultural venues and events. When the pandemic is more “under control” with mass […]
Category Archives: Architecture
Cities: Looking Ahead
Cities have been under siege this year with the COVID-19 pandemic – but urban centers have been around, through thick and thin, for 5,000 years as places for trade, business, […]
Coming up: Will Cities Thrive? An Optimistic Look
Cities are in the thick of the current pandemic – but also places where millions want to live, work and visit. We’re skipping ahead, with optimism, that we’ll see better […]
Books: What’s Real, What’s Not from 2019
Long before the pandemic of 2020 gripped over 120 countries – our Spring 2019 books selection looked at works that explore what is real, what is imagined, what is knowable. […]
Museums Lift the World 2019
A slew of new museums, expansions, survivals, and preservation projects — more than we could imagine a few decades ago– continues to lift the cultural world, especially in cities that […]
Coming Up: Museums for your Travel Plans 2019
Museums add depth and energy to city life, stretch the meaning of architecture, and create new ways of seeing and experiencing the arts. We’re assembling a new round-up that transports […]
Erasing History: Can We Save World Heritage?
The marvels of the ancient world and prehistory – cities, sites, landmarks, artifacts, artworks—are seriously at risk. How do we stop the ongoing loss and destruction of priceless sites and […]
Coming Up: Saving Antiquity
The tragedy of the devastating fire at Nôtre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is that it reminds us how fragile the world’s antiquities and beloved landmarks are—victims of deterioration, carelessness, war, trafficking […]
Cities 2019: New York, Paris, Singapore, China, Spain, Kabul
New York City’s got big plans that will irritate commuters (and tourists) but just may improve traffic, congestion and pollution, with plans to adopt congestion pricing for cars and trucks. […]
Notre Dame
A world monument, a symbol of France, a place for everyone, shattered by flames. We mourn…
