Future of the American City

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Abby Spinak
Abby Spinak is an environmental historian and planning scholar whose work focuses on energy histories and the politics of infrastructure. She joins Charles Waldheim to discuss her research on rural el
Sam Stein
Sam Stein is a geographer and housing policy analyst. He joins Charles Waldheim to discuss his new book Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State.
Laurie Olin
Laurie Olin is a landscape architect, author, and founding partner of the landscape architecture and urban design firm OLIN. He joins Charles Waldheim to discuss his new book Essays on Landscape.
Marshall Brown
Marshall Brown is an architect and urbanist and the principal of Marshall Brown Projects. He joins Charles Waldheim to discuss his new book Recurrent Visions.
Signe Nielsen
Signe Nielsen is a landscape architect and principal of MNLA. She joins Charles Waldheim to discuss Little Island, her role on the New York City Public Design Commission, and her career on the New Yor
Eric Rodenbeck
Eric Rodenbeck is the founder and Creative Director of Stamen, a data visualization and cartography studio based in the Bay Area. Eric joins Charles Waldheim to discuss his work with the Getty Researc
Sara Zewde
Sara Zewde is a landscape architect and founding principal of Studio Zewde, a landscape, urban design, and public art practice based in New York City. She joins Charles Waldheim to discuss her recent
Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi
Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi are principals and founders of Weiss / Manfredi Architecture / Landscape / Urbanism. They join Charles Waldheim to discuss their practice and their work on the La Bre
David Gissen
David Gissen is a designer, author, and educator. He joins Charles Waldheim to discuss his interest in architecture and the bodies it imagines.
Charlotte Malterre-Barthes
Charlotte Malterre-Barthes is an urban designer and educator. She joins Charles Waldheim to discuss her proposal for a global moratorium on new construction.