I can’t remember what month it was, only that snow had begun to fall as we drove from Lethbridge to Calgary. The road wasn’t a highway, just a patchwork of farm grids: a few miles straight, a turn lef...

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The fight against police brutality and impunity is a global struggle. This book argues that police reform efforts around the world should be extirpated and replaced with locally developed and led non-...

Since the start of the new Trump administration (early 2025), we’ve seen an increase in federal law enforcement operations in major U.S. cities. In New York, Chicago, and Denver, federal agents (espec...

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The real threat to people in Chicago ​(and Los Angeles and Portland) is our maniacal president.

Living beside a used car lot can teach you about noise, boundaries, and the limits of goodwill. Years ago, I lived in a low-rise apartment in Toronto’s Little Portugal, right next to a small lot that ...

The "bench with spikes," formally known as the "Pay & Sit: The Private Bench", is a provocative design by artist Fabian Brunsing. Installed as a conceptual art piece in Berlin, Germany, the bench is equipped with retractable metal spikes that discourage prolonged use without payment. To sit comfortably, users must insert coins, which temporarily retract the spikes for a limited time, after which the spikes reemerge. Brunsing’s creation serves as a critique of the growing privatization and commodification of public spaces, highlighting societal disparities and exclusion, particularly affecting vulnerable groups like the homeless. While some applaud its ingenuity in sparking discussions about urban design and social issues, others condemn it as an embodiment of dehumanizing policies. This controversial bench remains a symbol of the ethical dilemmas surrounding public space management. #architecturediscuss #nuelarchitects #architecture #bench #innovation #art #money #archlovers #architect #landscapephotography #landscapelovers #landscapedesign #landscapearchitecture #nuelarchitect #architecturephotography #people #architecturelovers #architectural #archdigest #architecturedesing #design #Interiordesign #homedesing #graphicdesing #landscapeView all 3,398 comments

Ever since the emergence of contemporary graffiti and street art, the surfaces where it has been applied and the methods by which it has been disseminated have evolved. In New York City, for example, ...

Portlandia, a satirical television series, makes fun of Portland’s often eccentric hipster community. It is fiction. But the deployment of heavily armed federal law enforcement officers (LEOs), coordi...

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Thomas Jacob Sanford drove his car into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, and opened fire.

The drive to the Johnston farm, one of my father’s clients, always felt long, but the visits were mostly fun and always an adventure. The place had the basics: a farmhouse, a barn, a silo, cows, pigs,...

In most urban settings, a sense of belonging is an important foundation for political participation. Political participation (also referred to as political engagement/mobilization) includes actions th...

In the alleged scheme, Homan promised immigration-related government contracts when he joined the Trump administration in exchange for the money.

Parking, often treated as a mundane logistical concern, is an important site of contestation in urban life. At its core, it reflects the struggle over public space in cities, where demand routinely ex...