Many urban highways from the 1950s and 1960s were deliberately built through neighborhoods primarily occupied by people of color, effectively walling these families off from economic opportunity and disrupting their sense of community. Urban planning and public policy researchers … [Read more...] about How relocating urban highways is an act of racial justice
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Pink seesaws at US-Mexico border wins Design of the Year 2020
We all know how deeply politicized the US-Mexico border wall has been during the past four years, but for a brief moment of time, designers from architecture studio Rael San Fratello were able to foster a sense of unity at a section of the wall. This happened through a project … [Read more...] about Pink seesaws at US-Mexico border wins Design of the Year 2020
This heartwarming Danish ad breaks down the ‘Us vs Them’ narrative
It’s rare that we publish a story about an advertisement, but then again it’s rare that an ad stirs so much emotion within its viewer. In Denmark, a television station ad from 2017 titled “All that we share” challenges the “Us vs Them” narrative that has become so prominent in … [Read more...] about This heartwarming Danish ad breaks down the ‘Us vs Them’ narrative