Could Sears Have Avoided Becoming Obsolete?
Amid a broader decline of American retail, Sears is struggling. Did changes in its business model over the course of its history doom it to failure?
Jane Jacobs and the American City
Jane Jacobs, who would have been 100 today and is the focus of the Google Doodle , was a big part of why cities like New York City and Toronto look and feel
Inside the Operating Theater: Early Surgery as Spectacle
Director Steven Soderbergh’s historical drama series, The Knick, brings viewers inside a New York City hospital’s operating room ...
San Gimignano’s Fascist Redesign
The politically-influenced redesign of the famed towers of San Gimigano.
Neighborhood Gardens: A Housing Project Born of Unbridled Optimism
Public housing was once thought of as being positive, radical, and hopeful.