cities

Jane Jacobs and Delhi’s lockdowns

the renewed relevance of 'eyes on the street' as the pandemic ebbs

My Three Lives in Delhi

Unlocking a city's mysteries.

A World More Full of Life

the unfathomable future of cities

Enteignung means “expropriation”

Rent doesn't rise by itself.

At The Hungarian Pavilion

When I stood in front of it, I felt a shiver of recognition that I knew I would have something to say about Venice after all.

I voted in the auditorium that had doubled as our cafeteria

Then I walked to the Metro station through my suburb to what my mother always ironically referred to as its “beating, pulsing heart."

The Faces of Google Street View

Something interesting sometimes happens, a kind of rupture in the fabric of the Street View universe: the drivers’ faces appear, warped but not blurred.