Places Journal
Public scholarship on architecture, landscape, and urbanism
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The Roads That Embraced Me
On a tour through Nebraska, a photographer honors the people and landscapes of his adopted home state, capturing the spirit of a place that taught him belonging.
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An Unfinished Liberation
MoMA’s exhibition on modernist architecture and political emancipation in western Africa is impressive and expansive. It also clarifies that liberation remains an incomplete project.
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Bookshelf: Fall 2026
Recent books on “ungrounding” in Palestine, cinematic cities, urban playgrounds, disabled infrastructure, pressed flowers, and more.
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What the Count Misses
Wildfire recovery tends to overlook damage that can’t be measured. In Altadena, the number of buildings that burned in the Eaton Fire says little about what residents really lost.
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A Riot in Bellingham
When a violent mob drove Punjabi settlers from Bellingham, Washington, in 1907, the town became a flashpoint for exclusionary rhetoric and restrictive immigration.
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Benjamin Mehigan Wins 2026 On the Brinck | Places Prize
Mehigan’s project will focus on the Roadless Rule, and the impact its rescission would have on public lands in the U.S. — including 2.7 million acres of forests in Arizona and New Mexico.
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Blind Man and Loon
A tale shared by Native peoples across the circumpolar Arctic reveals the elusive nature of language, and has come to shape many Native connections to place.
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Not Cool
Keeping a Parisian apartment cool during record heatwaves can teach us how to more sustainably manage the energy flows of cities, economies, and the planet.
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Cutting the Earth in Half
What can the border between Mexico and Guatemala tell us about the limits of North America?
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In a Picture: “Body Configurations”
A suite of photographs by the late conceptual artist VALIE EXPORT critiques the predicament of a woman’s body in urban space.