The Surprising Stickiness of the “15-Minute City”

I was initially skeptical of the 15 Minute City concept, which seemed like old wine in a new bottle. But I came to a different conclusion after digging into it. Thanks to Martin Pederson at Common Edge for publishing this piece, and to the World Economic Forum for republishing it—reaching tens of thousands of readers. An excerpt: “Indeed, the decentralization of work is not going to kill the city, it’s going to save it. There will be a lot of creative destruction along the way, but that is how the city renews itself: from within. The cities that don’t decentralize work …

Michael Murphy and John Cary on Design For Good

How does a first-year grad student of architecture end up designing a ground-breaking hospital in Rwanda? Find out on my latest Common Edge Podcast as I talk with Michael Murphy, co-founder of MASS Design, which just won a National Design Award. And then stay tuned for John Cary, author of Design For Good: A New Era of Architecture For Everyone, which features projects by MASS Design and other firms that are tightly integrating architectural design and social justice. Both Murphy and Cary have a lot to say about what the profession should be doing to break down the barriers that …