What is making cities for people? (video)
In this video, I argue why it's important to have a people-centered perspective when thinking about the way cities are designed around the world, and why public spaces are so important for this.
Read MoreEducation sells: a small visual critique of market-driven education
This is a picture taken in San Juan de Lurigancho, a populous district of Lima. These are typical street signs for businesses, or rather, “academies” and “education centers.” What they are selling is the possibility of passing admission exams at prestigious universities in Peru. What is shown in this picture might be alien to most people, but it is actually closer than what you imagine to the current state of education in places such as the United States, where the outcome of education is measured more by statistics than the happiness and wholesome growth of children.
Read MoreThe links between then and now in photography
Here is a link to an amazing set of photos that resonate today. These were taken by one of Hitler's personal photographers in Jewish ghettos in Poland at a time when color photography was still in its infancy (but resonate with us modern viewers because they appear natural to our color-accustomed eyes).
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