Place Lab Chicago @PlaceLabChicago
Place Lab is committed to fostering a network of like-minded artists, urban planners, design professionals, developers, community members, and policy experts. placelab.uchicago.edu Chicago, IL Joined February 2016-
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Black architects have long been underrepresented. Curbed Chicago has gathered a list that highlights some of... fb.me/FIdi4xKj
Subscribe to the Arts + Public Life WEEKLY DIGEST! After a brief hiatus, Arts + Public Life announces it will restore the Weekly Digest on Friday, March 2, 2018. Subscribe now: ow.ly/D0nA30iz98x
Seattle Art Museum’s ‘Figuring History’ a powerful look at who is represented in art - seattletimes.com/entertainment/…
Sunday read: @NYTmag surveys the history of public housing in Chicago through the story of Annie Ricks, the final tenant to move out of the last standing Cabrini-Green high rise, in this adaptation of an upcoming book by @ben_austen: nyti.ms/2C48WeC
Experimental tiny-house communities for the homeless may soon be coming to Chicago. Are they a solution to homelessness here? chicagoreader.com/chicago/tiny-h…
.@lolaflashphoto wants you to see the world the way she sees it nym.ag/2GiFBAF
The Profound History of Public Hearings and Why We’re Devoted to Documenting Them twib.in/l/LRjzRBX5bBMR via @Medium
Meet Afri Atiba, AirBnb host: “People are afraid of the south side. It’s ridiculous. I educate my guests." chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-pe…
A few more thoughts on my little small cities piece (yes, I know the fate of the republic is on the line; this is a brief emotional and intellectual vacation before returning to the fray) 1/ nyti.ms/2EfuZBw
“The federal government may not have had their hand in every transaction, but they are the ones who shaped the commercial lending culture across the country.” nextcity.org/features/view/…
How the Family-Run Underground Museum Became One of L.A.’s Most Vital Cultural Forces: artnt.cm/2mdsBGu @wmag
Black Chicago: in pictures theguardian.com/artanddesign/g… @Les_Douches #TomArndt #VivianMaier #RayMetzker #WayneMiller #MarvinNewman @carlosjaortiz
Philadelphia Will Stop Investing in Private Prisons nextcity.org/daily/entry/ph…
We asked black Americans whether they believe discrimination against black Americans exists in the U.S. today. n.pr/2h89Pvc
Cited by Jordan Peele, director of Get Out, as one of his several influences, get your scares with The People Under the Stairs on October 20th at 7pm! Stay after for conversation about the film including its portrayal of race/class politics such as gentrification. Free, no RSVP!
Detroit's water crisis hints at more to come trib.al/3k63PTD
Congratulations to #TheasterGates, @artspubliclife director for being named recipient of the 2018 #NasherPrize: nyti.ms/2yqlWe5
Reflecting on remaking the spaces that white nationalists bloodied. nextcity.org/features/view/…
In the field, in the news. Place Lab digest for Friday, September 15. - mailchi.mp/uchicago/vfzc5…

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