Future of the American City

Office for Urbanization

An initiative of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design

66 Episodes

Jha D. Amazi on Collective Memory
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41:11
Jha D. Amazi is a principal at MASS Design Group, a nonprofit organization focusing on social justice and public space. She joins Charles Waldheim to discuss her work as head of MASS’s Public Memory and Memorials Lab.
Mark Lamster on Architecture and the City
4/3/2025
54:40
Mark Lamster is an award-winning architecture critic and author. He joins Charles Waldheim to discuss Dallas architecture and his role as architecture critic at the Dallas Morning News, his writing on Philip Johnson, and the state of contemporary architectural criticism.
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Elisa Iturbe on Carbon Form
3/6/2025
50:58
Elisa Iturbe is an architectural designer, writer, and educator. She joins Charles Waldheim to discuss her research on “carbon form,” an urban and architectural paradigm unique to the carbon age.
Joel Sanders on Inclusive Design
2/6/2025
37:14
Joel Sanders is an architect and educator and the founder of JSA/MIXdesign. He joins Charles Waldheim to discuss his work in inclusive design.
Landscapes of Retreat
12/10/2023
41:34
Rosetta Elkin is a landscape architect and author. She joins Charles Waldheim to discuss her new book Landscapes of Retreat. Future of the American City is a project of the Office for Urbanization at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. It is produced by Charlie Gaillard, Olani Ewunnet, Aziz Barbar, Jeffrey S. Nesbit, and Mercedes … Continued
The Architecture of Disability
11/17/2023
50:53
Designer, historian, and theorist David Gissen joins Charles Waldheim to discuss his new book The Architecture of Disability. Future of the American City is a project of the Office for Urbanization at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. It is produced by Charlie Gaillard, Olani Ewunnet, Aziz Barbar, Jeffrey S. Nesbit, and Mercedes Peralta.
Manual of Biogenic House Sections
10/27/2023
51:45
Architects Paul Lewis and Marc Tsurumaki, principals of the New York-based practice LTL Architects, join Charles Waldheim to discuss their recent book Manual of Biogenic House Sections.
New York Review of Architecture
10/6/2023
44:20
Author and publisher Nicolas Kemper and architectural historian and critic Phillip Denny join Charles Waldheim to discuss the publication New York Review of Architecture.
Jeff Hou
5/12/2023
46:37
Jeff Hou is an author, advocate, and educator. He joins Charles Waldheim to discuss his research on urban resistance and popular protest movements in the public realm.
Shannon Mattern
4/27/2023
53:41
Shannon Mattern is a media theorist and design anthropologist. She joins Charles Waldheim to discuss her new book A City Is Not a Computer: Other Urban Intelligences.

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Future of the American City

Office for Urbanization

66 Episodes

Jha D. Amazi on Collective Memory

Mark Lamster on Architecture and the City

Elisa Iturbe on Carbon Form

Joel Sanders on Inclusive Design

Landscapes of Retreat

The Architecture of Disability

Manual of Biogenic House Sections

New York Review of Architecture

Jeff Hou

Shannon Mattern