Allison Arieff
Allison Arieff is a contributing writer to The Atlantic Cities. She also writes about design and architecture for The New York Times' Opinionator column and is editor of The Urbanist, the monthly magazine of SPUR.
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Curbside Haikus
New York unveils creative signs aimed at pedestrian safety
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Designing for Good
An art school in California pushes students to collaborate on art and service-learning projects
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An Architecture Firm That Likes Its Urbanism 'Messy'
Kansas City's eldo has managed to merge modern design and 'hyper functionality' in its latest set of projects
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Photos
The Multiple Personalities of New York's Gateway National Recreation Area
Photographer Laura McPhee captures the essence of one of the country's most-visited, and most imperiled, national parks
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Can a Single Good Idea Save Detroit?
Innovation platform OpenIDEO is searching for ideas to revitalize cities
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Crazy for Containers
Shipping container designs have become so ubiquitous they've merited their own exhibition
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Engineering the iPod of Thermostats
Former Apple designers tackle one of the most frustrating household gadgets of all
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Designing for Density Doesn't Have to Be Ugly, or Scary
San Francisco-based architect David Baker finds beauty in buildings that house lots of people
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Affordable Housing That Doesn't Scream 'Affordable'
Free from stigma and institutional homogeneity, these good looking buildings are in a class by themselves
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Small Stuff for Small City Apartments
While most household products keep getting bigger, these designers are keeping city dwellers in mind
