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The Culture Now Project is an immersive investigation of the intersection of public policy, urban design, and the spatial manifestation of contemporary culture. Read more...
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Research Trip: Hackensack River Tour 
On September 30, the Crisis Fronts studio took in the intersection of ecology and infrastructure along the southern end of the Hackensack River with Hackensack...
Trips, Newark, Pratt 
Research Trip: Merced, California 
San Joaquin Valley Strata – Merced, California: Aquifer, freight rail, Highway 99, industrial development, suburban development, agriculture: University...
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LA River Field Trip 
October 13, 2010 Down off 6th we checked out the ecologically unique landscape of the LA River and its surroundings.
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Research Trip: Toledo, Ohio 
-Yang Wang and Cheng Ha
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Research Trip; Tucson, Arizona 
Ecology Rewind: Los Angeles + Tucson A Los Angeles thirty years younger, Tucson can currently be defined by a set of its own ecologies: The Plains of...
Trips 
Research (side) Trip: Detroit, Michigan 
Learning from Detroit In the Motor City, a theater has been gutted and renovated as a parking garage. Contemporary needs replace cultural desire… is this...
Trips 
Research Trip: Mobile, Alabama 
After visiting Helen Wood Park, the site of Mobile’s oyster restoration project, we were given a tour of the neighboring fishing communities within the larger...
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Research Trip: Cleveland, Ohio 
Cleveland presents a unique opportunity to re-define the role of contemporary culture in the urban environment. Our weeklong research trip from February 15th-20th...
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Research Trip: Atlantic City, New Jersey 
As our research continued we reached the point that we needed on the ground knowledge of the city. Walking around the city we got a better knowledge of the...
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Research Trip: New Orleans, Louisiana 
St. Roch, New Orleans, LA Drive through some of the neighborhoods in New Orleans and you begin to get an idea about what 60,000 blighted properties actually...
Trips 
Research Trip: Flint, Michigan  
After another exciting journey into the depths of Supra’s cities, Flint has been de-mystified. The city remains at the core of many tough issues that face our...
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Southwest Trip 
November 19, 2010 California, Arizona, New Mexico, and West Texas. In 3 vans. In 4 days. The backstory: As we looked at various elements of culture in...
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