Is this America? Reimaging the City in the Age of Coronavirus

Re-blog from the Urban Systems Lab

Z Re Drawing The Economy,” 2016, by Caroline Woolard and Jeff Warren

Z Re Drawing The Economy,” 2016, by Caroline Woolard and Jeff Warren

Call for Submissions

The Urban Systems Lab is proud to announce the launch of Resilience, a new quarterly publication. As cities around the world face unprecedented challenges, we invite submissions from designers, scientists, architects, students, activists and artists exploring a just and equitable response, and how new and progressive approaches to design, urban planning, city governance, climate justice and activism, as well as decision making can be reimagined. We are particularly interested in articles, stories, media and artworks concerned with examples of participatory decision making, the role of climate and racial justice in the upcoming local and national elections, and the role design and science can and should play in imagining the future of cities. What is a resilient and equitable vision for cities post-Covid? How has COVID-19 changed organizing? How do we design for restorative justice, and build resilience to both climate extremes and future health crises?

This issue we are collaborating with the Tishman Environment and Design Center, which serves as a hub for climate and environmental justice research and practice, with a specific focus on critical, participatory action based research in collaboration with frontline, grassroots and community based organizations and coalitions.

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Submission Guidelines

We invite and encourage collaborations from scientists, designers, scholars, students and others. Please send all submissions to urbansystemslab@newschool.edu with “Submission — Resilience: Is this America?” in the subject line.

Formats:

  • Brief article or story. Please submit a .DOC Microsoft Word document that includes the full text, contact information, a brief biography, and all supporting materials. Suggested word count 500–2000 words.

  • Design or Interactive Media Project. In addition to a media file, please submit a cover sheet with a description or write-up of the design or interactive media project, a project URL, contact information, and a brief biography. Media file types accepted: .MOV, .TIFF, . JPG, .PNG, .MP4

  • Artwork. In addition to a high resolution media file (300 DPI), please submit a cover sheet with a description of the artwork, title and list of materials, contact information, and a brief biography. Media file types accepted: .MOV, .TIFF, . JPG, .PNG, .MP4

We accept submissions on a rolling basis, but intend to publish a first round of work before the 2020 national election. Please send submissions by October 16, 2020.

Editorial Team: Zef Egan and Chris Kennedy

To learn more visit: http://urbansystemslab.com/resilience

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