Allison Arieff
Jim Wilson for The New York Times
Allison Arieff writes about architecture and design for The New York Times and numerous other publications, including the California Sunday, Dialogue and City Lab. The former editor in chief of Dwell magazine, she is co-author of the books “Prefab” and “Trailer Travel: A Visual History of Mobile America.”
ARTICLES BY ALLISON ARIEFF
Showers on Wheels
Design can’t solve homelessness, but a number of projects have emerged aiming to address the sanitation problems that can plague even rich cities.
January 17, 2015, Saturday
MORE BY ALLISON ARIEFF Hyphae Design Laboratory
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San Francisco (Calif)
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Bathrooms and Toilets
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Homeless Persons
Don’t Like Your Neighbors’ House? Sue Them.
In North Carolina, a bitter fight over how a neighborhood should look.
July 13, 2014, Sunday
MORE BY ALLISON ARIEFF Real Estate and Housing (Residential)
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Raleigh (NC)
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Architecture
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Historic Buildings and Sites
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Suits and Litigation (Civil)
Can Paradise Be Planned?
To regain its appeal and improve its future, suburbia can’t just look to the past.
April 19, 2014, Saturday
MORE BY ALLISON ARIEFF Suburbs
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Architecture
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Infrastructure (Public Works)
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Real Estate and Housing (Residential)
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Urban Areas
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Celebration (Fla)
The Search for Silence
We’re always taking in what our environment looks like, but have we become inured to what it sounds like?
March 21, 2014, Friday
What Tech Hasn’t Learned From Urban Planning
Companies flock to cities talking of community, then proceed to isolate themselves from the urban experience.
December 14, 2013, Saturday
MORE BY ALLISON ARIEFF Area Planning and Renewal
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Urban Areas
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Twitter
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Square Inc
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Google Inc
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Facebook Inc
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San Francisco (Calif)
Driving Sideways
Many experts, from architects to automobile executives, predict the ascendancy of the autonomous vehicle within three generations. Is that a good thing?
July 23, 2013, Tuesday
Prefab Lives!
Modular building, a design approach that once focused on single-family homes, is becoming increasingly popular for multi-unit residences.
May 23, 2013, Thursday
MORE BY ALLISON ARIEFF Architecture
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Prefabricated Buildings
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Real Estate and Housing (Residential)
Reading the City
Finding out what makes cities smart, through books, conferences and hitting the pavement.
December 17, 2012, Monday
MORE BY ALLISON ARIEFF Barcelona (Spain)
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Detroit (Mich)
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Venezuela
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Architecture
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Books and Literature
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Walking
How Small Is Too Small?
In cities with serious housing problems, mini-apartments, however controversial, might be part of a solution.
October 19, 2012, Friday
MORE BY ALLISON ARIEFF New York City
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San Francisco (Calif)
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Real Estate and Housing (Residential)
Facebook Plays It Safe
Frank Gehry is an unsurprising choice to design Facebook’s new headquarters — and that’s the problem.
August 31, 2012, Friday
MORE BY ALLISON ARIEFF Gehry, Frank
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Zuckerberg, Mark E
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Menlo Park (Calif)
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Facebook Inc
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Architecture
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Real Estate (Commercial)
Advertising
Advertising