It’s Material projects deepen connection for forward-momentum, taking as a starting point things that matter in people’s lives, from memories to places.
A post on “multiplicities” summarizes this approach.

WORLD CUP MEMORIES!
A place for sharing World Cup-related memories wherever they are experienced – in homes, parks, streets, workplaces, stadiums…
NYC 51 to 1
Hearing from New Yorkers about buildings and places that mean a lot to them and their and ideas for the future; and stories of people driving change in how we build.


“I Live Here“
Multi-media platform gathering the words for “I live here” in the 100s of languages spoken in Queens, NYC and sharing related stories.
30th Ave – A Year in the Life of a Street
An interview a week with people who live or work along 30th Avenue in Astoria, Queens, NYC.


“Material”: 52 definitions
52 uses of the word “material”, shared each week through 2024 to explore the meaning and possibilities of the word.
Building transformation StoryMap
A global map of new economic directions (some old!) in the built environment – shifting agency and value: with IHRB.

