Editor’s Note Sara Bissen Editor in Chief, The Ruralist Body, United States of America The city smells of decay. Not by chance, politics is dead. If politics is dead, it is because our words have become empty. As if we no longer inhabit them. As if they are no longer filled with soil. This issue […] read more
by Sara Bissen NEWARK WITHHELD Newark Withheld is a series by Sara Bissen about Newark, New Jersey today, as seen through the eyes of its long-standing artists. Opened by Kevin Blythe Sampson, Newark Withheld initiates a discussion by local artists in relation to the transformation of their city. This artist series extends from the photographic […] read more
by Sara Bissen I. 1947, A “Day of Reckoning”—The Central Planning Board of the City of Newark, New Jersey Addresses the Citizens of Newark[1] Newark’s 1947 Master Plan, completed after a decade of population decline (1930–1940) and a decrease in real estate value, noted a “downward trend” that “must be arrested by undertaking privately financed large […] read more
Interview with Andrea Haenggi by Sara Bissen I walked into the Scenic Superficial Garage Resort at 1067 Pacific Street in Brooklyn on a hot, dusty day in early September 2013. The place was a raw urban prairie with a garage at the far end. Looking around, I noticed a tent next to a rusted corrugated […] read more
Journal of Biourbanism (2015) Volume III #1&2/2014 A Letter from JBU Sinan Logie Editor in Chief, Istanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Architecture, Turkey The Journal of Biourbanism is pleased to share with you our new issue. This latest issue compiles works and experiments by researcher, focusing on commons and participation as the core of contemporary […] read more
by Sara Bissen [ x ] Istanbul feels like metal, but tastes like tear gas. In the city itself, I find it safe to say there’s more gas in the air today than there was during the 2013 Gezi protests. We may not see the manifestation in its most obvious form, but we can rest […] read more