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Scaffolding for the 1984 Summer Olympics designed by Sussman/Prejza with the Jerde Partnership
For better or worse, the Olympic Games can enormously impact a city and its infrastructure. Writer and LA native Alissa Walker has a critical eye on the civic investments and policy decisions that Los Angeles is making in preparation for the upcoming 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. In her newsletter, Torched, she talks about what a crucial opportunity this is for the city to experience economic growth, but also the pitfalls that can ultimately burden every citizen.
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 Change by Design The subject of “design thinking” is the rage at business schools, throughout corporations, and increasingly in the popular press—due in large part to the work of IDEO, a leading design firm, and its celebrated CEO, Tim Brown, who uses this book to show how the techniques and strategies of design belong at every level of business. |  How Infrastructure Works Infrastructure is a marvel, meeting our basic needs and enabling lives of astounding ease and productivity that would have been unimaginable just a century ago. It is the physical manifestation of our social contract—of our ability to work collectively for the public good—and it consists of the most complex and vast technological systems ever created by humans. |
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