The Programmable City 2001

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In the setting of a programmable city, CUP displayed a series of works on the regulation and construction of the built environment.

Participants

Damon Rich, Lead Designer
Jason Anderson, Designer
Rosten Woo, Designer
Stella Bugbee, Designer
Mari Fujita, Designer
Oliver Neumann, Designer
Oscar Tuazon, Artist
Francisca Benitez, Artist
Dan Wiley, Technical consultant
Andrea Meller, Technical consultant
Tamara Sussman, Photographer

Resources & Links

Organizations

The Rent Stabilization Association (RSA) The Rent Stabilization Association represents 25,000 property owners/agents in New York City.

Downloads

Finding the Civic in the Situation
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A paper by Damon Rich on some of CUP’s techniques

Press

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‘Civic Boosters: Q&A with Damon Rich’

Metropolis

February 01, 2002

“With lively exhibitions and a tongue-in-cheek walking tour, the Center for Urban Pedagogy urges individuals to actively shape their city.”

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Oculusgraphic

‘Building Codes on the Wall’

Oculus

October 01, 2001

“The exhibition also put a human face on the issues - lots of human faces...”

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Voicecover

‘Deciphering the City’s Hidden Code’

The Village Voice

August 28, 2001

“We wanted to disseminate information and to provide a sense that these things are in fact knowable. This is about the whole history of political struggle that has changed the built environment.”

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Related projects

The Programmable City is a part of Building Codes, a series of projects that also includes
Building Codes, Coding Communities
Important Housing Rights