Urban space

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Passengers and crew stand beside brightly painted minibuses.

Nairobi, Kenya · urban space

The Bus Is the Canvas

Nairobi, Kenya. A matatu’s painted body carries an artist’s reputation, an owner’s investment, and a passenger’s hope that an ordinary journey might feel like their own.

Urban space Craft economies

A team clears rubble in Borodianka, Kyiv region, on April 8, 2022, during an emergency operation involving rescuers and volunteers.

Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Ukraine · Ukraine Together

Part Three Rebuilding a Place to Gather

The photographs of Ukraine’s repair raves are striking. Behind the music is a longer story of communal work, local knowledge, and the effort to give people somewhere to meet again.

Mutual aid Urban space

A canal bordered by trees and cultivated chinampa land in Xochimilco

Photo: Emmanuel Eslava

Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico

The Living Soil of Xochimilco

Xochimilco’s chinampas connect canal agriculture, living soil, and local livelihoods in southern Mexico City.

Agriculture Urban space Repair

Urban space

The Bus Is the Canvas

Part Three Rebuilding a Place to Gather

The Living Soil of Xochimilco

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