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  1. Issue · Sep 15, 2026

    You can just teach things: the origin of the Summer Studio (opens the original)

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    Seth Zeren talks with Will McCollum (architect, urbanist, and founder of Citymakers Collective) and Christine Franck (architect, educator, and author; first executive director of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art) about what it means to be a "city builder," the gaps in professional design education, and the story behind Citymakers Collective's Summer Studio — the urban-design intensive Will and Christine built together, in partnership with INTBAU USA.<p class="cta-cap

  2. Issue · Sep 1, 2026

    City Manager as City Building Maestro (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="514" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9q9g!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F97209f38-dfa9-4380-98e4-f9607bf39a98_771x514.jpeg"

  3. Issue · Aug 18, 2026

    Sheinya Joseph on Rebuilding City-Builder Education (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="400" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HMVg!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F29961413-f3c4-4247-95f2-9a6aab3b05ca_400x400.jpeg"

  4. Issue · Aug 4, 2026

    A Modest Proposal: Colleges Try Teaching (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="633" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!a3YM!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe5587ff4-3d81-469c-b7ac-4dfea94dfe13_1828x795.png"

  5. Issue · Jul 28, 2026

    Incremental Development at The New School for City Builders (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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