The Now Institute

Haiti Now

What is the role of culture in reconstruction?
Can planning and design infuse resilience in a community to guard against the effects of disaster?

Culture Now

How can we catalyze post-industrial cities with arts and culture?
Can culture bring new identity and competitiveness to shrinking cities?

New Orleans Now

What is truly regional housing?
Can a house in flood-prone areas actually float?

Madrid Now

Can new towns contribute identity, not just amenity?
What are replicable strategies for rapidly growing cities?

L.A. Now Volume 1

What is a city?
Is it an experience, a memory, a system?

L.A. Now Volume 2

What is a city?
Is it an experience, a memory, a system?

L.A. Now Volume 3+4

What is a city?
Is it an experience, a memory, a system?

The Now Institute is dedicated to studying the problems of the present, and what confronts humanity now.

The Now Institute confronts the paradigm shift occurring at this moment in the field of architecture and on the constantly changing constitutions of cities and regions.

The Now Institute provides the opportunity for thinkers trained as architects to participate in city-scale research and urban implementation across disciplines.