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Damon Rich (born 1975 in
Creve Coeur, Missouri Creve Coeur is a city located in mid St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, a part of Greater St. Louis. Its population was 18,834 at the 2020 census. Creve Coeur borders and shares a ZIP code (63141) with the neighboring city of Town and ...
) is a
Newark, New Jersey Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.Deep Springs College Deep Springs College (known simply as Deep Springs or DS) is a private, selective two-year college in Deep Springs, California. With the number of undergraduates restricted to 26, the college is one of the smallest institutions of higher educat ...
and received a B.A. (1997) from Columbia College of
Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
. His work looks at the shaping of the world through laws, finance, and politics. He explains his approach as follows: "My exhibitions function as a kind of case study or experiment; each begins with a group of investigators who know little about the subject at hand, acting as stand-ins for the general public." In 1997, Rich founded the Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP), a New York City-based nonprofit organization that uses the power of design and art to improve civic engagement. Rich served as the Planning Director & Chief Urban Designer for the City of
Newark, New Jersey Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.MacArthur Genius Grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in 2017.


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Cohen, Patricia. "Mapping a Bird’s-Eye View of Foreclosure Misery." ''New York Times'', July 7, 2009Adarlo, Sharon. "Newark Reintroduces Itself to River." ''Wall Street Journal'', July 8, 2012"La ciudad como herramienta de aprendizaje"
* ttp://www.aaschool.ac.uk/VIDEO/lecture.php?ID=1333 "Cities Destroyed for Cash," Architectural Associationbr>Rich, Damon. "Social Skills: Interboro at P.S.1, a postscript." ''Domus'', October 5, 2011.Goetz, Kaomi. "Promoting Social Justice One Poster at a Time." ''Fast Company co.design'', July 13, 2010.
*http://damonrich.net/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Rich, Damon MacArthur Fellows 1975 births Deep Springs College alumni American designers Living people Exhibition designers People from St. Louis County, Missouri Urban designers Columbia College (New York) alumni