Damon Rich (born 1975 in

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) is a

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–based designer, urban planner, and visual artist known for investigating the politics of the built environment. He attended

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and received a B.A. (1997) from Columbia College of

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. 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

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(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

, from 2008 to 2015 where he led the design and construction of the city's first riverfront parks, was founding director of the city's first public art program, and was primary author of the city's first new zoning law since 1954. He now serves as partner with design and planning practice Hector. Rich was the recipient of a

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from the

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in 2017.

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External links

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 Association
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