Damon Rich

Damon Rich (born 1975 in Creve Coeur, Missouri) is a Newark, New Jersey-based designer, urban planner, and visual artist known for investigating the politics of the built environment.^[1][2] 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." ^[3] 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.^[4]

Currently, Rich also serves as the Planning Director & Chief Urban Designer for the City of Newark, New Jersey,^[5] where he led the design and construction of the city's first riverfront parks,^[6] was founding director of the city's first public art program,^[7] and was primary author of the city's first new zoning law since 1954.^[8]

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External links

• Cohen, Patricia. "Mapping a Bird’s-Eye View of Foreclosure Misery." New York Times, July 7, 2009
• Adarlo, Sharon. "Newark Reintroduces Itself to River." Wall Street Journal, July 8, 2012
• "La ciudad como herramienta de aprendizaje"
• "Red Lines, Death Vows, Foreclosures, Risk Structures," MIT Center for Advanced Visual Studies
• "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/