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How Cities Are Rediscovering Their Downtowns After the Pandemic

An exhibit at the National Building Museum explores the best practices of cities as they work to revive their downtowns. Plus: Take a tour of Chicago’s best brickwork.

A parklet designed by Jackie Parks and Work Program Architects in Norfolk, Virginia. 

Photographer: Yuzhu Zheng

Hello and welcome to Bloomberg’s weekly design digest. I’m Kriston Capps, staff writer for Bloomberg CityLab and your guide to the world of architecture and the people who build things.

This week Architectural Record recognized Thomas Phifer with the magazine’s inaugural “Architect of Record” award. Sign up to keep up: Subscribe to get the Design Edition newsletter every Sunday.