Before his death, Glickman asked his daughter, Leah Glickman, to mail more than 100 postcards to friends, colleagues, and former students. Each card read: “If you’re reading this I’m dead, and I really liked you,” a characteristically direct and heartfelt farewell. 

In the article, writer Desiree Anello explores Glickman’s approach to mortality and Leah Glickman’s experience carrying out her father’s final gesture, reflecting on the many lives he impacted through his teaching and mentorship. 

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He also outlines how planning policy, land use, and community partnerships can help address these disparities. The coverage highlights the role urban planning play in advancing more equitable food systems, a topic that Harris is uniquely positioned to discuss as founding director of 51����’s Center for Equity Practice & Planning Justice.

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The story also draws on the perspective of Urban Planning Professor and Co-chair Carolyn Esswein, who discusses how earlier housing and homeownership initiatives spearheaded by longtime SARUP faculty member and acclaimed urban planner Welford Sanders helped strengthen the corridor’s business ecosystem. Esswein also shares insight on challenges that remain for the corridor, such as vacant parcels and financing barriers.

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The article also underscores the broader global reach of the Marcus Prize through former Marcus Prize laureates. The 2023 Marcus Prize laureate, Tiantian Xu, was named the recipient of Le Prix Charlotte Perriand at the 2026 Créateurs Design Awards and also won the 2025 Wolf Prize from the Israeli Wolf Foundation. Francis Kéré, who received the 2011 Marcus Prize, earned the 2025 Richard Neutra Award for Professional Excellence presented by Cal Poly Pomona’s Department of Architecture. Together, these recognitions reflect SARUP’s ongoing role in shaping contemporary practice worldwide.

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“Reuse requires students to see their built environment, which they may have preconceptions about, through a new lens,” Bouchard said. “It cultivates a deep sense of curiosity, and a level of empathy with the material, building, and/or community they are working with.”

Bouchard was joined in conversation by Dean Deborah Berke (Yale University), Dean Renee Chow (University of California–Berkeley), Dean Ned Crankshaw (University of Kentucky), Professor Jeffrey Day (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), David Fixler (Harvard University), Director Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Suárez (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Director Cathi Ho Schar (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa), and Chair Stephen Schreiber (University of Massachusetts–Amherst).

They discussed the following topics:

• Building New or Reuse: What Educators are Thinking About (+ Teaching)
• Barriers to Integrating Reuse into Curricula
• The Challenge and The Promise of Accreditation
• Sympathies and Differences: Reuse and Historic Preservation Pedagogy
• Why Educators Care about Reuse
• Why Might Students Care about Reuse

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As the Founding Director for the Center for Equity Practice & Planning Justice, Harris has been researching this topic for a long while. The segment and accompanying article investigate the history of redlining in Milwaukee and its impact on the community. 

“Well, people that are most affected by redlining in Milwaukee, and other places typically are Black communities,” explains Harris. “Milwaukee is one of the most highly segregated cities in the country. You can look at the communities in which many Black communities exist, and you can see the stark segregation that exists between them and their peer white communities.” 

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In the article by Ian Duncan and Emmanuel Martinez with graphics by Dylan Moriarty, Schneider discussed how road design, high vehicle speeds, and inequitable investment contribute to dangerous conditions for pedestrians.

“Wherever we have these hotspots, these communities are not getting what they need,” Schneider said. “Yes, it’s the design, but it’s more than that. There’s bigger socioeconomic problems, lack of political power, recognition, those are consistent.”

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According to a release by the College of DuPage, they were the only students to earn an award among a group of professionals and firms.

“Gustafson was awarded for his Environmental Education Center project, which featured the design of an innovative and thoughtfully conceived prairie education center on campus. Sanchez-Magana was recognized for his Urban Infill project, which involved the design of a sustainable community arts center that included galleries, studio workspace and a small residential unit to accommodate visiting artists in Chicago.”

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The distinctive building is one of many brutalist-style structures built in Milwaukee in the 1960s, she told Files, adding that it was viewed as a more authentic, unpretentious style of architecture, especially in working-class cities like Milwaukee.

With the school’s closure and the building’s conversion into the city’s police and fire training academy, the piece highlights an unexpected architectural shift and adaptive reuse within Milwaukee’s urban fabric.

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In the Study International article written by Sivanesan Krish, Kaur details her experiences studying at SARUP, how she landed her job, and what steps she took to succeed in her field. 

“The US is a global hub for innovative architecture,” stated Kaur. “I wanted to challenge myself by coming to a country where I would be exposed to many different perspectives and practices at once. It was overwhelming at first, but I realized it has helped me grow a lot.” 

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