When Chicago architect Carol Ross Barney started working to design the downtown riverwalk in 2001, people looked at the Chicago River like they do an alley — something to be avoided. But on warm, ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Guy Ailion, cofounder and CEO of Mattoboard and author of SmallHuge. It has been edited for length and clarity. My interest in creativity brought ...

When Alex Depledge sold her first business, Hassle.com, in 2017, she and her then business partner, Jules Coleman, vowed: “Never again.” Finding the process of selling the business “really emotional”, ...

English architect Elizabeth Burton has just coauthored a fine book (Inclusive Urban Design: Streets for Life) on designing spaces and neighborhoods to accommodate all ages and abilities. Near the end ...

Debbie Wolfe is an author and content creator. In addition to being a contributing writer at Forbes, she writes for other leading online home improvement, DIY, and garden media outlets and online ...

When Beechfield Elementary/Middle School fifth-graders were asked to design their dream homes 15 years ago, they almost always included a “safe room,” a place where they could escape violence, ...