The Life of a Dissident Urbanist (with Patrick Schumacher and Wendell Cox)

Patrik Schumacher, managing partner of Zaha Hadid Architects, and consultant Wendell Cox are both controversial figures in the urbanist world. They joined Aaron M. Renn in conversation to talk about […]

Patrik Schumacher, managing partner of Zaha Hadid Architects, and consultant Wendell Cox are both controversial figures in the urbanist world. They joined Aaron M. Renn in conversation to talk about their beliefs and what it’s like to challenge the urbanist conventional wisdom.

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