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Diana Lind

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The Livable City
The Media and Their Influence in Cities
Young Urban Leaders and Nonprofit Organizations
The Next American City

Diana Lind is the editor and publisher of Next American City, a national magazine that covers current affairs in cities including architecture, sustainable development, politics and art. She speaks to trends in society and in our cities, from the impact of the financial crisis on city budgets to increasing use of biodiesel in cities to the history of the phrase “Work, Live and Play.” With Next American City, she has partnered with organizations such as Farmlab, Neighborhoods Now, GLUE and many others.

She is the author of Brooklyn Modern: Architecture, Interiors & Design (Rizzoli, 2008) and the editor of Designing the Hamptons: Portraits of Interiors (Edizioni, 2006). She has also taught at Drexel University and Columbia University. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Cornell University. Prior to joining Next American City, Lind was a freelance design writer and editor for Architectural Record, Art + Auction and other magazines.

Lind has spoken at events around the country such as NOLA YURP’s 2008 Next Urban Summit and the Creative Cities Summit 2.0 in Detroit. Her observations on trends in cities and urban issues have been covered by The New York Times, USA Today, Dwell, and more.

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