Diana Budds
Senior Story Producer
I'm a New York–based writer interested in stories about how design reflects and affects culture: everything from the hidden inequality of streetscapes to how algorithms are reshaping our world and the environmental crisis.
I'm primarily interested architecture, urbanism, technology, and product design. Before coming to Curbed, I covered these topics and more at Co.Design and Dwell. I'm originally from the San Francisco Bay Area and studied art history and environmental policy at the University of California, Davis.
Hood Century Is the Future of the Preservation Movement
It’s an Instagram account and brand that’s about "showing mid-century modern in a dope-ass way," says founder Jerald Cooper.
Vacation Canceled? Try Looking Through Strangers’ Windows.
WindowSwap is a satisfyingly voyeuristic release for pent-up wanderlust.
Cities Are Even Worse For Women Than You Might Imagine
The overlapping care crises of COVID-19 make the case for feminist cities clear — and more urgent.
Olalekan Jeyifous Is Imagining an Afrofuturist Brooklyn
The architectural storyteller finds inspiration in sci-fi.
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Can a Neighborhood Become a Network?
The mutual-aid networks that have defined the COVID-19 pandemic are looking to the long term.
An Architectural Designer Made a List of 200 Black Creatives You Should Follow
Sean Canty made it easier to diversify your Instagram feed.
Harvard Students Are Teaching Harvard How to Be Anti-Racist
And therein lies the problem.
Racist Statues Are Falling. What Comes Next?
Their destruction is satisfying, but abolishing the system that upholds white supremacy involves examining more surreptitious symbols.
How the NYC Design Scene Is Adapting to a Covid-19 World
New York’s designers are finding creative ways to share their work.
5 essential books to read on making cities anti-racist
According to architects who specialize in equity and justice.