What Tech Hasn't Learned from Urban PlanningIn the San Francisco Bay Area, tech companies have come under fire for failing to be good members of their respective communities. "There’s been no shortage of published laments on the changing nature of San Francisco over the past several weeks, so I’m loath to add another complaint to the list. And yet … I keep coming across instances where the tech sector flocks to the city and talks of community yet isolates itself from the urban experience it presumably couldn’t wait to be a part of," writes Allison Arieff in an op-ed piece for the New York Times. Let's not count the many missed opportunities to give back to the city.... Photo 12 of 18 in Architecture and Design: 2013 Year In Review by Diana Budds

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What Tech Hasn't Learned from Urban PlanningIn the San Francisco Bay Area, tech companies have come under fire for failing to be good members of their respective communities. "There’s been no shortage of published laments on the changing nature of San Francisco over the past several weeks, so I’m loath to add another complaint to the list. And yet … I keep coming across instances where the tech sector flocks to the city and talks of community yet isolates itself from the urban experience it presumably couldn’t wait to be a part of," writes Allison Arieff in an op-ed piece for the New York Times. Let's not count the many missed opportunities to give back to the city....