www.nyc.gov/urbancanvas When was the last time you were inspired by scaffolding? Lauched earlier this year by the Department of Buildings and the Department of Cultural Affairs, the urbancanvas Design Competition seeks to beautify construction sites by challenging professional artists and … Continue reading
Graphic by Manuel Miranda We’re excited that information about our current urban agriculture project Five Borough Farm is included in the Living Concrete/Carrot City exhibit, which opens tomorrow at the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center (SJDC) at Parsons The New … Continue reading
Traffic cone centerpieces? Fifty-foot long picnic table made from Brooklyn Navy Yard pallets? More than 100 people eating and mingling and hula hooping under the BQE? Believe it. Our September 17 BQE BYO / Park(ing) Day After-Party was an epic … Continue reading
This guest post comes to us from Yen Trinh, whom we first met at our Greeley Square public space potluck back in May. An urbanist and designer from Brisbane, Australia, now living in New York, Yen’s work can be found … Continue reading
Fact: Streets and sidewalk are 80% of New York City’s public space. Park(ing) Day is an international phenomenon in which people around the world reclaim parking spots for a single day, temporarily transforming them into vibrant and functional spaces for … Continue reading
In May I participated in the 2010 Vanguard conference that brought together 30 young and talented people from across the country. Nikki Lowy, the director of the Urban Land Institute in San Francisco, was one of those amazing people. This … Continue reading
Five Borough Farm Developing policy recommendations and metrics tools to strengthen urban agricultural activity in NYC.
Photo Urbanism: From Roof to Table Creating a comprehensive photo essay of urban agriculture citywide.
Making Midtown Generating feasible strategies to support fashion design and manufacturing in the Garment District.