Yesterday our current Photo Urbanism fellow Rob Stephenson came to the Design Trust to show us and a few members of the selection jury his latest round of photographs of urban agriculture across the five boroughs. This is really the … Continue reading
Commercial signage dominates a retail strip in Flushing, Queens, home to one of the largest and fastest growing Chinese enclaves outside of Asia. Last year, Design Trust program director Jerome Chou was awarded an Open City fellowship to chronicle Manhattan’s … Continue reading
Last week, the American Institute of Architects New York State Chapter awarded Design Trust executive director Susan Chin the Matthew W. Del Gaudio Service Award in recognition of her leadership and competence in advancing the profession of architecture. Bravo! Image: … Continue reading
Congratulations to Design Trust Photo Urbanism fellow Gail Albert Halaban, whose stunning photo of Penn South created for her Design Trust Photo Urbanism project “Out My Window,” accompanies Michael Kimmelman’s piece about public housing complexes in today’s New York Times, … 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.