After Times Square + DUMBO, Situ Studio’s HEARTWALK is returning for the Rockaways for the month of May. Come to a Public Space Potluck with us, MoMA PS1 VW Dome 2 + Situ Studio to discuss the role of design … Continue reading
Join the Design Trust Thursday, August 1 for a potluck picnic in Brooklyn Bridge Park and stick around to watch cult comedy Wet Hot American Summer on a big screen framed by the Lower Manhattan skyline and Brooklyn Bridge. Free and open to … Continue reading
UPDATE: DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, THIS EVENT IS RESCHEDULED TO THURSDAY, AUGUST 1. Join the Design Trust Tuesday, July 26 for a potluck picnic in Brooklyn Bridge Park and stick around to watch classic 90s teen comedy Clueless on … Continue reading
Join the Design Trust and Urban Omnibus for a field trip to Dutch Kills Green, a one-acre public space at the eastern end of Queens Plaza, Long Island City’s newly-transformed gateway to the borough. Tuesday, May 15 Wednesday, May 23 6:30-8:00 pm Queens Plaza, … Continue reading
Feel the summer breeze ripple off the Hudson River as we head uptown for a Public Space Potluck at West Harlem Piers Park on Wednesday, July 20. A former parking lot, this 2-acre site was transformed into a waterfront oasis … Continue reading
Trek east on Delancey Street, as tenement buildings give way to a cluster of high-rise housing complexes and trendy eateries fade into auto repair stores, and you’ll stumble upon Gulick Park, a half-block open space that, design-wise, is more concrete … 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
On Saturday, August 14 the Design Trust hosted a Public Space Potluck on Governors Island. This event was a partnership with the Emerging New York Architects Committee (ENYA) of AIANY, Structural Engineering Association of New York (SEAoNY) and FIGMENT to … 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.