Thirteen designers and planners spend an afternoon with the League and the Noguchi Museum, drawing and thinking about how to advance a holistic, culture-led vision of Long Island City's possible futures.

GLOWING COMMUTER ROUTES The inherent elegance of New York City's transportation network might not be obvious to everyone. So, we're lucky that creative minds, like those of the animators and designers at 422 South, can make us marvel at the complexity of our urban systems. For the PBS series...

COUNTING VACANT SPACES Hunter College’s Center for Community Development Planning and advocacy group Picture the Homeless (PTH) are the first in...

What can you do in 120 minutes with a 180,000 square foot vacant lot along the Greenpoint waterfront?  This was...

Design in 5 is a group of the Architectural League of New York for designers of all disciplines 5 years...

Mitch McEwen founded SUPERFRONT as a gallery and project space for architectural experimentation. Listen to her share its backstory and check out glimpses of the space in action.

Design in 5 brings designers together across the city to visit studios, tour projects and participate in an annual charrette. Learn more and watch a video of their latest event.