TORRE VERRE
Torre Verre is back! When development firm Hines first revealed plans for a new Jean Nouvel sliver tower next to MoMA, the City Planning…
PRINTABLE SOLAR PANELS
Solar energy has long been touted as a solution to our unending thirst for cheap energy, but traditional panels have always been difficult and expensive to construct and install. Worse yet, they tend to be ugly. Researchers at MIT have now come up with a way to print solar cells on paper, fabric or plastic, with a process that is easy, cheap and…
Last Thursday, the teams from Urban Omnibus and the Design Trust for Public Space met dozens of our fellow public space enthusiasts to enjoy snacks and beverages under the bamboo of the 590 Madison Avenue Atrium. This space is …
The Design Trust for Public Space has released a Call for Submissions for their 2011 Photo Urbanism Fellowship.
“Photography plays an integral role in the examination, discussion, and re-imagining of New York City’s public spaces,” the RFP…
UPDATED VENUE: IBM Building Atrium, 590 Madison Avenue
UPDATED TIME: 6:30-8:30pm
Today’s dismal weather has us thinking of warmer, sunnier days to come — and with that anticipated thaw comes a new season of Urban Omnibus field trips and meet-ups! To kick things off, we are once again partnering with our friends at the Design Trust for Public Space for a Public Space Potluck on Thursday, April 7 at the IBM Building Atrium.
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Nevin Cohen shares the process of developing a citywide plan for urban agriculture and talks about its promise as both social justice movement and model for community development. |
TAXI OF TOMORROW
Want to pick the taxi of tomorrow? The ubiquitous yellow cab is being revamped, and the City is asking New Yorkers to make the final call. At a news conference on Monday, Mayor Bloomberg announced that he is seeking the advice of the project’s “most important stakeholders” — New York City residents — to choose between three design
Earlier this month the Design Trust for Public Space and the Council of Fashion Designers of America released an initial study of New York’s Garment District called “Made in Midtown.” The study dispelled the myth that the district exists only …
Seems you can’t go anywhere these days without hearing mention of urban agriculture. Urban agriculture is where the politics of food production, the sustainability of food distribution, the use of public space, and the health of both our bodies and …
Last week we celebrated our first year of being online, which also means it’s been one year since we shared one of our very first features, a multi-part video and audio piece that chronicled the Reinventing Grand Army Plaza design …
