Douglas Ljungkvist is a travel and architectural photographer based in Brooklyn. His latest project, “The Quiet City,” explores the vernacular beauty of New York City’s industrial streetscapes. Here, Ljungkvist shares a slideshow of his work and the inspiration behind the series…

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…

Alright, we know that many among you are journalists, filmmakers, urban designers or (if you’re like us) you fit somewhere in between. Well, our dear friends and fellow public space partisans the Design Trust just might have an opportunity for you, a fellowship on their new project…

Two weeks ago I came across Sarah Nelson Wright’s compelling statement about Brooklyn Makes published here on Urban Omnibus. A thoughtful text for a contemplative project. I stopped by when she presented the project recently on the streets of North Brooklyn. Wright made three short videos of three different manufacturers in the Williamsburg-Greenpoint…

For the past year I have been working on a project called Brooklyn Makes, a site-specific video installation in the Greenpoint Williamsburg Industrial Zone. On October 9th and 10th, streets that normally seem dark and deserted at night will be activated with three large, colorful video projections revealing the highly skilled and creative labor that takes place inside during the day. Captured inside each business, the videos and sounds bring North Brooklyn’s hidden labor onto the public streets…

Wandering around the industrial landscape of Gowanus, with its odd mix of tire shops, taxi yards and enterprising creative hives, often yields pleasant surprises (omnibus-enabled birdhouses, for example). At the moment, one such surprise is a poetic exposition of the