Composer Arvo Pärt and the architectural firm Snøhetta provided New Yorkers with the opportunity to just stand still and listen.

"It is the ultimate virtue for architecture in an urban context to create or activate the public domain."

The theater performance In the Footprint dissects the issues surrounding the contentious Atlantic Yards development, drawing on testimony from local business owners, outspoken residents and community organizers.

Tamara Greenfield and Caron Atlas share thoughts on how understanding NOCDs can help inform a more holistic approach to cultural policy.

The theater company The Civilians has investigated all viewpoints on the Atlantic Yards development proposal as an inroad to broader urban issues of home and neighborhood change.