public space
For all the Pecha Kucha fans out there -- or for anyone interested in stepping out for a good cause -- Global Pecha Kucha Day for Haiti is tomorrow, Saturday, February 20th. Pecha Kucha events will be taking place in 200 cities worldwide, in the hopes of raising one million dollars, all of… 
02 19 10 • by Urban Omnibus • bridges, coney island, evolution, haiti, infrastructure, public space, roundup, to do
Friday night I braved the cold to attend the opening reception for “Designing the Myrtle Avenue Pedestrian Plaza – Pop Up Exhibition and Workshop,” sponsored by the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership and the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn BID. The event brought together neighborhood residents, business owners, committee leaders, and…
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 our communities all come together. So when it's done right, what's not…
01 25 10 • by Urban Omnibus • Design Trust for Public Space, public space, sustainability, to do, urban agriculture
UPDATED: Breaking Ground – A Public Charrette is a site-specific choreography workshop that will be held in one of New York City’s most intriguing sites. Led by nationally acclaimed choreographer Joanna Haigood, the workshop offers participants a unique opportunity to work across disciplines to explore movement composition within the context of architecture, history, and public spaces.
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Diana Balmori shares a flexible and inexpensive design scheme - complete with public engagement a la Twitter - to create street furniture and plantings that reimagine the public space of Gansevoort Plaza.
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Before Balmori Associates began to develop the the design scheme detailed here, they first opened up the question of what a public space should be. Designers from the studio joined 40 Dutch urban design students and their teachers for a lively conversation that engaged the opinions of people around the neighborhood and the…
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For five years this collaborative has worked to address the challenge of increasing immigrant involvement in city parks. Check out their work and hear from two participants.
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What self-respecting urbanist doesn't love a good public market, especially the kind where farmers and artisans can sell their wares directly to the customer while intensifying the use of public space? As practical examples go, the Omnibus team is particularly fond the East New York Farmer's Market and the…
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Listen to designers reflect on how their work explores implications of ubiquitous computing for architecture and urban space.
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Last week we had a great time at the second installment of Red Channels' excellent Right to the City film series. Tonight is the third and final screening. Don't miss it. To refresh your memories, the first screening showcased some beautiful
