LES LOW LINE
The Lower East Side might be getting a new park. The proposed project, the Delancey Underground, would repurpose the the abandoned underground Williamsburg Bridge Railway Terminal in an effort to inject some green space into one of the least green neighborhoods in the city and to join the ranks of the High Line in reimagining disused infrastructure. The subterranean wonderland lit by… 
URBAN UMBRELLA
Two years ago, the NYC Department of Buildings and AIA New York sponsored a design competition to develop an innovative solution for city scaffolding. This week, the winning team unveiled the prototype of the “urban umbrella.” The UrbanSHED competition asked designers to create better “sidewalk sheds” — the ubiquitous blue plywood and metal scaffolding structures seen around town. The winning design…
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Representatives from three interdisciplinary teams of college students in the New York metro area share how they are taking on the challenge of this year’s Solar Decathlon. |
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A new undergraduate major in urban design prompts us to sketch a history of urban design education and to discuss its future with the new program’s director, Victoria Marshall. |
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Forty years after its abandonment, a school building in Harlem goes residential. Twenty years ago, the building was part of a landmark Architectural League design study. |
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Interaction designers Carmen Dukes and Katie Koch create a curriculum for high school students in which the city itself is the classroom. |
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Following last week’s panel discussion on the Robin Hood Library Initiative, we take an in-depth look at the library of P.S. 69 in the Bronx. |
Next week we will bring you a first hand look at the design of the library at P.S. 69 in the Bronx, one of over 50 public schools in the five boroughs that participated in the Robin Hood Library Initiative. Tonight, don’t miss a unique chance to hear from administrators, educators and architects. The Architectural…
Traffic in Lisbon – emphasis on sluggish areas from Pedro M Cruz on Vimeo.
It’s been a week of big projects, big plans, and big ideas.
New York University has announced the NYU 2031 plan, an anticipated 40% growth of the institution in the city over the…
Midtown loungers and lunchers rejoice! Despite rumors last week that the Broadway pedestrian plazas had not met expectations, this week city officials announced that the partial closure of seven city blocks to autos will be permanent. Traffic congestion goals were only met partially, with 7% overall faster traffic…
