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The East Harlem School at Exodus House
Architect Peter Gluck and EHS co-founder Ivan Hageman introduce us to a distinctive independent middle school and discuss why the design of learning environments matters.
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Reinventing Grand Army Plaza Book Released!
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 competition organized by the Design Trust for Public Space and…
Design in 5: Sketch120
Design in 5 brings designers together across the city to visit studios, tour projects and participate in an annual charrette. Learn more and watch a video of their latest event.
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Toward the Sentient City: Interviews
Listen to designers reflect on how their work explores implications of ubiquitous computing for architecture and urban space.
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Why Grand Central Works
Vishaan Chakrabarti walks through one of the city's favorite spaces. His reflections range from design details to regional economics to the relationship between infrastructure and density.
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Imagining Recovery
Architecture students Wayne Congar and Troy Therrien share the back story of the design competition they organized to invite new visions of post-financial crisis America.
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Make a Difference in Two Days
Bryan Bell, founder of Design Corps, invites young designers to design and build a project in the public interest, from found materials, in two days.
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George Trakas at the Water’s Edge: Newtown Creek
Artist and longtime creek explorer George Trakas shows us around the Nature Walk he designed at Newtown Creek.
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Brooklyn at Eye Level
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.
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Urban Agriculture: East New York: Agricultural Organizing
Deborah Greig, Urban Agriculture Coordinator for East New York Farms!, explains the history of the organization in the context of the neighborhood.
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