Seeing Green: Urban Agriculture as Green Infrastructure
Tyler Caruso and Erik Facteau explain their scientific study of the value of urban farms, an effort to produce hard data that can challenge nay-sayers and inform policies and regulations that support agriculture in the city.
The Andrew Freedman Home is No Longer Empty
The founder and the director of an organization that revitalizes neighborhoods by curating exhibitions in empty spaces discuss their process of transforming a Bronx landmark into a temporary venue for contemporary art.
Urban Omnibus BlockParty 2012 | February 28
A cocktail reception, art auction and benefactors' dinner to support Urban Omnibus. Tickets now on sale!
What's Your Building Made Of? Perkins+Will's Transparency
Peter Syrett introduces Transparency, an online database of the health effects of building materials, and reflects on architectural responsibility, scientific uncertainty and buildings as instruments of public health.
The Speculation Studio: Governors Island, The Sixth Borough?
Laurie Hawkinson shares student work and discusses the meanings of 'speculation', collaborations between architecture and real estate students, and the return of big ideas.
The Omnibus Roundup – Holiday Hiatus, Year in Review, Tech Campus, ElectriCity and the Google Zeitgeist
HOLIDAY HIATUS The holidays are upon us. And while we busy ourselves this week with buying urban-themed gifts for loved ones, we are also planning to take a little extra time in the first days of the new year to do some Omnibus brainstorming, housecleaning, and party-planning. So we will be back in full force on January 9th, just in time to celebrate our third birthday, preview an exciting new line-up of features, forum posts and special projects for 2012, and invite you officially to our second annual benefit party, which will take place on February 28th. Mark your calendars! And don't forget your pens, pencils or...