Making Room
Introducing Making Room: a research, design and advocacy project to shape New York’s housing stock to address the changing needs of how we live now.
The Omnibus Roundup - Permanent Plazas, Weekends with Vignelli, FastTrash.org, Velonotte, Archtober and Freshkills+
TIMES SQUARE PLAZAS MADE PERMANENT On Tuesday, September 27, Manhattan's Community Board 5 met with Craig Dykers of Snøhetta to review their plans for the Times Square pedestrian plazas of the not-so-distant future. No more lawn chairs, no more paint as marker for where the car space ends. The plan calls for a leveling of the streets and curbs, to create a continuous pedestrian surface of dark concrete. Inlaid into the pavers will be steel rivets to reflect the bright lights of the big city. Benches and street furniture...
Bring to Light | Nuit Blanche New York
Artists light up the industrial waterfront of Greenpoint, Brooklyn for the second year of Bring to Light: Nuit Blanche New York.
As Awake As Possible: A Walk with Jon Cotner
A writer muses on poetry, neighborliness and waking up to the city around us while strolling through Brooklyn's Fort Greene Park.
Gary Hustwit's Urbanized
Gary Hustwit, director of design documentaries Helvetica and Objectified, talks about his latest film, a global exploration of the individuals, projects and forces that shape our cities.
Urban Design Week
IfUD's Anne Guiney tells us what to expect from an upcoming weeklong festival celebrating New York's public realm and showing how design can make it better.