Announcing a juried competition for essays that reflect on the Manhattan street grid as paradigm, rubric or muse for urban life, in honor of the 200th anniversary of the plan that established Manhattan's street grid. Deadline: February 1st, 2012

Socrates Sculpture Park and the Architectural League invite architects and designers to apply for a new design/build residency leading to an exhibition at Socrates next year.

The Design Trust for Public Space has released a Call for Submissions for their 2011 Photo Urbanism Fellowship. "Photography plays an integral role in the examination, discussion, and re-imagining of New York City's public spaces," the RFP...