Gregory Wessner, curator of The Unfinished Grid, moderated a panel discussion about the living legacy of the 1811 plan and new proposals imagining Manhattan’s infrastructural future.

Nathan Kensinger presented “Block by Block,” a panel discussion with four of New York’s most active street historians.

When Creative Time's latest exhibition Living As Form opened at the historic Essex Street Market on September 24th, it wasn't without context. Just four months earlier, the Festival of Ideas for the New City brought scores of people to the nearby Bowery to think about urban spaces, generating new notions...

Gowanderlust! combined a neighborhood walking tour and guerilla-style film installations.

UnionDocs and the Metropolitian Transportation Authority (MTA) co-hosted a screening and discussion of videos from the MTA’s YouTube channel.

Composer Arvo Pärt and the architectural firm Snøhetta provided New Yorkers with the opportunity to just stand still and listen.

On May 4-8th, the Festival of Ideas for the New City brought artists, designers, politicians and community organizers to downtown Manhattan, infusing the city with a commitment to creativity and dedication to place. Through a string of lectures, panels, workshops, a street fair and over a hundred art installations and openings of cultural projects, the Festival brought to mind a sensibility...

Public space enthusiasts meet under the bamboo of the 590 Madison Avenue Atrium.

A panel of six notable writers, editors, and curators spoke about the status of design criticism today.