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Rising CurrentsMarch 9, 2012  Ris­ing Cur­rents was a 2010 exhibit at MoMA fea­tur­ing re-designs of New York City’s water­front, as a way to show­case ideas for resilient, adap­tive pro­tec­tion from ris­ing sea levels. Among the many activ­i­ties and inves­ti­ga­tions tied to the exhibit, the museum par­tic­i­pated in boat tours of the har­bor, allow­ing vis­i­tors to see loca­tions for pro­posed  pro­tec­tive [...]
 
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Mannahatta 2409: a work in progressFebruary 22, 2012Eric Sanderson, ecologist and creator of the Welikia Project, is now leading a team to create a new version of Mannahatta: an interactive tool that will let visitors experiment with the design of the city of the future.
 
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Broadway: 1000 StepsFebruary 21, 2012Artist Mary Miss has embarked on a project to use the length of Broad­way as a space for instal­la­tions that can engage the pub­lic in the city’s plans for the future.  In this video from Arts​Fwd​.org, pre­pared for the Rock­e­feller Foun­da­tion, Mary Miss describes the back­ground and goals of this ambi­tious pub­lic art initiative:     As described [...]
 
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City Atlas Workshops at Parsons and HunterSeptember 12, 2011A design workshop at Parsons worked with historical data gathered by a Hunter urban planning class to create information graphics about NYC.
 
White Out Global WarmingSeptember 3, 2011The playful style of this PSA encourages viewers to do their part. Something as simple as painting rooftops white is surprisingly effective.
 
Tree MuseumJuly 20, 2011Tree Museum was a unique pub­lic art project by Katie Holten, installed on the Grand Con­course in the Bronx, from June 21 – Feb­ru­ary 28, 2010 treemu​seum​.org  
 
Bus RootsJune 13, 2011Bus Roots is a living garden on the rooftops of city buses.