3rd Ward presents a night of sustainable living discussion that will widen your horizons and help you realize its fundamental tenets, and how you can benefit from it. Our discussion will be lead by Mary Mattingly of The Flock House Project, and Mark Jupiter of New World Home. 3rd Ward member Michael Doherty of Bitponics will moderate the evening’s discussion and Q&A.
Exclusive Fundraising Event Tour and conversation with museum directors Saturday, April 6, 2013 5:00pm Tour the Lower East Side Community Gardens and legendary homestead buildings.…
Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. convenes a panel of experts that will discuss best practice site planning and stormwater management strategies to increase the resilience of a campus style public housing in the event of a storm event.
Join NYU Wagner for an engrossing conversation with one of the nation’s leading experts on property law, land use, and affordable housing—Vicki Been.
On April 10 at the Pratt Institute architects, historians, urban advocates, and city officials will present case studies of completed work, addressing design excellence and community priorities.
In 2030, the world’s population will be a staggering eight billion people. Of these, two-thirds will live in cities. Most will be poor. With limited resources, this uneven growth will be one of the greatest challenges faced by societies across the globe.
To engage this international debate, Uneven Growth brings together six interdisciplinary teams of researchers and practitioners to examine new architectural possibilities for six global metropolises.
In preparation towards the third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), to be held in Quito, Ecuador in October 2016, UN Women Office in Ecuador in close coordination with the DED’s office proposes a CSW-60 side event on “Habitat III Agenda and Gender Equality, Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces for Women and for All.” The side event provides the opportunity to influence the process towards Habitat III. It will advocate for the full recognition of and the important contributions of women to the urban development agenda.
As deputy mayor for housing and economic development, native New Yorker Alicia Glen’s mandate includes more than 40 agencies and authorities. From empowering women entrepreneurs and…
Join us for a post-Election Day celebration of the mandate of everyday city dwellers to improve one another’s lives. We’ll apply performance, satire, and rapid presentations to mix policy and play and proclaim the power of participation.