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Freshkills Park Series: Planning and Designing the Park

Brooklyn Brainery 190 Underhill Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

The ongoing development of Freshkills Park is one of the most ambitious public works projects in the history of New York City, using state of the art ecological restoration techniques in an extraordinary setting for recreation, public art, and environmental investigation.

Learn about the planning process and conceptual design that NYC Parks is making a reality in this talk by Freshkills Park Manager for Programs, Arts and Grants, Mariel Villere.

$8

United Nations Habitat: the City We Need

Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium United Nations Plaza First Avenue at 46th Street, New York, NY, United States

How do we create the City We Need for the future where women and girls will reach their potential and realize their human rights?

Free

Emerging Voices: Brian Phillips; Roberto Rovira

Scholastic Auditorium 557 Broadway, New York, NY

A lecture featuring leaders in architecture, landscape architecture, and urbanism hosted by the Architectural League of New York.

$10

Public Space: Opportunities and challenges for Empowering Women

Conference Room 1, United Nations Plaza First Avenue at 46th Street, New York, NY, United States

While access to public spaces in cities is highly contested for due to pressures from rapid urbanization and large-scale migration, creating public spaces that cater to women's needs and skills can give them an oft-missing space of their own to set up a business, network and interact with other members of the community to exchange ideas and information

Free

High Bridge: A New Beginning

Hunter College, Room 714 Hunter West 68th Street and Lexington Avenue , New York, NY, United States

The High Bridge is slated to reopen as a walkway in summer 2015. Come hear Bryan Diffley, the Project Manager of the renovation, speak about NYC's oldest standing bridge.

Free

The Last Unknown Place in New York City: A Conversation with Christopher Payne and Michael Miscione

Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue 10029, New York, NY, United States

Photographer Christopher Payne will talk about his experience shooting North Brother Island and his new book on the topic. Come discover what New York City might look like without human influence, as Payne captures vegetation taking over buildings on North Brother Island. Historian Michael Miscione will also talk about the history of North Brother Island.

$16

Great New York City Buildings Few Guide Books Will Ever Mention

Brooklyn Brainery 190 Underhill Ave, Brooklyn , NY, United States

This class will look at buildings that you might pass without noticing, but which have their own rich history and significance in the New York City architectural vernacular.

$10

Sustainability Crash Course 2015

Center for Sustainable Design Studies at Pratt 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Imagine being able to spend one amazing day immersed in learning about sustainable design—and meeting the people who have pioneered new thinking and practices.

On Saturday, March 28, 2015, Pratt’s CSDS will present the fifth annual Sustainability Crash Course, a day-long series of workshops with a host of experts from Pratt’s sustainable design faculty and elsewhere.

Free

MoMA’s Uneven Growth: Tactical Urbanisms for Expanding Megacities

The Museum of Modern Art 11 W 53rd St., New York, NY, United States

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.

Old Croton Aqueduct Bike Tour

New York Public Library 455 5th Avenue , New York, NY, United States

Join NYC native Matt Malina and Matheson Westlake to bike the route of the Old Croton Aqueduct from the NYPL to the Highbridge.

$40

Ideas City 2015: Festival for the Future

New Museum 235 Bowery, New York, NY, United States

Founded by the New Museum, IDEAS CITY is a 3-day festival May 28-30 in NYC exploring the future of cities with culture as a driving force.

Open to the Public, 100+ Free Events!

City Atlas is participating in the festival on Saturday May 30th - look out for us and come say hi! We'd love to meet you.

Free