Bicentennial of Manhattan’s Master Plan
A new exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York celebrates the Commissioner’s Plan of 1811, the original plan for Manhattan’s street grid,…
Urban Catalysts
“Cities are evolving at an unprecedented speed and demand whole new forms of intelligence,” says Mark Wigley, Dean of Columbia University GSAPP
What to do with Governors Island? Why not connect it to Manhattan?
The first project of Columbia University’s Center for Urban Real Estate is not shy about proposing a big change to New York: build a land…
Via Verde in South Bronx is a New Look for Sustainable Low-income Housing
Co-ops and rentals for low- and moderate-income residents spiral around what will be a leafy, semi-enclosed court.
Municipal Art Society’s 2nd Annual Summit for New York City – October 14-15, 2011
Summit 2011 – The Municipal Art Society of New York MAS is gearing up for the second annual MAS Summit for New York City –…
Re-imagining Factories, Vertically
Installation on view at the Skyscraper Museum encourages designers, developers and city residents to imagine creative ways to reintegrate industry into our urban fabric.
“Urbanized” – a new film by Gary Hustwit
A documentary that introduces viewers to the key issues, projects and individuals affecting the design of cities around the world.
New York Lifestyle Helps Save the Planet
New Yorkers have a third of the carbon footprint of the average American.
Enabling Crowdsourced City Construction
Plans for a website where concerned citizens could post proposals to project profiles with information and imagery for city projects.
Break through on Second Avenue Subway
Workers completed tunneling for the first phase of the Second Avenue Subway on Sept. 22, 2011, when the project’s tunnel boring machine reached the Lexington Av-63 St station, breaking into the existing subway system.
Check out The Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum’s plans for exhibitions like “Design with the Other 90%: Cities”
The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum today announced that its off-site exhibition programming will continue with the “Graphic Design: Now In Production” exhibition at Governors…
Is the age of the building you live in related to the community and cultural presence of the area?
New York City has a reputation as being one of the most culturally refined cities of world- among the ranks of Paris, London, and Madrid.…
Citywide Waterfront Access Map
Waterfront Map – New York City Department of City PlanningParks, esplanades and other publicly-accessible spaces on the waterfront provide opportunities for waterfront recreation, sight-seeing, events…