Projects

Here’s what we’ve been up to lately. To explore our history, visit our archive.

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Public Realm R+D
Ongoing

COMMON GROUND

On view through May 1: An interactive public pavilion by artist Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong, with lighting design by Arup.
Brooklyn
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Umbrella Project

Ongoing

Gowanus Action

Bond Street Bash, May 12, 2022. Photo: Cameron Blaylock
Resident-led design projects in our home of Gowanus, Brooklyn.
Brooklyn
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Ongoing

Placemaking Evaluation Fellowship

Providing hands-on experience evaluating the power of design to bring life to public spaces.
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Umbrella Project

Ongoing

Neighborhoods Now

Long-term, community-led pandemic recovery across four boroughs in NYC.
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Gowanus Action
Ongoing

GLOwanus

A light installation to inform Gowanus residents about water quality in the neighborhood.
Brooklyn
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Ongoing

Lucid Project: Albany

A community-led redesign of a public alley in Albany, NY.
Albany
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Umbrella Project

Ongoing

Public Realm R+D

Surfacing the work of emerging designers and tests new strategies to bring people together in public space.
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Van Alen Council Trips

The Van Alen Council is a invitation-only community of leading systems-thinkers spanning the design professions.
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Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge

An international design competition that sparked a new public conversation about New York City’s infrastructure.
Brooklyn
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BetterBin Litter Basket Design Competition

Together with the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY), the Industrial Designers Society of America (ISDA), and the American Institute of Architects New York (AIANY), we invited interdisciplinary industrial design teams to reimagine the iconic New York City litter basket.
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