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Gowanus CSO Installation
A light installation to inform Gowanus residents about water quality in the neighborhood.
BrooklynBeyond Granite
A two-year project to bring new temporary commemorative works to the National Mall and Washington, DC.
Washington DC
Umbrella Project
OngoingNeighborhoods Now
Launching Neighborhoods Now: Forward, a transition to long-term, community-led pandemic recovery on a wider scale.
Umbrella Project
OngoingPublic Realm R&D
Surfacing the work of emerging designers and tests new strategies to bring people together in public space.
Neighborhood Design Fellowship: Gowanus
Gowanus residents work toward the future they imagine for their community.
BrooklynVan Alen Council Trips
The Van Alen Council is a invitation-only community of leading systems-thinkers spanning the design professions.
Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge
Van Alen Institute launched Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge, an international design competition that aims to spark a new public conversation about New York City’s infrastructure.
BrooklynBetterBin 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.
