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Design Sprints: Building Creative Capacity

In Spring 2025, our third Design Sprints cohort partnered with NYC's Department of Small Business Services to activate vacant storefronts.

Design Sprints

Supporting community leaders and designers as they activate NYC's public spaces.
BrooklynManhattanQueens

Design Sprints: Fall 2024

Wayfinding, branding, and advocacy campaigns that support organizations activating NYC's public spaces.
BronxBrooklynManhattanQueens

With Your Voice

On view July 11—September 9, 2024, With Your Voice envisioned major changes coming to Gowanus, Brooklyn.
Brooklyn

Design Sprints: Spring 2024

Five fast-paced co-design projects led by community organizations in Chinatown, Flatbush, Jackson Heights, and the Lower East Side.
BrooklynManhattanQueens

Ugly Beauties

On view March 8–May 2, 2024, Curry J. Hackett's Ugly Beauties envisioned abundant urban futures that center Black communities.
Brooklyn

GLOwanus

On view January–December 2024, this light installation informed Gowanus residents about water quality of the Gowanus canal.
Brooklyn

Neighborhoods Now

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

Placemaking Evaluation Fellowship

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

COMMON GROUND

On view March 1–May 1, 2023, this interactive public pavilion encouraged moment of pause and play.
Brooklyn