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Our Mission:
The Design Trust is committed to improving the design, utility, and understanding of New York City's parks, plazas, streets, and public buildings. We bring together neighborhoods, public agencies, and design professionals to find innovative opportunities for change, making the city more beautiful, sustainable, functional, and available to all.
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We Believe:
1. The cultural and democratic life of the city depends on viable public space.
2. Design excellence is the minimum requirement for all public space.
3. Social justice and environmental sustainability must guide public space design.
4. Process plays a determining role in the quality of public space.
5. Public/private partnership is the only way to achieve these goals.
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Our Unique Approach:
The Design Trust is the only public space organization that gives city agencies and community groups the means to work collaboratively with private sector design and other professionals. We select projects from across the five boroughs and assemble top-notch cross-disciplinary teams to bring innovation to urban space challenges. These public/private partnerships generate powerful and unexpected working relationships, creating remarkable solutions to complicated public space issues.
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Board of Directors
Members of the design, financial,
and philanthropic communities sit
on our board
of directors.
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Supporters
Our work is supported by foundations, firms, and individuals. See our supporters.
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Staff
Meet our senior staff.
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Other Organizations of Interest
Check out links to New York City organizations engaged in urban design, architecture, and planning issues.
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Jobs and Internships
Find out about employment at the Design Trust.
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