ABOUT THE DESIGN TRUST

The Design Trust for Public Space is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization committed to improving New York City's parks, plazas, streets, and public buildings.

Design Trust projects 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. Since our founding in 1995, the Design Trust has completed over 25 projects in all five boroughs, serving and engaging a diverse set of communities. Read more about us in our mission statement.

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What We Do
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For a quick primer on what we do, download our "10 Projects" pamphlet (PDF), which highlights ten of our recent projects.

Board of Directors

Members of the design, financial, architectural and philanthropic communities sit on our board of directors.

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Staff
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Meet our staff.

Supporters

Our work is supported by firms, foundations, and individuals. View our most recent annual report.

Design Trust Council

The Council is the leadership and major donor group for the Design Trust.



What We Do for the City

If you represent a public agency or community group, we can help you turn a complex urban-design issue into a manageable project, then connect you with top-notch professionals who want to help solve your problems. See our partners and request for proposals pages to get started.

What We Do for the Urban Design Community

If you're a professional — in architecture, planning, landscape architecture, graphic design, journalism, photography, economics, or other fields germane to the city — you may help to solve some of New York's most interesting design and planning challenges. Contact us if you'd like to serve on a jury, nominate a fellow, or contribute to any of our current projects.








What We Do for New Yorkers

If you are a citizen (or partisan) of New York City, we invite you to take advantage of our events and to check out our publications, many of which provide useful ideas about how to make the city a better place to live and work. We also invite you to support our work: improving public space for all New Yorkers.

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