EVENTS
Design Trust events include public programs, tours, and exhibits attended by New Yorkers interested in the design of the city's public spaces, as well as invited forums – essentially working sessions where experts discuss specific urban design issues. Upcoming, current, and past events are listed here.

Our Annual Benefit Art &
Design Auction


Our annual benefit auction raises about a third of the Design Trust's operating budget. This cocktail event offers over 100 art and design objects, as well as an opportunity to support quality urban design in New York City.

Recent Auctions
Sixth Annual Auction (Oct 2007)
Considered Space 5 (Oct 2006)
Considered Space 4 (Oct 2005)
Considered Space 3 (Oct 2004)

"Park Design for the 21st Century" Symposium
April 22, 2008 at the Center for Architecture



On Tuesday, April 22, 2008, the Design Trust for Public Space and the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation hosted an Earth Day symposium, "Park Design for the 21st Century." Presentations by prominent professionals illuminated cutting-edge strategies for high performance landscapes. Learn more about this event.

Quasi-Public: Paul Goldberger and Danny Meyer in Conversation

The second annual Design Trust Council event took place on Tuesday, February 26th at the New Museum in New York City. Read more about this exciting event.

Public Presentations

The Green Apple: New Designs for the Sustainable City
January 2006

Designing the Taxi:
How Do We Get There

June 2005 Presentation

Playing in the City:
Creating Public Play Space for Children in New York City
October 2002 Panel Discussion

Shaping a Public Agenda
March 2003 Presentation

Designing for Security
April 2002 Panel Discussion

Designing the High Line
February 2002 Panel Discussion

The Future of the High Line
June 2001 Panel Discussion

Marked Landscapes:
Eib's Pond Park
June 2001 Conversation

The Future of the Physical City: Q&A with Candidates for Mayor of New York
Summer 2001 Conversation Series

The New Guggenheim and the Changing Shape of the City
November 2000 Conversation

Exhibits, Tours & Celebrations

Photo Urbanism 3:
Portrait of Jamaica Bay

April 2007 Exhibition

Taxi 07 Exhibit
April 2007 Exhibition

Long Island City: Connecting the Arts Book Release Party
May 2006 Book Celebration

Designing the Taxi:
Rethinking New York City's Moveable Public Space

November 2005 Exhibition

Photo Urbanism 2:
The Bridge Project

March 2005 Exhibition

Long Island City:
Arts & Industry Tours

June 2004 Factory Tours

Photo Urbanism 1:
The Edge of New York

June 2003 Exhibition

Richard Meier at the Perry Street Apartments
December 2002 Tour by the Architect

Raimund Abraham at the Austrian Cultural Forum
May 2002 Tour by the Architect

Lynden Miller at the Central Park Conservatory Garden
October 2001 Tour by the Designer

Frank Gehry at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
August 2001 Tour by the Architect

Idlewild: An Atlas of the Periphery of Kennedy Airport
October 2000 Exhibition

Workshops & Forums

Designing the Taxi:
What Do We Want

May 2005 Workshop

Times Square Workshop
June 2003 Workshop

Hell's Kitchen South:
Developing Strategies

June 1999 Conference


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