Current Projects

Creating new public space management resources for residents

NYCHA Open Space Toolkit (2024–)

In partnership with Public Housing Community Fund and New York City Housing Authority

Health Equity

Active

Rethinking public space access

The Neurodiverse City (2023–)

In partnership with WIP Collaborative and Verona Carpenter Architects

Health Equity

Active

Public housing & participatory design

Green Space Connections (2022–)

In partnership with Public Housing Community Fund and New York City Housing Authority

Neighborhood Revitalization

Active

New venues for New York artists

Turnout NYC (2022–24)

In partnership with SITU and J. Ember Design

Design Excellence

Active

Building green space at Wald Houses

Opening the Edge: Phase III (2021–)

In partnership with New York City Housing Authority

Neighborhood Revitalization

Active

Past Projects

Supporting Open Restaurants and Open Streets

Alfresco NYC (2021–23)

Mobility

Transforming Brooklyn's historic libraries

Brooklyn Public Library Design Guidelines (1995–96)

Design Excellence

Cultural planning for an industrial community

Connecting the Arts in Long Island City (2003–06)

Neighborhood Revitalization

Innovative models for urban play spaces

Designing for Children in Community Gardens (1997–98)

Design Excellence

How design and art enhance safety infrastructure

Designing for Security (1997–02)

Design Excellence

Remarkable ideas for NYC's moveable public space

Designing the Taxi (2005–06)

Design Excellence

Design solutions for Bronx-based public housing

Diego Beekman Houses (1996–96)

Neighborhood Revitalization

Strengthening and expanding urban agriculture in NYC

Five Borough Farm: Phase I (2009–12)

Environmental Sustainability

Scaling the benefits of urban agriculture in NYC

Five Borough Farm: Phase II (2012–14)

Environmental Sustainability

Measuring the impact of urban agriculture in NYC

Five Borough Farm: Phase III (2014–15)

Environmental Sustainability

Connecting Staten Island's waterfront

Future Culture (2016–19)

Neighborhood Revitalization

Envisioning the future of the Bronx and its boulevard

Grand Concourse Beyond 100 (2008–10)

Mobility

New standards in street construction

Greening Infrastructure in the Public Right-of-Way (2003–06)

Environmental Sustainability

Envisioning community-based development

Hell's Kitchen South (1999–02)

Neighborhood Revitalization

Environmentally responsible public architecture

High Performance Building Guidelines (1998–02)

Environmental Sustainability

Achieving a balance in the Bronx

Housing & Open Space (1999–00)

Neighborhood Revitalization

Vibrant street life and quality ground-floor uses for affordable housing

Laying the Groundwork (2014–16)

Design Excellence

Uncovering the true value of the Garment District

Made in Midtown (2009–10)

Neighborhood Revitalization

Envisioning a bold future for the Garment District

Making Midtown (2011–12)

Neighborhood Revitalization

Plazas, sidewalks, & beyond

Neighborhood Commons (2020–22)

Neighborhood Revitalization

Reimagining green space at Wald Houses

Opening the Edge: Phase I (2016–18)

Neighborhood Revitalization

Building green space at Wald Houses

Opening the Edge: Phase II (2018–21)

Neighborhood Revitalization

Sustainable guidelines for 29,000 acres of parkland

Park Design for the 21st Century (2008–11)

Environmental Sustainability

Building community wealth and well-being in Mott Haven-Port Morris

Power in Place (2018–19)

Neighborhood Revitalization

How a derelict railway became open space

Reclaiming the High Line (1999–02)

Mobility

New visions for a Brooklyn crossroads

Reinventing Grand Army Plaza (2008–10)

Mobility

Building community wellness through public space

Restorative City RFP (2021–23)

Health Equity

Smart choices in everyday municipal operations

Sustainable New York City (2005–06)

Environmental Sustainability

Envisioning New York City's taxi system 10-years out

Taxi 07 (2006–10)

Mobility

Reconnecting a regional park with its neighbors

The World's Park (2014–16)

Design Excellence

Restoring parkland through a community process

Threshold of Eib's Pond 1 (2001–01)

Environmental Sustainability

State-of-the-art design for a neglected park

Threshold of Eib's Pond 2 (2002–02)

Environmental Sustainability

Making space for people in the crossroads of the world

Times Square Streetscape Improvement (2003–04)

Mobility

A campaign for NYC's Public Space

Trust by Design (2020–20)

Neighborhood Revitalization

Reclaiming public space below transit infrastructure

Under the Elevated: Phase I (2013–15)

Mobility

El-Space: Creating dynamic places under the elevated

Under the Elevated: Phase II (2015–20)

Mobility

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