Upcoming Events

Annual Benefit

Benefit for Public Space 2025: 30 Years of Design Trust

Thursday, June 12, 2025 @ 6:00 – 9:00 PM

Save the Date! Our Annual Benefit for Public Space is 6/12 @ NYPL Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library.

Past Events

Exhibits, Tours & Conversations

Water Talks: Inside DEP

Thursday, March 06, 2025 @ 7:00 – 8:30 PM

NYC DEP Commissioner Aggarwala will discuss what it takes to operate and maintain the city’s water infrastructure. RSVP HERE.

Free!

Exhibits, Tours & Conversations

Imagine to Activate: A Guide for Improving NYCHA Open Space

Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 8:30 – 11:30 AM

Connect, celebrate, and strategize with fellow stakeholders committed to reimagining open spaces in NYCHA communities.

Free!

Exhibits, Tours & Conversations

"NYCHA’s Flowers" Exhibition Closing + Artist Talk

Thursday, July 18, 2024 @ 6:00 – 8:00 PM

The Design Trust for Public Space Photo Urbanism program in partnership with the Bronx Council on the Arts is hosting an artist talk and performance to celebrate the closing of the “NYCHA’s Flowers” exhibition by local photographer Latricia Morgan.

Free!

Exhibits, Tours & Conversations

"NYCHA’s Flowers" Photo Exhibit on View 6/18-7/18

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 – Thursday, July 18, 2024

DT Photo Urbanism Fellow Latricia Morgan explores the power of community for public housing residents in the Bronx. Save the date for a closing panel on 7/18 details to be announced.

Exhibits, Tours & Conversations

Book Talk: Why Public Space Matters to New York

Tuesday, September 05, 2023 @ 6:00 – 8:00 PM

Join us for a discussion with Setha Low on her new book, "Why Public Space Matters," in conversation with Ya-Ting Liu, Matthew Clarke, and Quilian Riano.

Free!

Exhibits, Tours & Conversations

3 Lots: Photo Exhibit On View Through July

Thursday, June 29, 2023 @ 6:00 PM – Friday, July 28, 2023 @ 5:00 PM

Free public event with our Photo Urbanism program to celebrate a new photo exhibition at the Brooklyn Public Library New Lots Branch, exploring vacant lots in East New York.

Free!

Exhibits, Tours & Conversations

WATCH Public Sanctuaries Panel on the Black Church as Public Space

Friday, September 09, 2022

Public Sanctuaries: A Case For Redefining the Black Church as Public Space is presented by the Design Trust in partnership with Bricks and Mortals

WATCH THE PANEL HERE

Free!

Exhibits, Tours & Conversations

Holding Court: A Portrait Series by Barnabas Crosby

Sunday, May 01, 2022 – Sunday, May 29, 2022

Holding Court: A Portrait Series by Barnabas Crosby on View at Brooklyn Public Library Central 5/1-5/29

Free!

Exhibits, Tours & Conversations

Restorative City: In Conversation

Thursday, October 14, 2021 @ 5:00 – 6:00 PM

A speaker series that takes you on a deep dive into this year's RFP theme for a discussion on how health equity is shaped by the built environment.

Free!

Exhibits, Tours & Conversations

Restorative City: In Conversation

Thursday, August 05, 2021 @ 5:00 – 6:00 PM

A speaker series that takes you on a deep dive into this year's RFP theme for a discussion on how health equity is shaped by the built environment.

Free!

Exhibits, Tours & Conversations

Restorative City: In Conversation

Tuesday, May 25, 2021 @ 5:00 – 6:00 PM

A speaker series that takes you on a deep dive into this year's RFP theme for a discussion on how health equity is shaped by the built environment.

Free!

Exhibits, Tours & Conversations

Discover El-Space 2.0

Thursday, May 16, 2019 @ 5:00 – 7:00 PM

Join the Design Trust for Public Space and NYC Department of Transportation for a conversation and tour to discover El-Space, the first comprehensive approach in the nation to create a more hospitable pedestrian experience, greater environmental resilience, and enhanced lighting beneath and adjacent to elevated transportation infrastructure citywide.

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