Upcoming Events

Annual Benefit

Benefit for Public Space 2024

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 @ 6:00 – 9:00 PM

Join us as we celebrate Design Trust’s visionary work transforming New York City’s public spaces! 

Past Events

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.

Exhibits, Tours & Conversations

"Opening the Edge" in MAS Summit's Innovation Exhibition

Tuesday, October 09, 2018 @ 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Visit us at at the MAS Summit for New York City’s annual Innovation Exhibition to see our community design team's ideas for an active gathering space at Lillian Wald Houses on the Lower East Side, as part of Opening the Edge — a project of Design Trust for Public Space in partnership with New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and led by Jane Greengold.

Free!

Exhibits, Tours & Conversations

Sonic Gates Opening Performances and Reception

Saturday, July 14, 2018

Join us for the sound sculpture walk with performances and a reception celebrating the launch of the Sonic Gates public art series on the North Shore of Staten Island on Saturday, July 14, 2018.

Exhibits, Tours & Conversations

Future Culture: Exploring Staten Island's North Shore

Saturday, June 23, 2018 @ 10:15 AM – 1:30 PM

The North Shore of Staten Island boasts spectacular harbor views—and a concentration of mega projects. Nearly $2 billion has been invested in new real estate, including a new mall, an observation wheel, and hundreds of units of housing.

Exhibits, Tours & Conversations

El-Space: Innovation in City Design & Urban Regeneration

Thursday, June 21, 2018 @ 7:30 – 9:00 AM

Design Trust and NYC Department of Transportation's El-Space project represents the first comprehensive, citywide approach to planning, designing, and transforming the vast resource of space beneath and adjacent to elevated transportation infrastructure. 

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