Architecture for Humanity’s Annual Design Like You Give a Damn Conference To Take Place in NYC
This weekend, the second annual Design Like You Give a Damn: LIVE! is happening in New York City. Presented by Architecture for Humanity, the two-day conference is an effort to bring together leading designers, philanthropists, journalists, students and business
Friends of 20th Street Park Push for New Green Space in Chelsea
Friends of 20th Street Park began as a small group of local citizens concerned about the future of the 10,000 square foot lot at 136 West 20th Street. The movement has recently grown to over 2,000 supporters and is gaining momentum as people draft letters
Brooklyn Night Bazaar Brings Nocturnal Fun to Dekalb Market
The concept for the Night Bazaar was initiated by Aaron Broudo and made possible in part through a Kickstarter campaign. The one-night experiment is part of a larger dream to make it a regular feature of city markets. Ideally, it would allow people to enjoy
Understanding Occupy Wall Street as an Ecosystem With SPURSE & the BMW Guggenheim Lab
The group was divided into teams of two and each was delegated one of the Eight Principles for Managing a Commons from Nobel Prize winning Economist Elinor Ostrom’s work. From each assigned principle, participants formed questions concerning the structure
New Green City Takes Over Union Square with a Host of Eco-Minded Organizations
Among the various offerings on display, a particularly unique project was the Bed-Stuy CommUnity Quilt Project for Peace. Initiated thanks in part to a grant from the Davis Projects for Peace, organizer Kioka Williams has mobilized her local community to get
Learn How To Dye Your Clothes With Local Produce at the Mobile Textile Lab
Laura Sansone is an instructor at Parsons The New School for Design and has been a practicing artist for over 20 years. Her Mobile Textile Lab came to life in 2010 thanks in part to a grant from Parsons. What began as a project constricted to the Union Square
SOFTlab’s Colorful Sculpture Brings a Modern Twist to Little Italy’s San Gennaro Festival
Visitors to the traditional San Gennaro festival in Little Italy will find a modern twist welcoming them at the North Gate on Mulberry Street this year. A 25-foot colorful sculpture, Xtra Moenia hangs suspended between a street lamp and the surrounding buildings. Created by SOFTlab with support from St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, the large sculpture is made from Mylar panels and aluminum grommets and is relatively light for its size, weighing only 120 pounds.
City College of New York Students Unveil Sun-Powered Roof Pod for Solar Decathlon Competition
With so much recent development, New York City’s rooftops remain one of the most underutilized pieces of real estate. As one Team New York member stated, “Our most abundant energy resource in the sun and our most underutilized urban space is our rooftops.”
Avon’s New LEED-Seeking Headquarters Showcase the Company’s Commitment to Sustainability
Most are familiar with Avon for their cosmetics but do you know the story behind company's long history of corporate citizenship? Since its founding in 1886, the company has created the largest social network for women and established programs to empower women economically. It has also contributed to pertinent female issues such as breast cancer and the effort to combat domestic violence. Now, adding an additional pillar to the company's sense of corporate responsibility, the new Avon New York Headquarters paves the way for sustainability as it heads toward LEED Gold certification.
Barcelò’s Traveling Elephant Sculpture Defies Gravity in Union Square
Brought to NYC by the Marlborough Gallery in conjunction with the Union Square Partnership, the upside down elephant graciously balances on its trunk with its four legs outspread above its sagging skin. The Gran Elefandret, completed in 2008, is a continuation
Governors Island Art Fair Transforms Former Military Barracks into Exhibit Spaces
The fourth annual Governors Island Art Fair kicked off Labor Day weekend with over 120 artists transforming the former military barracks into creative spaces. Sponsored by the New York-based arts group, 4heads, artists were selected based on their individual creative merit and assigned one of the former military barracks to convert into a revived exhibit space. This year for the first time, several galleries were also selected to take part in the fair, which is open every weekend in September. Hit the jump to see some of the sustainably-minded artwork!
Sol LeWitt Retrospective Turns New York’s City Hall Park Into a Public Art Garden
Sol LeWitt was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1928 to a working class family of Russian immigrants. Upon returning from the Korean War, he settled in New York City where his work contributed to the movement towards Conceptualism and Minimalism taking place
The East River Waterfront is Reborn with a New Esplanade by SHoP Architects – Exclusive Photos!
The project design resulted from collaboration between SHoP Architects and landscape architect Ken Smith. Some of the design elements are reminiscent of the High Line, such as the slatted, reclining benches made from ipe wood, but the overall design is quite
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