Presented by AECOM and Van Alen Institute, with 100 Resilient Cities — Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, hOUR City is this year’s Urban SOS™ student ideas competition. We’re asking students to propose new solutions to tackle housing, transportation, or economic development challenges and to re-imagine what a future “hour city” boundary can be. Visit the
What potentials do the city’s natural refuges hold for health and healing in response to illness, trauma, nutritional deficiency, and everyday stress? Following a tour of the Garden of Healing, established by the Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden in response to the September 11 attacks, join us in the Winter Garden for a
The winning proposal, Flatiron Reflection, by architecture and design firm Future Expansion, opened to the public on Monday, November 20, on the North Flatiron Public Plaza at Broadway, Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street, and will remain on view through the holidays as part of the Partnership’s “23 Days of Flatiron Cheer” programming, until Jan. 1, 2018. Flatiron Reflection is
Outside In is about the creative “outsiders” who are solving the challenges of urban life for themselves—ordinary citizens, artists, entrepreneurs, and NGOs who are getting things done, boldly reshaping our city and our daily lives. As we travel around New York City exploring unique projects from rooftop farms and food co-ops to repurposed cultural venues and makeshift gathering spaces, we’ll
About the Jose Marti Park Redesign RFQ: Through this RFQ, Van Alen and the City of Miami seek to commission a multi-disciplinary design team for the project that offers the full range of professional urban design, landscape architecture, and engineering services and includes at least one Florida-licensed firm. The design team will work with Van
Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge is open to all. The general public, students, and international competitors are welcome, and interdisciplinary teams are encouraged to enter. The proposed designs should focus on the bridge’s walkway, but can include recommendations for the bridge’s roadway and nearby public spaces. Proposals must be submitted at vanalen.org by Sunday, April 5, 2020 at
Join Kriss Roebling, New York historian and documentarian, for a special virtual tour of the Brooklyn Bridge. The great-great-grandson of Emily and Washington Roebling, builders of the Brooklyn Bridge, Kriss will guide us through the bridge’s nooks and crannies, while sharing a wealth of family tales, insights, and heirlooms previously unknown to the public. Watch as
On a typical day, over 10,000 pedestrians and 2,600 bicyclists traverse the Brooklyn Bridge using a pathway as narrow as 10 feet in some places. In normal times, these conditions could be described as uncomfortable. In the context of a pandemic, they are dangerous. As sheltering orders ease, we know the Brooklyn Bridge and the
On a typical day, over 10,000 pedestrians and 2,600 bicyclists traverse the Brooklyn Bridge using a pathway as narrow as 10 feet in some places. In normal times, these conditions could be described as uncomfortable. In the context of a pandemic, they are dangerous. As sheltering orders ease, we know the Brooklyn Bridge and the
Join us for the two-part Neighborhoods Now Summit: Strategies for Reopening and Recovery, a culminating event reflecting on how collaborative design can inform neighborhood recovery strategies. RSVP here. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Urban Design Forum and Van Alen Institute joined forces to launch Neighborhoods Now, an initiative connecting NYC neighborhoods hit hard
Join us for the two-part Neighborhoods Now Summit: Strategies for Reopening and Recovery, a culminating event bringing together working groups and their community partners to reflect on this six-week initiative and how collaborative design informs our neighborhood recovery strategies. RSVP here. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Urban Design Forum and Van Alen Institute
Corner of Bond Street and Sackett Street, Gowanus, Brooklyn Free and open to the public The importance of our streets and public spaces came into clear focus in 2020. Van Alen’s inaugural Block Party – around the corner from our new Brooklyn home – will bring Sackett Street alive with street art, free treats from
