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Public Design CommissionLatest Stories

Promotion

New York City’s Public Design Commission elects Deborah Marton as its new president

Meeting Neighborhood Needs

Playgrounds, libraries, and parks are recognized in the New York City Public Design Commission’s Annual Awards for Excellence in Design

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In Care Of

Urban planner Justin Garrett Moore thinks cities need a Department of Care

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Park Power

Park and playgrounds lead the NYC Public Design Commission’s 39th Excellence in Design awards

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Acting No More

Keri Butler named executive director of New York City’s Public Design Commission

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Making the Ordinary Extraordinary

Michael Friedlander, longtime NYC Sanitation Department architect, dies at 63

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Ch-ch-changes

Justin Garrett Moore exits New York City Public Design Commission for the Mellon Foundation

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The Crème De La Crème

New York City Public Design Commission announces 38th annual Awards for Excellence in Design winners

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Encouraging the Unconventional

NYC Public Design Commission explores small-scale prefabrication potential in a big-city context

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It Takes a City

Foley Square’s Black Lives Matter mural is a designer-led transformation of public space

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Not Quite There

Vote delayed again for Central Park suffragette statue with Sojourner Truth

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The Bigger Picture

Mapping Community unveils how public buildings get built in NYC

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On a Pedestal

Women’s suffrage statue is coming to New York City

Context is King

New York City report urges good design in affordable housing

Statues Have Limitations

NYC announces commission to review public monuments

Excellence in Design Awards

Bomb squad building, verdant library, and others score NYC design awards

AN Exclusive

NYC Public Design Commission announces Excellence in Design award winners

Peerless Review

Mayor Bill de Blasio appoints architect Laurie Hawkinson to the Public Design Commission

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