Arts & Culture

Initiatives

Community Design

The Local Center

A new community design network in partnership with the Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development

Forefront

Neighborhood Fare

Our sixth Forefront Fellowship explores how to foster food equity in every New York City neighborhood through the built environment.

Community Design

Neighborhoods Now

In collaboration with Van Alen Institute, we supported local organizations to lead pandemic recovery in their neighborhoods.

Events

10.07.20

Neighborhoods Now: Strategies for Reopening and Recovery

Event Neighborhoods Now
On October 6, we held a two-part Neighborhoods Now Summit: Strategies for Reopening and Recovery.
10.06.20

Neighborhoods Now: Strategies for Reopening and Recovery

Event Neighborhoods Now
On October 6, we held a two-part Neighborhoods Now Summit: Strategies for Reopening and Recovery.
06.26.20

Neighborhoods Now Kick-off

Event Neighborhoods Now
On June 26, we held our Neighborhoods Now Kick-off.
04.28.20

City Life After Coronavirus: Berlin

Event City Life After Coronavirus
On April 28, join us for a lunchtime discussion about Berlin's rent freeze and the city's plans to safely reopen in the wake of Covid-19.
11.18.19

West Kowloon: Cultural Development in Hong Kong

Event Private Development, Public Good
On November 18, Fellows were invited for cocktails and conversation with Duncan Pescod and Luke Fox on building a new waterfront cultural district in Hong Kong.
11.01.19

Beyond Money: How Development is Delivering Social Value

Event NY-LON
On November 1, join us as New York and London explore the relationship between private investment and public good.
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Posts

Applications

Care for Hudson Square

As New York City reopens in the coming months, our streetscapes will be the sites of convening, culture and healing. Urban Design Forum, Hudson Square Properties, and the Hudson Square BID are leading a competition this summer for a placemaking installation to contribute to the reopening of Hudson Square this fall.
Posted — July 10, 2020
Applications Call for Ideas

Open Call for Partners: City Life After Coronavirus

We welcome proposals for collaboration for our City Life After Coronavirus program.
Posted — May 21, 2020
Call for Ideas

Call for Ideas: City Life After Coronavirus

What does the pandemic reveal about urban design, infrastructure, and governance? And how can we build a more just city for New Yorkers hardest hit by the public health and economic crisis?
Posted — April 23, 2020
Features

Cultural Development in Hong Kong: An Interview With Duncan Pescod

Urban Design Forum Executive Director Daniel McPhee sits down with Duncan Pescod, Chief Executive Officer of WKCD, for a wide-ranging discussion about the project’s financing and design, extensive public engagement efforts, and the future of WKCD in light of recent protest movements in Hong Kong.
Posted — April 14, 2020
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