Please join us in giving our newest board members a warm welcome.
Posted — July 15, 2025
An evolving network of the city’s cultural nonprofits seeks to expand opportunities for shared resources and collective impact.
Posted — June 27, 2025
Three Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in Brownsville, Sunnyside, and the Bronx Capitol District Release Public Realm Vision Plans to Transform Their Commercial Corridors.
Posted — April 10, 2025
Vision for a Better City: 25 Ideas for a Healthy and Safe New York is a platform for courageous leadership for New York’s next mayor.
Posted — February 24, 2025
I may never know this country, but I have loved knowing this city for the past fifteen years.
Posted — November 7, 2024
Our Local Center teams have been working hard to reclaim and activate public spaces across New York City with creative installations, festivals, markets and more.
Posted — October 28, 2024
At the New York City Council Subcommittee on Zoning & Franchises Public Hearing, Urban Design Forum urged the New York City Council to adopt City of Yes as a key step toward a more equitable and fair New York City.
Posted — October 22, 2024
We're pleased to announce AJ Pires has joined Jamie von Klemperer as Co-Chairs of Urban Design Forum. We thank outgoing President Margaret Newman for her service. We are also pleased to welcome Judy Kessler as Treasurer.
Posted — September 12, 2024
Urban Design Forum is thrilled to announce the 48 Fellows in the inaugural Global Exchange cohort: our new fellowship for mid-career executives who will survey the world to take a big swing at New York City’s housing crisis.
Posted — August 6, 2024
Board President Margaret Newman reflects on her tenure at the Forum.
Posted — July 16, 2024
Join our Local Center teams as they launch programming in their newly-designed public spaces.
Posted — July 15, 2024
Three Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx will launch new projects to transform public spaces in under-invested commercial corridors.
Posted — May 6, 2024
Please join us in giving our newest board members a warm welcome!
Posted — March 22, 2024
Meet our cohort of urban leaders exploring new ways to build climate positive neighborhoods.
Posted — January 22, 2024
We’re thrilled to launch the Forefront Residency, enabling alumni to deepen their work toward building a more equitable city.
Posted — January 18, 2024
Local Center teams share lessons learned from community engagement and where they are headed next.
Posted — December 21, 2023
Martha Snow reflects on a recent Learning Community session among Local Center partners.
Posted — November 16, 2023
Read published works and shared learnings from the inaugural cohort of our fellowship to empower new, diverse and fearless voices in urban criticism.
Posted — September 26, 2023
Generous support has enabled us to plan and launch four new annual programs in the past year alone.
Posted — September 7, 2023
Meet the 2023 Forefront Fellows who will explore urban environments where youth can thrive for Free to Grow.
Posted — September 6, 2023
Five interdisciplinary design teams will support neighborhood organizations in realizing new public space projects that celebrate local cultures and histories.
Posted — July 26, 2023
Five neighborhood organizations will lead new projects to celebrate local cultures and histories in public space.
Posted — March 23, 2023
Read recent Field Reports from our New City Critics Fellows
Posted — November 16, 2022
Urban Design Forum and ANHD invite organizations to share their interest in a new community design program.
Posted — October 31, 2022
There has never been a more important moment to nurture a new generation of diverse, creative, and informed leaders.
Posted — October 14, 2022
Meet the 2022 Forefront Fellows who will be joining New Loops.
Posted — September 7, 2022
Check out new projects by the 2021 Forefront Fellows.
Posted — August 18, 2022
Remembering Urban Design Forum's founder, Ann Ferebee.
Posted — July 13, 2022
Our citywide updates from our second cycle of Neighborhoods Now.
Posted — July 13, 2022
Urban Design Forum is pleased to release Tools for Connecting Local Food Systems, a new toolkit to a thriving food system.
Posted — June 17, 2022