Special Projects
In addition to our annual programming, our special projects promote the role of urban design to the greater public.
Public Space Partners Survey will count every organization that manages and programs public spaces in New York City to better communicate the integral role they play taking care of their communities.
Urban Design Forum’s platform of ideas for New York’s next leaders.
Public Works sparks conversations with civic leaders on built environment initiatives shaping the public good.
In our writers fellowship with The Architectural League, we seek to empower a new generation of urban critics.
In partnership with Hudson Square Properties, and the Hudson Square BID, the Forum led a competition for an installation in Hudson Square.
We joined forces with Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development (ANHD) to discuss a just city recovery from COVID-19.
In collaboration with Van Alen Institute, we supported local organizations to lead pandemic recovery in their neighborhoods.
The Forum was the proud curatorial partner for 2017’s Times Square Valentine Heart Design competition, led by Times Square Arts.
Urban Design Week was a pioneering public festival created to engage New Yorkers in the fascinating and complex issues of the public realm.
Join Urban Design Forum and ULI New York for a discussion on delivering the future of New York’s public realm.
Join the New City Critics in conversation to celebrate the conclusion of the fellowship and publication launch.
Join the Central Park Conservancy and Urban Design Forum for a conversation on how commemorative projects across the country are transforming urban public space through community engagement.
On May 29, candidates interested in the New City Critics Fellowship are welcome to attend an information session to learn more about the program.
Join us for a walk-and-talk tour of the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project (ESCR) with AKRF and New York City Department of Design and Construction.
Join us for a conversation on the role of incentives in shaping where and how we build housing, with Tricia Dietz, Justin Pelsinger, Toby Snyder, and Aida Stoddard.
Urban Design Forum is pleased to announce that WIP Collaborative is the winner of Care for Hudson Square, a recovery initiative in partnership with Hudson Square Properties and Hudson Square Business Improvement District.
Posted — September 15, 2020
Restorative Ground by WIP Collaborative proposes an installation that will act as a new destination in Hudson Square, a place for a range of experiences, activities and interactions to occur between residents, community members, and the broader public.
Posted — September 15, 2020
This strategy of placemaking at Little 6th Avenue reflects the wealth of cultural and educational institutions in the area and proposes to support the outdoor movement and activities of pedestrians and residents, facilitating responsible social interactions, planned and spontaneous, and help to build engagement for other sites in Hudson Square both in person and virtually.
Posted — September 14, 2020
Against the rush of the 24 hour news cycle and whiplash politics of the day, Dash Marshall proposes a slow space for Hudson Square. Viewsstand brings Hudson Square’s history into dialogue with the present by creating a newsstand on Little 6th Avenue and converting the street to a plaza of reflection and conversation.
Posted — September 14, 2020
