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Greg Haley calls for engagement processes that encourage communities to have ownership and civic pride in a project.

Justin Garrett Moore implores designers to consider how their work can systematically address inequity.

Francine Houben shares her views on better architectural design practices.

Jesse Keenan and Michael Sorkin provide ideas on how architects can organize and fight against climate change.

Sam Schwartz revels in the congestion pricing plan after decades of advocating for alleviating traffic.

Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu discuss their commitment to using playful materials and working on meaningful projects.

Corinne Kisner launches a bike infrastructure accelerator program to help American cities achieve their climate goals.

Stephen Fan explains how Chinatown's unique food supply provides the community with fresh and locally sourced produce.

Koray Duman designs a 2,500-volume bookcase in a Williamsburg condo.

Louise Carroll announces Michael Sorkin and Adam Frampton as two winners of the Big Ideas for Small Lots NYC design competition.

Every year the Forum selects the next generation of urban leaders to investigate how design can address a social or political challenge facing New York City. This year's interdisciplinary cohort will study the intersections of race, class and climate change, and advance new ideas on the role of urban design in a just transition.

April De Simone presents Undesign the Redline in Baltimore about how structural racism and inequity is designed into cities.

Alex Garvin posits that pedestrian-friendly public space and healthy environments are fundamental to successful downtowns.

Paul Goldberger considers the parallels between the design of baseball stadiums and trends in American urbanism.

Deborah Marton stresses the urgency of a project to connect Mott Haven residents to the adjacent waterfront.

Henry Grabar unpacks what "gentrification" means and calls for greater attention on the increased concentration of poverty.

Lap Chi Kwong and Alison Von Glinow won a Graham Foundation grant for their Smuggling Architecture exhibition.

Robert Goodwin unveils a new 12-story boutique office building in Manhattan.

Sital Patel released designs for Admiral's Row featuring 130,000 square feet of manufacturing and creative office space.

Elizabeth Goldstein defends her call for improving environmental review processes that assess potential outcomes of rezonings.

Andrea Steele designed a new cultural home for Make the Road New York featuring classrooms, offices, and a terraced indoor plaza.

Koray Duman is designing the Noguchi Museum's art and archives building.

John di Domenico and Erick Gregory explored how we can redesign subway stations that integrate wayfinding rather than shopping.

Michael Samuelian imagines Governors Island's future amid a new Manhattan ferry route.