Public space is a key element for sustainable urban development. Despite its broad and context-specific meaning, public space is the social glue that can contribute to advancing mutual trust, ...

The Design Trust for Public Space opens its 12th Request for Proposals (RFP) cycle, a citywide call for project ideas that address key public space challenges. The 2025 RFP theme Water: Designing an ...

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As cities continue to evolve, the challenge of balancing urbanization with ecological and cultural preservation has become increasingly relevant. Landscape and urban designer Yihui Wang integrates ...

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Contemporary cityscapes vary greatly from their early precedents, hosting urban life in sprawling interior spaces like mega-hotels, shopping malls, and transportation hubs. Soaring atriums and ...

Public spaces play a vital role in all our lives. They are the paths we bike on, the public parks we play in, and the town centers where we shop. Decisions about how to design and manage these spaces ...

These public spaces can take various forms depending on the context. Some are large-scale interventions, such as parks, where landscape design and urban equipment create new spaces for the community.

More architects and urban planners are designing parks, airport lounges, museums and other public spaces that make lone visitors feel at ease. More architects and urban planners are designing parks, ...

Design is all about striking a balance between practicality and aesthetics. That sentiment is even more true for public spaces: functionality might trump the visuals of a space. Sadly, not every ...

Open and inviting are not the first words used to describe public safety facilities. Yet, of the many services public safety buildings provide, one of the most visible in the community is the lobby ...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Public Design Commission (PDC) Chair Deborah Marton, and PDC Executive Director Sreoshy Banerjea has announced the winners of the 42nd annual Awards for ...