The Architectural League of New York » Urban Omnibus http://archleague.org Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:03:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Seeing Green: Urban Agriculture as Green Infrastructure http://archleague.org/2012/02/seeing-green-urban-agriculture-as-green-infrastructure/ http://archleague.org/2012/02/seeing-green-urban-agriculture-as-green-infrastructure/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:50:01 +0000 urbanomnibus http://archleague.org/?p=15484 Click the image above to read the complete post on Urban Omnibus.

Tyler Caruso and Erik Facteau explain their scientific study of the value of urban farms, an effort to produce hard data that can challenge nay-sayers and inform policies and regulations that support agriculture in the city. Read more…

]]> http://archleague.org/2012/02/seeing-green-urban-agriculture-as-green-infrastructure/feed/ 0 The Andrew Freedman Home is No Longer Empty http://archleague.org/2012/01/the-andrew-freedman-home-is-no-longer-empty/ http://archleague.org/2012/01/the-andrew-freedman-home-is-no-longer-empty/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:46:36 +0000 urbanomnibus http://archleague.org/?p=15325 Click the image above to read the complete post on Urban Omnibus.

The founder and the director of an organization that revitalizes neighborhoods by curating exhibitions in empty spaces discuss their process of transforming a Bronx landmark into a temporary venue for contemporary art. Read more…

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Peter Syrett introduces Transparency, an online database of the health effects of building materials, and reflects on architectural responsibility, scientific uncertainty and buildings as instruments of public health. Read more…

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David Vega-Barachowitz investigates the policies, stakeholders and theories that have historically shaped street design standards in the US, and calls on designers to rethink how we share and use our roads. Read more…

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Landscape designer David Seiter champions the ecological and aesthetic benefits of informal plants – weeds – in urban space, and catalogues the uses and cultural significance of New York’s native flora. Read more…

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Curator Deborah Wye explains how the Orchard Beach Pavilion inspired her to research and present the building’s history, to advocate for its preservation and to explore the city through some of its neglected civic architecture. Read more…

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In our final video on complex urban systems, writer Elizabeth Royte offers a snapshot of the past, present and future of what happens to New Yorkers’ trash once it leaves the curb. Read more…

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Architectural League Executive Director Rosalie Genevro offers a historical snapshot of Starrett City and challenges us to question conventional notions of “house” and “home” in American culture. Read more…

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The director of an MTA program to bring visual art and performance to New York City’s public transportation system talks about activating spaces of infrastructure, improving rider experience and harnessing the power of public art. Read more…

Photo: Rob Wilson.

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Matilde Cassani discusses her archive and exhibition and what it reveals about the evolving relationship between religious praxis, cultural identity and urban life. Read more…

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