NYCHA, a government agency that serves 650,000 public housing residents, partnered with The Rooster Design Group to create a “green guide” that will inspire residents to reduce their energy consumption and environmental impact. The guide, titled “The Power Is In Your Hands,” uses clear, positive iconography paired with simple how-to text to encourage residents to help make NYC the world’s first great sustainable city of the 21st century.
The Broadway Mall Association is collaborating with Balmori Associates (Landscape/Urban Design), Joel Sanders (Architecture), and Domingo Gonzalez Associates (Lighting Design) to transform the entire 100-block length of the Broadway Malls into a stunning ecological corridor that will bring beauty, public safety, and commercial visibility to thousands of New Yorkers.
WireMedia Communications is designing a new website and materials for Nostrand Park — an emerging community development group that provides services to the arts, business and cultural organizations of Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
The Anna Gonzalez Apartments provides permanent affordable housing and supportive services for formerly homeless and low-income working individuals. Sohbr Studio is working with Enteprise Community Partners and CAMBA to redesign the building's lobby, community room and solarium, pro bono, to meet the needs of residents, including people with special needs such as mental illness and HIV/AIDS, as well as those who are in transition from chronic homelessness.…
Working with Enterprise Community Partners, Fordham Bedford Housing Corporation (FBHC) and OCV Architects, Robin Key Landscape Architecture (RKLA) is developing an intergenerational garden for seniors and high school students at the Serviam Gardens senior housing development in the Bronx. Built on the campus of Mt. St. Ursula, an all-girls Catholic high school, the grounds of Serviam Gardens will serve the building’s 240 senior residents with a series…
desigNYC’s mission is to improve the lives of New Yorkers by connecting nonprofits, community groups and city agencies serving the public good with passionate, professional pro bono designers. We bring organizations and designers together in symbiotic ways, provide pro bono design guidelines, best practices and resources, host community-building events, and promote the design collaborations to accelerate and celebrate their
desigNYC’s mission is to improve the lives of New Yorkers by connecting nonprofits, community groups and city agencies serving the public good with passionate, professional pro bono designers. We bring organizations and designers together in symbiotic ways, provide pro bono design guidelines, best practices and resources, host community-building events, and promote the design collaborations to accelerate and celebrate their impact. All of the videos featured here were created by a volunteer team of documentary producers and filmmakers. For more information visit us at desigNYC.org.
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