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Urban Systems

Thematic series that explore how overarching urban systems impact the way we use and occupy space in the city.

Activities

Building Capital · OHNY Stacks

A New Approach: Heritage Conservation in Brownsville
March 30th, 2023
6:00PM - 7:00PM
Radical Knowledge · Urban Systems

Library Love: Five Borough Scavenger Hunt
August 6th, 2022
Building Capital · Urban Systems

Building Capital on the Waterfront
June 29th, 2022
Radical Knowledge

Reimagining the Neighborhood Library
April 21st, 2022
Radical Knowledge

Adams Street Library
March 9th, 2022
Radical Knowledge

Libraries for the 21st Century: Design Standards for the Modern Carnegie Library
February 15th, 2022
Library interior with low bookshelves and large gold metal light fixture
Radical Knowledge

Brooklyn Central Library: Linda Johnson and Toshiko Mori in Conversation
October 16th, 2021
Radical Knowledge

Woodstock Library
October 16th, 2021
A library interior with skylights and large windows at street level.
Radical Knowledge

Macomb’s Bridge Library
October 16th, 2021
A childrens' library room with colorful chairs and low bookshelves
Radical Knowledge

Washington Heights Library
October 16th, 2021
Radical Knowledge

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library
October 16th, 2021
Library interior with shelves
Radical Knowledge

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library Design Tour
August 12th, 2021
Radical Knowledge

Inclusive Learning & Civic Engagement: Lessons from Helsinki and New York
August 5th, 2021
library
Radical Knowledge

Re-Opening the City for All: A Conversation with NYC’s Chief Librarians
May 12th, 2021
Radical Knowledge

Social Infrastructure is a Right: Places for Gathering, Sharing and Learning
March 4th, 2021
White stone courthouse building temporarily housing the Sunset Park Library during construction
Radical Knowledge

Revealing Stories: Libraries and Memory Exploring the Carnegie Corporation’s Digital Archive
February 11th, 2021
New subway station with open mezzanine
The Moving City

Last Subway
April 14th, 2020
Mosaic mural featuring a Weimaraner dog wearing a red fireman's coat and hat against and blue back drop
The Moving City

MTA Arts & Design: Transforming Manhattan’s West Side Stations
March 3rd, 2020
The Moving City

Future of New York City Highways
February 11th, 2020
Subway platform with enhanced wayfinding for people with disability
The Moving City

Accessibility in Transit
February 4th, 2020
Rendering of a network of automobile traffic on a network of connected highways
The Moving City

SOM Thinkers: The Future of Transportation
December 2nd, 2019
Raw and unfinished underground train tunnel under construction
The Moving City

East Side Access
November 21st, 2019
The Moving City

New York City’s Congestion Pricing Experiment
November 20th, 2019
Busy city street with pedestrians boarding a bus
The Moving City

Turning Around New York City’s Buses
November 14th, 2019
Inside a NYC bus with a view of cars and taxis
The Moving City

Transit Tech Lab Accelerator
November 12th, 2019
Aerial view of a Manhattan street with cars
The Moving City

Transportation Conversations: Polly Trottenberg
November 4th, 2019
The Moving City

MTA Arts & Design: Transforming the Elevated Astoria Line
October 30th, 2019
The Moving City

History of the New York City Subway
September 5th, 2019
The Moving City

Ports of New York
August 28th, 2019
The Moving City

Transportation Conversations: Sam Schwartz
August 21st, 2019
The Moving City

Transportation Conversations: Veronica Vanterpool
August 13th, 2019
The Moving City

Transportation Conversations: Meera Joshi
August 8th, 2019
The Moving City

NYCDOT Traffic Management Center Tour
August 6th, 2019
The Moving City

Hamilton Avenue Asphalt Plant
July 31st, 2019
The Moving City

Bridges and Tunnels
July 24th, 2019
The Moving City

Graphic Design in Transit
July 17th, 2019
The Moving City

Transportation Conversations: Tom Wright
July 9th, 2019
Spaces of Justice

After Rikers: Justice by Design
March 13th, 2019
Spaces of Justice

Aichhorn Residential Treatment Facility
February 5th, 2019
Spaces of Justice

Neighborhood Opportunity Network (NeON)
November 28th, 2018
Spaces of Justice

The Bridge/Maple East Residence
November 15th, 2018
Spaces of Justice

Midtown Community Court
November 8th, 2018
Spaces of Justice

Red Hook Community Justice Center
November 1st, 2018
Spaces of Justice

Brooklyn Justice Initiatives
October 30th, 2018
Spaces of Justice

Brownsville Community Justice Center
October 24th, 2018
Spaces of Justice

The Fortune Academy and Castle Gardens
August 10th, 2018
Spaces of Justice

Greenhope Services for Women
July 17th, 2018
Spaces of Justice

Rikers – An American Jail
June 27th, 2018
Spaces of Justice

Staten Island Courthouse
June 13th, 2018
Spaces of Justice

Redefining Safety and Justice for the 21st Century City
May 30th, 2018
Getting to Zero

Zero Waste Design Guidelines
December 4th, 2017
Getting to Zero

Fountain Avenue Landfill Raffle Tour
October 28th, 2017
Getting to Zero

Newtown Creek
August 16th, 2017
Getting to Zero

Sims Sunset Park Material Recovery Facility
July 18th, 2017
Getting to Zero

Manhattan 1/2/5 Garage & Salt Shed
July 11th, 2017
Getting to Zero

Freshkills Park
June 23rd, 2017
Getting to Zero

Waste Waterways
June 21st, 2017
Getting to Zero

DSNY Central Repair Shop
June 14th, 2017
Getting to Zero

Dead Horse Bay
June 9th, 2017
Getting to Zero

Covanta Union County Resource Recovery Facility
May 31st, 2017
Getting to Zero

Hamilton Avenue Marine Transfer Station
May 23rd, 2017
Getting to Zero

New York City’s Dis-Contents: A History of Waste Systems
May 1st, 2017
Getting to Zero

Materials for the Arts
April 19th, 2017
Getting to Zero

Goodwill NYNJ + Big Reuse
April 12th, 2017
Getting to Zero

Treasure in the Trash at the M11 Garage
March 26th, 2017
Getting to Zero

The Future of Waste in New York
February 21st, 2017
The Final Mile

Gotham West Market
March 8th, 2016
The Final Mile

Le District
March 3rd, 2016
The Final Mile

Berg’n
February 24th, 2016
The Final Mile

Eataly
February 19th, 2016
The Final Mile

Moore Street Market
August 28th, 2015
The Final Mile

Good Eggs Brooklyn Food Hub
August 3rd, 2015 - August 11th, 2015
The Final Mile

Union Square Greenmarket
July 29th, 2015
The Final Mile

Food Bank For New York City
June 25th, 2015
The Final Mile

Baldor Specialty Foods
June 10th, 2015
The Final Mile

Hunts Point Produce Market
May 28th, 2015
The Final Mile

How Great Cities Are Fed: A lecture with Karen Karp
April 29th, 2015
The Final Mile

New Fulton Fish Market
April 24th, 2015
Industry City is a historic manufacturing complex that is being reimagined into a creative hub
Making It Here

Making Space: A Discussion on the Future of Manufacturing in NYC
January 15th, 2015
Making It Here

Long Island City Neighborhood Tour
September 5th, 2014
Making It Here

Martin Greenfield Clothiers Factory Tour
August 18th, 2014
Making It Here

Port Morris Neighborhood Tour
August 15th, 2014
Making It Here

Red Hook Neighborhood Tour
August 8th, 2014
Making It Here

National Elevator Cab & Door Factory Tour
August 1st, 2014
Making It Here

Edison Price Factory Tour
July 16th, 2014
Making It Here

Greenpoint Manufacturing & Design Center
June 20th, 2014
Making It Here

Brooklyn Navy Yard
June 6th, 2014
Making It Here

Brooklyn Army Terminal
May 20th, 2014
Making It Here

Standard Motors Building
May 16th, 2014

Places

Exterior shot of Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center

Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center

Greenpoint , Brooklyn
In-person Guided Tour, Talk
Main double-height reading section

Brooklyn Heights Library

Brooklyn Heights , Brooklyn
In-person Guided Tour
Interior Shot of Adams Street. Image of bright

Adams Street Library

DUMBO , Brooklyn
In-person Guided Tour

News & Updates

News Radical Knowledge Urban Systems
Radical Knowledge: Libraries as Community Catalysts
March 5, 2021
Tom Wright speaking in front of a map visualizing RPA's third regional plan.
News The Moving City
Tom Wright on the Future of New York City’s Regional Transit
March 13, 2020
News Radical Knowledge
Open House New York to Receive Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for Library Series
January 15, 2020
News Press Release The Moving City Urban Systems
The Moving City: Transportation Infrastructures of New York
June 17, 2019
Spaces of Justice
After Rikers: Justice by Design
April 19, 2019
Building Capital Interview Urban Systems
Meet Oscar Perry Abello, Building Capital Fellow
January 31, 2023
Building Capital Urban Systems
OHNY Awarded NEA Grant for Building Capital
January 10, 2023
Building Capital Urban Systems
Fellowship Opportunity: Building Capital
December 29, 2022
Building Capital Urban Systems
Building Capital: Steering Committee and Advisors
December 29, 2022
Standing in a courtyard by the Jacob Riis Houses
Building Capital
Building Capital: The Value of Place
December 29, 2022
Building Capital Urban Systems
How LISC NYC Builds Equity & Access
May 20, 2022
Building Capital Interview Urban Systems
Meet Valerie White, LISC NYC
May 18, 2022