Hasta La Ideas

The Greenhouse Project In East New York, Brooklyn. Rendering by Abruzzo-Bodziak Architects

Join desigNYC for their annual exhibition celebrating the results of collaborations between urban advocacy groups and design. The organization works to harness the power of the creative community to affect a better urban experience, imagining a better future for our cities.

As this year’s city-wide design programming reflects (most notably the New Museum Festival of Ideas for a New City, this week’s Urban Week Festival, the Municipal Arts Society’s Annual Summit on Livability and Archtober Architecture and Design Month New York City) there is an urgent call for organizations like desigNYC to help heighten public perception, understanding and participation in the making of our city. desigNYC’s method: connect civic-minded designers with extraordinary nonprofits, community groups and city agencies serving the public good. desigNYC does it with people in mind and with hands-on, long-term projects, on the ground. Not too much talking, lots of doing. Not too much glamour, but real, deep, collaborative changes.

desigNYC’s annual exhibition+party celebrates the results to date of these passionate collaborations. This second round of desigNYC projects connected eight extraordinary organizations with over 20 talented design professionals who are leaders in the fields of architectural, landscape, interior, experience and communications design. The projects are creating solutions affecting a range of social and environmental issues impacting the city, including sustainable development and education, neighborhood revitalization, social justice, health and urban farming, environmental activism, etc. What is particularly amazing about these pilot projects is how scalable most of them are, Greenhouse pop-up farms, a Boat Box on Brooklyn waterfronts and Main Street urban interventions. They have true potential to influence New York City neighborhoods and inspire city organizations searching for smart, cost-effective solutions for social and urban revitalization. Check out the full list of projects after the jump and celebrate design action at the opening on Wednesday and learn how to get more involved.

desigNYC 2011 Exhibition
Wednesday, September 14th
6PM – 8:30PM
GD Cucine
227 West 17th Street
New York City

On view through October 1st

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