Common Cents

City Studies

Common Cents

Grand Army Plaza

Urban Investigations

Grand Army Plaza

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

Puff Puff Passed

Urban Investigations

Puff Puff Passed

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Public Access Design

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Print Museumopolis

What is a museum today? A giant fun house? A really artsy mall? Museums are wildly diverse in their sizes, annual operating budgets, missions, and their urban context.

In the summer of 2013, a group of 15 public high school students from across the Hudson Valley participated in an Urban Investigation project in collaboration with CUP, the Dia Art Foundation, and teaching artist Katarzyna Balug. The group asked: “What is the role of a museum in a city?”

The group prototyped museums for the future: museums that lack walls, that are utopian, dystopian, carved from precious stones, or run by residents. These models form the bedrock of this illustrated booklet. 

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Making Policy Public

We care!

What is asylum?

Making Policy Public

What is asylum?

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Public Access Design

Power Trip

Urban Investigations

Power Trip

Pinned Down? Rise Up!

Making Policy Public

Pinned Down? Rise Up!

From Shelter to Apartment

Making Policy Public

From Shelter to Apartment

What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

Making Policy Public

What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

Government in Plain Sight

City Studies

Government in Plain Sight