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City Studies

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Block Party

City Studies

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Public Access Design

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Don't Trash NYC!

Public Access Design

Don't Trash NYC!

The Fresh Producers

Urban Investigations

The Fresh Producers

Share, Where?

Urban Investigations

Share, Where?

open call

Monday, January 20, 2014 5PM

CUP is seeking a full-time Program Assistant to provide general project and organizational support on our Youth Education and Community Education programs.

open call

Friday, January 10, 2014 9PM

CUP seeks a programmer to develop a tablet app that lets educators use CUP’s methods to bring high school students out of the classroom to learn about how the city works. We’re looking for a programmer with experience working with PhoneGap or another similar ... more

launch event, news

Friday, January 10, 2014 4PM

How can students have a say in New York City’s public schools? Who makes the big decisions? How do you get access to them? Learn more about the Department of Education’s moving parents with Voice Recognition, a new Urban Investigation created by students from ... more

open call

Monday, January 6, 2014 5PM

CUP has three open calls for City Studies teaching artist positions in the spring of 2014. CUP’s project-based curricula enable students to explore fundamental questions about how the city works through collaborative research and design. CUP teaching ... more

open call

Friday, December 13, 2013 9PM

CUP is seeking a highly motivated fundraising professional with a strong interest in design and social justice to join our growing team as the Development & Communications Director. We are seeking an entrepreneurial individual who is excited to lead a collaborative ... more

talk

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 5:45PM

CUP’s Christine Gaspar spoke on a panel of educators, artists, and designers addressing the role of engaged learning in building better citites. The forum gathered practicioners from diverse institutions to speak from their own experiences concerning the role of ... more
  • AIA Center for Architecture
    536 La Guardia Place
    New York, NY 10012

open call

Friday, December 6, 2013 5PM

We’re seeking a teaching artist to design and implement a 10-hour in class project for high school students at Lyons Community School in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn about the path to graduation. This project will be part of a 12th grade class and will explore and ... more

Party, launch event, workshop

On November 20th, 2013, CUP launched What Is Zoning? the second in our series of Envisioning Development Toolkits, with a party and four days of hands-on community workshops. Zoning law regulates land use across the city and shapes buildings, blocks, and whole neighborhoods. ... more
  • 155D East Broadway
    New York, NY

talk, exhibit

From November 1st to the 3rd, CUP exhibited our Making Policy Public posters at The Institute Effect, a special exhibition area presented as part of the Lisbon Architecture Triennale. The exhibition space, located in Lisbon’s historic Museu do Design e da Moda, ... more

launch event

Tuesday, October 29, 2013 7PM

There are a lot of schools in New York City. Some doing well. Others… not so well. What happens to these schools? When can a faltering school be salvaged and when should it be shuttered? How does the Department of Education make decisions about what schools get closed? ... more
  • The New School
    Bark Room
    2 West 13th Street, 1st Floor
    New York, New York
    N/Q/R/L/4/5/6 to Union Sq

news, talk

Wednesday, October 23, 2013 7PM

Jeff Maki, one of the CUP teaching artists who worked on Fast Tracked, our Urban Investigation on the extension of the 7 line, was part of a panel looking at how transportation decisions are made. The panel examined ... more
  • The Old Stone House
    Washington Park,
    Fifth Avenue btwn 3rd & 4th streets
    Park Slope, Brooklyn

Party

Thursday, October 17, 2013 7PM

Thanks to everyone who came to our annual benefit on October 17th, and helped to make it such a success. Over 300 artists, designers, community advocates, and other urban enthusiasts sipped drinks and nibbled on dumplings, donuts, and salty-sweet chocolates while enjoying ... more
  • The Green Building
    452 Union Street, Brooklyn
    F/G to Carroll Street; R to Union Street

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Making Policy Public

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Seeking Sanctuary

Urban Investigations

Seeking Sanctuary

Planning for your children's future

Technical Assistance

Planning for your children's future

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Public Access Design

Rumbo A Su Tarjeta Verde

Lotto Zone

Urban Investigations

Lotto Zone

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

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Technical Assistance

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Public Access Design

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