Thursday, October 16, 2014 7:30PM
Thanks to everyone who came to our annual benefit on October 16th, and helped to make it such a success. A big thanks to all our Sponsors of the event.
Over 300 community advocates, artists, designers, and other urban enthusiasts came together to celebrate ...
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- The Green Building
452 Union Street, Brooklyn
F/G to Carroll Street; R to Union Street
Thursday, September 18, 2014 1:54PM
CUP is excited to announce that our illustrated guidebook, What Is Zoning?, received a 50 Books award from Design Observer. The book was a collaboration of CUP and designers Jeff Lai and Andrew Sloat.
We’re excited and honored to announce that CUP received a Sappi Ideas that Matter grant! This support will help us create a Rent Regulation Rights Spanish-language poster and an accompanying citywide subway campaign. Look for the poster on ...
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014 7PM
With a record 54,667 homeless people in New York City today, there is a serious need for shelters in the city. The Department of Homeless Services has to open up shelters on a regular basis to keep up with the demand for a safe place to sleep. But who decides where homeless ...
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014 6PM
CUP is seeking a fall intern to assist with several current projects, including:
+ Research/general project support on CUP’s Community Education tools + Design production work for print using Adobe CS products + Production work on our education tools, including ...
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014 11:56AM
CUP’s Executive Director was asked what public interest design will look like in 2024 as one of 18 design practitioners by the folks at Impact Design Hub.
Christine spoke on the issues of colonialism, demographic make-up, and individualistic nature still visible ...
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Saturday, August 23, 2014 1:15PM
What is ULURP? ULURP may sound like a monster (and some people think it is), but it stands for Uniform Land Use Review Procedure and it’s the process by which major land use changes get reviewed and approved in New York City. It’s long and complicated, making it ...
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Friday, August 15, 2014 5PM
CUP is looking for talented designers to partner on the 2015 issues of Making Policy Public. CUP seeks designers, visual artists, and other creative workers with an interest in public policy who will bring unique visual solutions to the design challenges ...
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Friday, August 15, 2014 5PM
CUP is looking for community organizations and advocacy groups to partner on the 2015 issues of Making Policy Public. CUP seeks organizations who are working to address a policy issue that would benefit from visual explanation, and where the lack of ...
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Friday, August 1, 2014 5PM
We’re looking for a teaching artist to lead a City Studies project for high school students.
On June 10th, 2014 students from Lyons Community School presented “Level Up”
On June 11th, 2014 students from the Academy of Urban Planning in Bushwick presented “Mean Streets”
