Spotlight on Urban Design

Students Propose Ways to Achieve Zero-Carbon Footprint in Gowanus

Feature | Dec 16, 2020

Students in the M.S. in Architecture, Urban, and Regional Design program address issues of climate change and rezoning in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn, N.Y.

School of Architecture and Design: Final Reviews

Feature | Jan 23, 2019

In December, NYIT School of Architecture and Design showcased undergraduate and graduate students’ final projects at a series of review sessions on the Long Island and New York City campuses.

Graduate Students and the AIA-NY Team Up For "Future Streets Car Free Earth Day"

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Graduate Students posing with AIA Members
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Attendants interacting with the model
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Model of public space in relation to transportation

Our graduate students alongside the AIANY’s Planning & Urban Design Committee workshopped as a part of New York City’s Department of Transportation’s Car Free Earth Day.
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Urban Climate Lab: East Midtown Manhattan, Spring 2017

Blog | Jun 23, 2017

Climate-Resilient Urban Design Studio, Fall 2016

Blog-Video | Dec 22, 2016

This “vertical” graduate-undergraduate design studio at NYIT engages the New York Metropolitan area as a climate laboratory and contributes to the critical dialog cities and regions confronting climate change. The interdisciplinary studio introduces students to the fundamentals of urban design while confronting resiliency challenges in a vulnerable, flood-prone district in Nassau County, Long Island. The studio is further enriched by collaboration with outside experts working with the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery.

Climate-Resilient Urban Design Studio, Fall 2016

Video | Dec 22, 2016

This “vertical” graduate-undergraduate design studio at NYIT engages the New York Metropolitan area as a climate laboratory and contributes to the critical dialog cities and regions confronting climate change. The interdisciplinary studio introduces students to the fundamentals of urban design while confronting resiliency challenges in a vulnerable, flood-prone district in Nassau County, Long Island. The studio is further enriched by collaboration with outside experts working with the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery.
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Student Work: From the Urban Design Studios

Blog | Dec 12, 2016

Student work from recent urban design studios.

Graduate Students Contributing to the Fourth Regional Plan - Regional Plan Association

Blog | Dec 08, 2016

RPA upcoming Fourth Regional Plan is crafting a long-range vision for the region's shared prosperity, health and livability, resiliency and good governance and MsAURD students are playing their part.