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1991 Broadway | Bel Canto

Covered Plaza

It would be an understandable mistake to think that this covered plaza, on the west side of Broadway between West 67th and 68th Streets, is all restaurant...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

1 State Street

Arcade, Plaza

The plaza is little more than an addition to the public sidewalk that stretches around the building’s three street sides of State Street, the east side...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

26 Astor Place

Unbonused Open Space, Residential Plaza

The profile for this POPS has not yet been written, but data is available. ...continued.

203 Jay Street

Public Plaza

The profile for this POPS has not yet been written, but data is available. ...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2009)

825 Third Avenue

Plaza

This concrete plaza is extra sidewalk around the office building on the east side of Third Avenue and the north side of East 50th Street. At a recent site...continued.

375 Pearl Street

Arcade, Plaza

The profile for this POPS has not yet been written, but data is available. ...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

400 East 70th Street

Residential Plaza

A lush landscape of overhanging trees, shrubs, and flowers covers much of this north-facing residential plaza, on the south side of East 70th Street east...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

1 Liberty Plaza | Zuccotti Park

Open Area, Plaza

The relationship between this office building and a major portion of its public space diverges from the Corbusian “tower in the park” archetype. Unlike...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

55 Church Street

Sidewalk Widening, Urban Plaza

Located between Dey and Fulton Streets on Church Street, across from the huge plaza in front of the World Trade Center’s twin towers, this modest urban...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

40 East 94th Street

Access to Public Open Area, Public Open Area

When this public open area is public and open, as it is required to be from 8:00 a.m. to sunset daily, then it is a pleasant addition to the neighborhood....continued.

Kayden, APOPS, and MAS Announce Their Collaboration

On October 18 and 19 at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, more than 1,100 innovative city shapers and thought leaders gathered as the Municipal Art Society presented the third annual MAS Summit for New York City. This forum of ideas featured more than 90 speakers over the two days and highlighted trailblazing initiatives in New York and other cities across the globe. read more

Privately Owned Public Space – For Whom, By Whom: An Interview with APOPS Founder Jerold Kayden

In an interview conducted by Lara Belkind for FunctionLab, the research arm of Farshid Moussavi Architecture (FMA), entitled “Privately Owned Public Space—For Whom, By Whom,” APOPS founder and Harvard Professor Jerold Kayden discusses the functional uses of privately owned public space in New York City. read more

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