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100 William Street

Covered Pedestrian Space

This multistory, open-air covered pedestrian space, the first covered pedestrian space built under the covered pedestrian space bonus provisions of the...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

175 Water Street

Open Pedestrian Area, Special Permit Arcade

Under provisions of the now repealed Special Manhattan Landing Development District, this building provided a two-story-high special permit arcade, scooped...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

90 Washington Street

Plaza

The main part of the plaza grips the building on the west side of Washington Street and the south side of Rector Street. The Washington Street portion...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

1350 Sixth Avenue

Plaza

The most notable aspect of this plaza ...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

114 West 47th Street

Through Block Connection

This outdoor but covered through block connection joining West 46th and 47th Streets between Sixth and Seventh Avenues is stripped down for circulation....continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

205 East 95th Street

Residential Plaza

It is easy to miss this residential plaza at the northeast corner of Third Avenue and East 95th Street, even though the red brick paving, several planters,...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

1133 Sixth Avenue

Plaza

Three small notches cut into this office tower, on West 43rd Street, the west side of Sixth Avenue, and West 44th Street, provide space for this plaza....continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

50 East 89th Street

Landscaped Open Area, Plaza (Park-Like Open Space)

On the north side of East 88th Street between Park and Madison Avenues, this commodious plaza (park-like open space) at the back of the through-block lot...continued.

Photo: Huge, Inc.

100 Wall Street

Arcade, Plaza

The plaza and arcade front the entrances to the office building on the northeast side of Wall Street between Water and Front Streets. Owing to the street...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

767 Fifth Avenue

Arcade, Plaza

The plaza in front of the former General Motors Building on the east side of Fifth Avenue between East 58th and 59th Streets is undergoing a radical identity...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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