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418 East 59th Street

Residential Plaza

The design and location of this compact residential plaza on the south side of East 59th Street between Sutton Place South and First Avenue guarantee that...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

300 East 85th Street

Residential Plaza

Two older men are overheard in spirited debate: “You can pass judgment on his record,” asserts the first. “That’s what you meant to say, not...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

60 East 8th Street

Plaza

Several steps above the street, this U-shaped concrete plaza grips street and nonstreet sides of the building. From East 8th Street, a canopied corridor...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

1850 Second Avenue

Arcade

The difference between legal and physical classifications of public space is idiosyncratically illustrated by this tiny public space on the east side of...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

350 Jay Street

Urban Plaza, Plaza and Plaza Connected Open Space

Three legal types of public space, plaza, plaza connected open space, and open space area, wrap around east, west, and south sides of this hotel. On the...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2009)

415 East 54th Street

Residential Plaza

Located on the north side of East 54th Street between Sutton Place South and First Avenue, this well-designed residential plaza marshals comfortable proportions,...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

211 West 56th Street

Plaza

Elevated eight steps above the sidewalk, this small plaza on the north side of West 56th Street between Seventh Avenue and Broadway used to be a dark narrow...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

351 East 84th Street

Plaza

This plaza features standard typologies of the semicircular drop-off driveway and extra sidewalk as it surrounds the residential tower’s three street...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

130 West 67th Street

Arcade, Plaza

Midway between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue on the south side of West 67th Street, this planter-filled strip of plaza contains virtually no usable space....continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

200 East 33rd Street

Plaza

This is another plaza that clamps around the three street sides of its full blockfront building, on the east side of Third Avenue between East 32nd and...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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