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622 Third Avenue

Landscaped Terrace, Arcade, Plaza, Through Block Arcade, Urban Plaza

As of this writing, the privately owned public spaces at 622 Third Avenue, formerly the Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield headquarters, are undergoing...continued.

20-52 Mott Avenue

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

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

110 Wall Street

Arcade

Rimmed by chunky, black polished stone columns, this arcade along the northeast side of Wall Street and the southeast side of Front Street may be connected...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

135 East 57th Street

Plaza, Open Park Space

These two spaces, one at the northwest corner of Lexington Avenue and East 57th Street, the other further west on East 57th Street, offer dramatically...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2014)

1365 York Avenue

Plaza

Like its neighbor to the north at 1385 York Avenue, this plaza wraps around the three street sides of its elegant residential tower while providi...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

299 Park Avenue

Arcade, Plaza

The plaza more or less encircles this blockfront building on the east side of Park Avenue between East 48th and 49th Streets. The Park Avenue portion is...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

40 East 52nd Street

Urban Plaza

Even experienced public space observers might be forgiven for assuming that the through-block corridor inside this office tower is a public space. To begin...continued.

2 West Loop Road

Public Access Area

The profile for this POPS has not yet been written, but data is available. ...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: APOPS@MAS (2012)

437 Madison Avenue

Arcade, Plaza

This ribbon of plaza wraps around the three street frontages of its host building, on the east side of Madison Avenue, the north side of East 49th Street,...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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