Ideas
Stage II Finalist
urbanSHED International Design Competition
Design Merit Award
American Institute of Architects New York Chapter
Faculty Design Award
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
In New York City, more than 6,000 sidewalk sheds flank buildings and construction sites at any given time, obstructing more than 1 million linear feat of sidewalk. Most remain in place for a year or more, these supposedly temporary structures have become permanent features of the urban streetscape.
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While intended to protect pedestrians from overhead construction debris, they undermine the aesthetic and social qualities of one of the most important and dynamic forms of public space - the sidewalk.
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While intended to protect pedestrians from overhead construction debris, they undermine the aesthetic and social qualities of one of the most important and dynamic forms of public space - the sidewalk.