Happy Meals?

City Studies

Happy Meals?

Grand Army Plaza

Urban Investigations

Grand Army Plaza

Bail's Set... What's Next?

Public Access Design

Bail's Set... What's Next?

Share, Where?

Urban Investigations

Share, Where?

What's in the Water?

Making Policy Public

What's in the Water?

Vendor Power!

Making Policy Public

Vendor Power!

2019

talk

Recently CUP had the opportunity to participate in the Bauhaus Dessau’s Centenary Program through the Festival School Fundamental. As part of the Festival, a group of 15 organizations and institutions from around the world came together as the Parliament of Schools to ... more

talk

For our friends out West, don’t miss CUP in Arizona! On April 10th, Executive Director Christine Gaspar, will present with social designer Liz Ogbu at Arizona State University. As a part of the Design School Lectures on Experimentation, Christine and Liz will ... more

meet the…

We pulled together an all-star group of jurors to help us select our next CUP Fellow for Change in Design! This year we are joined by Nicole Killian and Juan Carlos Pagan. Nicole Killian’s work investigates how the structures of the internet, mobile messaging, and ... more

news

For Sexual Assault Awareness Month this April, we’re turning to our archives to share some tools you can use to spread awareness and advocate for change! Show Up! is a pocket-sized guide we created with Hollaback! that breaks down bystander intervention into ... more

launch event

On March 21st high school students from Life Science Secondary School debuted their latest investigation, Let’s Hang Out! The students teamed up with CUP and Teaching Artist Stephen Kwok to investigate how loitering laws impact New Yorkers. They created public art ... more

open call

CUP is hiring an intern for the summer of 2019! As a CUP intern, you’ll assist with several projects and learn about CUP’s methods for using design to meet community needs. We’re looking for an intern to assist with: +Research and general support with ... more

open call

The Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) is announcing the call for the 2019 CUP Fellowship for Change in Design, an initiative to support the development of a pipeline of talented individuals from historically under-represented communities into the design fields, and to ... more

Party, exhibit

Last week we celebrated the opening of Winter Term, an exhibit at The Drawing Center highlighting CUP and our methodology. Thanks to all who came out to the Opening Reception! If you missed the party, it’s not too late to check out the show! As a part of the exhibit, ... more

launch event

We’re proud to announce our latest collaboration with the Center for Family Life and designer Lizania Cruz. Planning for Your Children’s Future is a guide for immigrant families facing deportation. The project will be launched next week at Recess gallery, ... more

news

CUP is excited to announce the 2019 Public Access Design Fellows. The incoming group of designers and artists will work with CUP over the coming year, and learn about our participatory design methods. Several of the fellows will also get to collaborate with ... more

news

As we wrap up students’ investigations into social justice questions, we’re thrilled to invite you to their final presentations! Over the past semester, students at Life Sciences High School have collaborated with CUP and Teaching Artist Stephen Kwok to explore ... more

meet the…

As a part of CUP’s ongoing series spotlighting our collaborators, Meet the Designer, we sat down with designer Luiza Dale! Luiza is a graphic designer based in Brooklyn. Her most recent CUP project, Immigrants & NY will be featured in ... more

Snack Attack

City Studies

Snack Attack

Participatory Budgeting

Technical Assistance

Participatory Budgeting

Rumbo A Su Tarjeta Verde

Public Access Design

Rumbo A Su Tarjeta Verde

From Shelter to Apartment

Making Policy Public

From Shelter to Apartment

Our Voice, Our Choice

Urban Investigations

Our Voice, Our Choice

Show Me the Money!

City Studies

Show Me the Money!

Welcome to Health Care!

Making Policy Public

Welcome to Health Care!

The Public School Avengers

Urban Investigations

The Public School Avengers