Grain

In March of 2020, NYCHA partnered with our landscape architecture and planning firm to undertake the herculean task of creating an open space master plan for 133 developments in the NYCHA portfolio. Deemed an essential service to NYCHA residents, the outreach, assessment, analysis and planning for NYCHA’s Open Space Master Plan was conducted during the […]

In the Wakefield neighborhood of the Bronx, community areas for free play are scarce, making P.S. 16’s schoolyard an invaluable opportunity for children to connect with nature. Inspired by the freedom that comes from wandering meadows and rolling down hills, a split-level asphalt schoolyard is transformed into a wonderland of challenging obstacles and shady areas […]

When the Tenant Association at Smith Houses’ received only $384,958 of FEMA funding to repair two of its campus playgrounds after Superstorm Sandy, they didn’t back down from their dream of an updated, multigenerational playspace for their community. Instead, they organized. Strong resident voices led the way in coordinating city and state agencies. By raising […]