Sentences with phrase «create public spaces»

«This means that they are not only focused on the design of individual buildings, whether offices, shops, apartments or private homes; but they are also aiming to create public spaces on private land, as well as upgrading existing public space outside of their site boundaries — ensuring that these benefit the surrounding community.

One method of improvement endorsed by the group is to establish connectivity features between new developments and the remainder of a community and to create public spaces that encourage physical activity.

«There's a realization... that capital and people can go where they like more than ever before,» says Ethan Kent, a vice president with PPS, a nonprofit organization based in New York that helps cities create public spaces.

«Each of those public investments to redo roads, to create public space has resulted in very significant private sector investment and that's not coincidental.»

The dedication marks the culmination of a five - year drive to finally create a public space to honor those lost to HIV as well as the many activists who battled to bring public attention and government dollars to bear on the unprecedented health crisis.

Buffalo's Albright - Knox Art Gallery wants to create a public space that could rival Canalside while expanding and remaking one of the city's most recognizable institutions.

Corona Plaza is a newly - created public space in the heart of Corona.

The biennial aims at creating a public space of reflection, breaking down barriers, and building bridges in the time of warfare.

He has worked closely with Machine Project to create architectural interventions at the Los Angeles Museum of Art (LACMA); and most recently in 2014 at the Gamble House designed by Greene & Greene in Pasadena as part of the Getty's Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A. Page also inverted Machine Project's home base; creating public space where there once was private.

But fresh thinking has focused on cheap, quick, temporary and D.I.Y. - style approaches to creating public space — among these, curbside «parklets» in San Francisco and a communal farm on what had been a derelict parcel in the middle of Phoenix.

There is now more awareness of creating public spaces that can also help to better manage stormwater.

That is my most important goal in creating any public space in my home.

Not exact matches

His first presentation in the series was about New York's Central Park, which was designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted to show that America could create beautiful, natural public spaces that rivalled the best of Europe.

«The whole reason for this company is to protect children in schools,» says the founder of Amulet Protective Technologies, which makes ballistic material that can be put into walls, doors, cubicle dividers, and office furniture to create bullet - stopping barriers in public spaces.

Without naming any particular company, Harty explained that recent public market performances of companies in the enterprise infrastructure space have created the perception that overall market for data storage, servers, and related data center technology space is unsteady.

Specific policies include a Canada Employment Credit and Tax Fairness Plan to reduce taxes for working families and seniors; tax credits for public transit, kid's sports, textbooks, tools, and apprentices; increased support to the provinces and territories to create new child care spaces; increasing the Senior Age Credit amount by an additional $ 1,000; and allowing income splitting for caregivers of family members with disabilities.

I do remember about 5 groups creating a worship space, 5 different rooms, and inviting the public in to go through it all.

Another important digital advantage is the relative ease with which new public spaces can be created in cyberspace.

Rather, what Crouch did was to continue the tradition of creating new cultural forms from within the folk culture he inhabited and taking such artifacts into a broader public space.

A primary concern of SR, therefore, is practical: to create space in which the «deep reasonings» of a community can be made more public than they are at present.

W Vieques is an undiscovered oasis created by an innovative team of designers including lead designer, Patricia Urquiola, of Milan based Studio Urquiola, renowned design firm, Rockwell Group Europe who collaborated with Patricia Urquiola on the spa and public spaces and architectural firms, Sierra Cardona Ferrer and EDSA.

• Inclusion of new 63 row single - tier stand responds to Club desire to create the most atmospheric stadium in Europe • Planning application lodged with Haringey Council for a world - class stadium, public square, hotel, supermarket, homes and space for the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation • Delivered on the current site and adjacent land, ending concerns about a move out of the Borough with no need for even a temporary move during construction • Major investment into North Tottenham to provide a huge boost to the area • A flagship for the wider regeneration of the area

Much of my work explores the space in between our public identities, our true selves, the the dreams we dream and the realities we create to better define who we are and who we want to become.

In February of 2008, Fox Valley Park District residents approved a $ 44.8 million referendum to fund improvements for local parks, trails and public facilities, acquire new land for additional recreation space, preserve Fox River shoreline areas and create additional venues for athletic fields, and numerous other goals.

They've created a public online space where women (and men!)

«Over the last three years, we've engaged the Inwood community to protect and create affordable housing, deliver waterfront open space, and provide new opportunities for residents and small businesses,» said Stephanie Báez, NYCEDC Vice President of Public Affairs.

Once again, the onus is on campaigns to arm their supporters with the tools they need to persuade and motivate in the public social networking space, though campaigns can also create their own networks, so - called «walled garden» social sites.

With the growth in the commercialisation of public space, through sell - offs, a Peaceful Protest Act would also create a limited right of access to quasi-public land for the purposes of protest — as Tom Watson unsuccessful amendment to the Protection of Freedoms Bill attempted last year.

«The transformation of this space creates a more welcoming center that is better able to provide services and do so in a way that is more comfortable and secure both for the public and our staff,» added Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz.

«Our ambition is to create a connection between the viewer and the very real art of building taking place on a live construction project - especially as many of these are located in the very heart of public spaces,» says Art of Building manager Saul Townsend.

We have a situation in which not too long ago Senior Minister, Hon Osafo Marfo, on the 7th August, 2017 informed members of the public of plans by government to downsize the public service in order to reduce the impact of wages and salaries on the country's fiscal space and create the needed efficiency to execute more projects for the masses.

The city has been doing outreach over assorted waterfront projects over the past year, and created a forum on their website with a map tool for the public to find publicly - accessible open space along the waterfront.

The Albright - Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo plans to sink its parking lot beneath a restored public green space along Elmwood Avenue, radically reconfigure much of Gordon Bunshaft's low - lying 1962 addition into a grand public entry hall and create 23,000 square feet of new gallery space split between two new buildings that pay deference to the surrounding parkland.

Pillinger was also instrumental in persuading both UK academic organisations and private companies to invest in the project and, in so doing, creating a huge public awareness and enthusiasm for space research.

Good public Investments made in the 1950s, «60s «70s and «80s were sold off or strategically undermined to create space for private investment — NITEL, Nigerian Shipping Line, Nigerian Airways, Nigerian Railways, the Vehicle Assembly Plants; the Textile Mills; the Breweries; etc..

The plan calls for creating public open spaces along the Harlem River waterfront.

Stringer said his approval of the project — a $ 15 billion redevelopment stretching from 30th to 33rd streets and 10th to 12th avenues — is conditional on the developer's promise to meet LEED silver standards, consult with the community to mitigate the effect of construction on noise and traffic and create public open space at the site.

Mulgrew said he was «perplexed» that so many upstate Republican senators — many who receive contributions from the charter industry — took so much interest in creating «more free space in New York City public schools» for charter chains.

Picente cited the many benefits of a revitalized downtown district that, in conjunction with Mohawk Valley Health System's soon - to - be constructed state - of - the - art hospital, will create employment opportunities, add new revenue streams for economic growth, supply additional public parking, improve community health with green spaces and stimulate property values.

This grant program provides financial and technical assistance to local community partners «seeking to bring new life and connect people in its public spaces, creating more resilient cities.»

The business paper, however, did not note that these spaces are actually public places that developers were required to create — and keep open — in return for the right to build taller buildings under city zoning laws.

«Although some of these changes represent modest improvements, we're very disappointed that after months of discussion the city fails to recognize that we can't create a stronger Midtown if we don't reliably invest in the transit system, predictably fund public space improvements, protect landmark worthy buildings, and make sure that New Yorkers have a real voice in the future of their skyline,» Lola Finkelstein, chairwoman of a multi-board task force comprised of Community Boards 1, 4, 5 and 6, said in a statement.

The developers have promised to create an open, public space on the waterfront and to designate 30 percent, or 660, of its units for below market - rate housing, far more than what is required by current zoning.

FLATIRON — A series of floating pools dotting Manhattan's East River shore or elevating the heliport on East 34th Street to create more open space were among the bold visions several dozen community members suggested Monday night at a public forum about re-imagining the waterfront.

Solar storms can at times create radiation damage or introduce errors in satellite or spacecraft computer processors, causing them to function unpredictably, malfunction (sometimes permanently) or «misbehave» in other ways, Anderson says, adding that much of this activity goes unreported to the public because, particularly in commercial space - based systems, operators tend to be very reticent to admit they have had a problem that might discourage investors.

The authors note that public health initiatives that could help make the overall environment healthier include restricting the sale of non-nutritious foods in and around schools; menu labeling and providing incentives for food stores to build outlets in local food deserts; creating safe spaces for physical activity that are monitored to reduce the likelihood of crime; and maintaining smoke - free restaurants and public spaces, among others.

This law can be used to create realistic crowds in virtual reality games and to make public spaces safer.

«The Budget creates new opportunities for collaboration with industry on space station operations, supports public - private partnerships for deep - space habitation and exploration systems, funds data buys from companies operating small satellite constellations, and supports work with industry to develop and commercialize new space technologies,» OMB officials wrote.

The space agency created Web - based tools to allow the public to take part in explorations of the Red Planet.

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