Research Catalog

Title

Vacant spaces NY / M. Meredith and H. Sample ; MOS.

Publication

• New York : Actar Publishers, [2021]
• ©2021

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Additional Authors

• Meredith, Michael, 1971-
• Sample, Hilary
• MOS (Firm), sponsoring body, book designer.
• Studio Lin, book designer.

Description

607 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color), charts, maps, plans; 23 cm

Summary

• "Vacant Spaces NY' "is organized from large to small, general to specific. It begins by looking at vacancy within the United States and continues down to each Manhattan neighborhood, where we zoom into specific vacant spaces, where we have provided as case studies that imagine some possibilities for transforming current vacant spaces into housing or social services. There is also a section on Covid 19, which pervaded New York during our research. As a whole, this document is not meant to provide specific solutions. The data is incomplete. Case studies are limited. We are not policy experts or data analysts or urban planners. Instead, it is simply meant to show something we have taken for granted, vacant spaces, taking part in a collective process of imagining a better city."--Pages 8-9.
• "This project began by walking around our neighborhood noticing empty storefronts. Once we saw them, they were everywhere. They followed us, appearing quietly throughout New York City. Many with no signage, no "for rent," no "coming soon." Usually empty, sometimes dusty, sometimes with brown paper covering the glass. Now, vacancy has only increased. In the densest city in the United States. During a housing crisis. Throughout a pandemic. The quantity of vacant spaces is anyone's best guess. It's only partially documented. They hide in plain sight."--Front flap of printed paper wrapper.

Alternative Title

Vacant spaces New York

Subject

• Terrain vague > New York
• Buildings > Remodeling for other use > New York
• Land use > New York > Planning
• Land use, Urban > New York > Maps
• Housing > New York
• Housing policy > New York
• Community development > New York
• City planning > New York
• Urban policy > New York
• COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- > Influence
• Terrains vagues > New York
• Constructions > Reconversion > New York
• Utilisation du sol > New York > Planification
• Logement > Politique gouvernementale > New York
• Politique urbaine > New York
• ARCHITECTURE / General
• Buildings
• Buildings > Remodeling for other use
• City planning
• Community development
• Housing
• Housing policy
• Land use > Planning
• Land use, Urban
• Social conditions
• Terrain vague
• Urban policy
• Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) > Buildings, structures, etc
• Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) > Social conditions
• Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) > Pictorial works
• New York (State) > New York
• New York (State) > Manhattan

Genre/Form

• Maps.
• Pictorial works.

Note

• Statement of responsibility on front wrapper: M. Meredith and H. Sample, MOS."
• "Credits, MOS Architects, Michael Meredith, Hilary Sample, Ben Dooley, Andy Kim, Vicky Cao, Reese Lewis, Jacqueline Mix, Hannah Lucia Terry, Cristina Terricabras, Carly Richman." "Special thanks to Princeton University School of Architecture."--Page 608.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Introduction -- US vacancy -- New York City vacancy -- Manhattan vacancy -- Covid 19 -- Vacancy as an opportunity -- Case studies -- Conclusion.

ISBN

• 9781948765992
• 1948765993
• 9781638409977 (canceled/invalid)
• 1638409978 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2021937080

OCLC

• on1282008607
• 1282008607
• SCSB-14349356

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries