New York City was amply represented during last night's National Design Awards at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. The Landscape Design award went to PWP Landscape Architecture, the firm that won the World Trade Center Memorial design competition (with Michael Arad). PWP Principal Peter Walker thanked Mayor Bloomberg and Governor Pataki and described the last four years as "difficult," presumably for the number of redesigns and challenges with moving the project forward, but he......

Of the world’s total population of 6.5 billion, 90% (that's 5.8 billion people) have little or no access to things the rest of us take for granted - with nearly half not having regular access to food, clean water, or shelter. Design for the Other 90% is an exhibit on view at Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum through September 23rd, and it focuses on affordable and innovative products not geared towards the 10% getting Crate and......

EVENT: Tonight is the "Taxi 07: Transforming and Icon" event, marking the 100th anniversary of the New York taxi. The Design Trust for Public Space have gathered together members of the city’s design community and tonight they discuss ideas for the redesign the yellow cab. The idea of a redesign was announced back in 2005. 6:30pm // Cooper Hewitt Design Museum [2 E 91st St] // $10 THEATER: Cherry Lane Theatre is reviving Amiri Baraka's......

Design nerds won’t be disappointed by the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum’s 2006 triennial. The exhibition, featuring the work of 87 designers and firms, touches animation, new media, fashion, robotics, architecture, medicine, graphics and everything in-between. Curated by Barbara Bloemink, Ellen Lupton and Matilda McQuaid, the show makes it clear that New York and design are no mismatched pair. Standouts include Josh Davis’ program-generated vector graphics, Jason Miller’s haunting retro furnishings (picture dusty red tables......

+ What would Olmsted and Vaux say about the complainers in Prospect Park? We're just happy there's been no violent crime there lately. + The Gatehouse: "First new performance space to open in Harlem in a generation." The 1890 Romanesque Revival building was restored for $21 million. + Peck Slip redesign should include green space and a piazza, urges community board. But cobblestones are tricky, says area man. + The "long-neglected" Flatbush Ave. corridor from......

Gothamist was supposed to spend the evening on a rooftop with friends and free drinks. Thank you rain for ruining the start to our weekend! We usually don't take a negative tone around here, but it needs to be said: Gothamist hates weather. It's also going to ruin at least one of the below events, see if you can pick which one. When you're done with that, grab your umbrella and rain boots and find......

It goes without saying that New York City is chock full of amazing buildings and spaces. And many of them aren't normally open to the public. But this weekend you can visit over 100 places throughout the five boroughs, free of charge, during the Second Annual Open House New York. From self-guided tours to discussions with designers, OHNY offers a rare glimpse into your fair city. Detailed information about each site - day(s) of......

Australian architect Sean Godsell's FutureShack converts a typical shipping container into a mobile shelter for the homeless or refugees. An entry into the Architecture For Humanity competition on relief housing, each solar-powered unit is fully self-contained. Its stackable shell makes for efficient shipping, and within 24 hours a FutureShack can be ready for occupancy. Sleeker than a New York City studio apartment (and possibly larger), Gothamist loves that although the pared-down finishes and minimal fittings......

Gothamist went to an opening at the Vitra store on Hudson between West 13th and 14th Streets. There was a lot of pretty furniture, but what we remember are the margaritas and being allowed to go upstairs and see the offices, which are supposedly off limits to regular visitors. Plus the opening in question, the exhibit of work and furniture from designers Constantin Boym and Lauren Lyon Boyms, like miniatures of seminal places in history......