
Design Trust for Public Space
Design galleryDesign Trust for Public Space is a New York City nonprofit, founded in 1995 by Andrea Woodner, a sculptor trained as an architect, to bring design expertise to the city's shared public spaces. It works as a design and policy incubator, pairing city agencies with community groups and private-sector designers on projects touching parks, plazas, streets, and public buildings across the five boroughs. Recent initiatives include a request-for-proposals program on water access and resilience, the Untaped Initiative addressing permitting barriers to public-space programming, and Neurodiverse City, a project reimagining public space for neurodivergent New Yorkers. The organization is listed in the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs directory of cultural organizations.











