Vacant Spaces in New York

High Density, Hilary Sample, MOS, Politics and economics, Talk, Topics, Vacant Spaces NY

Affordable Housing, Alternative Domesticity, Architect’s role, Architecture, City challenge, Community, Design strategies, Design-based research, Developing policies, Global Awareness, Housing, Neighborhood, New York, Political implications, Public Space, Social contributor, talk, USA, Vacancy

"Vacant spaces NY", 2021 -- https://lccn.loc.gov/2021937080

Interview by Marta Bugés. Edited by Sara Traba.

Hilary Sample talks about Vacant Spaces NY, the research on vacancy in the city of New York that reveals inaccessibility to affordable housing, and the worsening of urban life. She highlights the role of architects in addressing this situation and explains the design strategies she’s working on as co-founder of MOS architects with Michael Meredith.