UDD has been selected to exhibit its ongoing work for the redesign of the NYC Public School lunch trays at NYCxDESIGN, May 10-21 2013. The brainchild of City Council Speaker and Mayoral Candidate Christine C. Quinn’s office
The prophecy of our current energy crisis is in many respects old news. You may recall Jimmy Carter’s 1977 plea to the american public http://bit.ly/YLYgK then interpreted as a tedious history lesson. The tone of the speech was indeed…
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How can data support the creation and predict the sustainability of a new Zero Carbon neighborhood comprised of 500 new units of housing, schools, retail, community services, parks, car sharing and parking? Working with R+L Architects, this award winning design…
The amalgamation of things that makes Chinatown, well Chinatown, are as diverse as the people who set out daily through its maze of streets, offerings and unique experiences. Beset amongst a backdrop of sales people hawking goods, classic tenement buildings,…
NYC thanks to Mayor Bloomberg and Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan has made great strides in providing much needed and improved public space; the Hudson River and Riverside parks, arterial bike paths throughout the city, and urban plazas crafted…
The Bowery Buffer tackles a notoriously dangerous street crossing connecting Eastern and Western sections of Chinatown.
To begin 2013 we’re excited to have been accepted into the IBM Global Entrepreneur Program. Through the program, UDD will now have access to a global network of smart, diverse, and progressive entrepreneurs tackling problems and creating new platforms…
Emerging markets have been hailed as the future of a global economy. This is in part an effort to extend US economic growth to wherever it may lie. In the case of my most recent discussions, Africa is that enormous…
UDD participated in a collective Water Hackathon at the Parson Design and Technology Lab, hosted by Internet of Things and Ushahidi. The goal put our collective minds together and hack a robust low-cost water quality monitoring device. We worked with…
UDD and partners, Gaia Institute, Green Map and NYC Soil & Water Conservation District have been selected from over 400 applications for consideration of a Rockefeller Cultural Innovation Grant. Without question we are excited about our…
UDD and our partners, Green Maps, NYC Soil & Water Conservation and Gaia Institute are excited about our combined effort to research waterfront accessibility in underserved communities.
Governments do it, cities do it too: Open Data is a way to put information to work that has been hidden in databases before. The London Datastore is a good example.
NYC releases its Digital Road Map. The Smart NY City awaits…
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New York City runs the most advanced municipal Open Data initiative on the globe, with over 350 government data sets that serve as the backbone for independently created
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Visual.ly: The world’s largest community for exploring, sharing, creating, and promoting data visualizations.
Recently featured in MoMA’s Talk to Me exhibit, Pitch Interactive is doing some nice work in data visualization.
Strategy: Implement Environmentally Smart Beacons which newly symbolize Newark’s history, growth and promise as a modern city, diverse, eco conscious, and dedicated toward advancement.
Cameras, Microwave Motion Sensors and E-ZPass Readers Provide Real-Time Information Used in Wireless Adjustments to Traffic Signals Wireless System Made Possible Through the Investment in the City’s High-Speed, Mobile Data Network – NYCWiN
Urbanflow, a joint effort of Nordkapp.fi and Urbanscale.org envisions an operating system for cities. The scenario explored in the video revolves around situated urban screens and their potential uses.
UDD’s “PLATED, SERVED + SAVED” at NYCxDESIGN / Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
May 1, 2013
UDD accepted into the IBM Global Entrepreneur Program
Jan 4, 2013
Strategic Design: Africa 101
Sep 21, 2012
Energy Crisis Gaming
May 18, 2012
UDD Urban Water Hacking + Innovative Devices
Apr 1, 2012
UDD + Partners considered for Rockefeller Cultural Innovation Grant
Mar 7, 2012
Why Detroit Matters
Jan 12, 2012
Water Now!
Dec 13, 2011