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Project design—from ideation to implementation—is at the heart of everything Pilot Projects does. In addition to commissioned client work, we co-create integrative projects that turn pressing systems challenges into development opportunities.

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Sustainable Wood for Cities

A first-of-its-kind guide that helps cities source wood to benefit climate, environment, and society

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Peruvian Timber Sector Innovation

A collaboration with the Peruvian National Council of Science, Technology and Innovation to improve the social and environmental outcomes of the wood products sector in Pucallpa.

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The Quito Cities4Forests Bridge

Cities4Forests partnered with local municipal representatives, indigenous communities, architects and carpenters to exhibit the potential of eucalyptus wood to help cities like Quito restore their inner and nearby forests.

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The Future of Forest Work

Local communities are on the front lines of conserving forests. Youth are the future of these communities. What kind of exciting, innovative and rewarding work would incentivize young people to stay in or return to forests?

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Delancey Street Plaza

This public plaza upgrades a space at the speedy and disorderly entrance to the Williamsburg Bridge, building on the Essex Crossing development.

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Norfolk Street Pop-up Retail

Our proposal for the LES BID explores ways to help very small businesses exploit an under-used site along an increasingly busy stretch off Rivington Street.

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New Hope Community Center

Bowery Mission expands to serve Spanish Harlem. Pilot Projects hired to design ground floor community co-working space, help desk, and a professional services clinic.

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Communities of Practice

Using systems thinking to co-create a better world

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Partner Forest Program

One of our main contributions to our Cities4Forests network is the co-creation of opportunities for cities to “partner” with faraway forests in the tropics.

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Orchard St. Streetscape Co-Design

Partnering with the Lower East Side Business Improvement District, we brought community groups together to create a much-needed plan for bicycle parking, street furniture, pedestrian plazas and tree plantings.

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Wood at Work

A global community of practice exploring the use of sustainably-sourced wood to build city infrastructure, promote forest conservation, and enact climate change mitigation.

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Gowanus Canal Modular Floodplain

The bio-industrial armature we proposed for Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal used 40 shipping containers holding bio-remediation wetland plants and soil to clean sewer overflow waste water.

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Interlochen Arts Academy

Students at the Interlochen Arts Academy learn to design with forests while conserving their future.

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Bike Rescue

What a waste, what an opportunity! A project to identify, reclaim, recycle and restore New York City’s abandoned bicycles.

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COP15 Carnaval de la Biodiversité

This event brought prominent and diverse voices who are leading biodiversity conservation into a common space, connecting them to leaders in business, finance, government and the plural sector

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Brooklyn Bridge Forest

Preserve a landmark, protect a rainforest, cultivate a global partnership. The Brooklyn Bridge Forest initiative will allow for one of New York City’s most important landmarks to be maintained sustainably in perpetuity.

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Cities4Forests

Leading cities partner with forests to combat climate change, protect watersheds and biodiversity, and improve human well-being.

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Essex Street Green Hub

Parking garages that do nothing but store cars need to step up. We propose adding secure, staffed bike parking; solar-electric stations; a community roof garden; coffee; and more.

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100 Fountains

On the streets of NYC our great drinking water goes largely untapped. We aim to change that with drinking fountains that part of daily life.

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International Arts Movement Supper

A Gathering at the Exquisite Trough

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