Urban de.Sign

Urban de.Sign Urban de.Sign is an interdisciplinary collaborative urban design studio/practice engaged with urbanism, design and conversations about Cities.

Urban de.Sign is an interdisciplinary collaborative urban design studio/practice engaged with design, urbanism and conversations about Cities. We strive to produce implementable change through design and dialogue and remain at the forefront of current issues, rooted in local culture and context and that address challenges faced by Cities as well as the programmatic requirements. Our comprehensive

portfolio includes urban design, Master planning, place-making, civic, commercial, institutional and housing projects. The principals have substantial experience with infrastructure planning and urban design projects that creatively push the envelope to bring architecture, planning and sustainability issues to the fore. Our work includes large-scale architecture and urban design projects that reflect our philosophy of integrated systems approach, allowing for seamless connection between the architecture of individual buildings and the master plan. We are rigorously engaged in all aspects of the design process from conception to completion and commissioning. Ours is a collaborative team of urban design professionals with extensive experience in programming, design, project development, documentation, management and field experience. We are engaged with projects nationally and internationally and understand the importance of addressing local needs, practices and parameters. Our team will be actively involved in planning and design through all phases, providing a high level of continuity and coordination of the work. The Principal, Viren Brahmbhatt leads the design team comprised of architects, urban designers and planners.

09/08/2025
09/06/2025

With its soaring towers, full demolition of NYCHA buildings, and a unit mix dominated by market-rate apartments, the plan for the demolition and privatization of NYCHA Fulton, Elliott, and Chelsea Houses is seen by many as a top-down development strategy dressed up as revitalization.

Friends, Colleagues, Join for this engaging conversation on March 19, 2024. 6:00 PM
03/08/2024

Friends, Colleagues,

Join for this engaging conversation on March 19, 2024. 6:00 PM

Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

11/29/2023

On 1 December 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested in Alabama for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man. Discover how her act of defiance sparked the US civil rights movement.

04/10/2020

Millions of workers in the US were hanging on financially, in a system skewed against them. Then the coronavirus happened

08/10/2019

The city takes its crackdown on cars to 14th Street, a crosstown route for 21,000 vehicles a day, which will be virtually off limits.

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