Communal Ecologies

摘要

Building in New York is hard. It's often extremely piecemeal and demands astute navigation of community, bureaucracy, budget, and multivalent design teams. But it can also be rewarding and generous, particularly for individuals who interact daily with the city's infinitesimally small but endlessly dynamic bits of space. Here, we convened Claire Weisz and David Seiter, two practitioners who have prioritized community and ecological needs in their portfolio, bringing deference and sensitivity to New York's diverse biomes. Both have ongoing work in the South Bronx, and we began our conversation with this question: In undertaking master plans for the fast-developing area, how do you incorporate sociocultural and political realities?