Researchers Charlie Mydlarz and Graham Dove presented the latest SONYC work to representatives of City agencies and other civic organizations at Town+Gown, a city-wide university-community partnership program fostering collaboration between practitioners and academics that aims to create actionable knowledge in the built environment.
Town+Gown is organized by NYC Department of Design and Construction, and aims at increasing evidence-based analysis, information transfer, and understanding of the built environment. In many instances, Town+Gown collaborations use New York City’s built environment as a laboratory for practitioners working in the city’s physical spaces, and academics in the built environment disciplines, with the ultimate objective of making changes in practices and policies based on research results.