Center for Urban Pedagogy
Encyclopedia
The Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) is a nonprofit organization that uses the power of design and art to improve the quality of public participation in urban planning
and community design. CUP was founded in 1997 by artist-architect Damon Rich with co-founders Oscar Tuazon (artist), Stella Bugbee (designer), Josh Breitbart (media activist), Jason Anderson (architect), AJ Blandford, Sarah Dadush, Althea Wasow (filmmaker), and Rosten Woo, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
in Gowanus, Brooklyn
, New York City
. CUP Executive Director is Christine Gaspar.
Urban planning
Urban planning incorporates areas such as economics, design, ecology, sociology, geography, law, political science, and statistics to guide and ensure the orderly development of settlements and communities....
and community design. CUP was founded in 1997 by artist-architect Damon Rich with co-founders Oscar Tuazon (artist), Stella Bugbee (designer), Josh Breitbart (media activist), Jason Anderson (architect), AJ Blandford, Sarah Dadush, Althea Wasow (filmmaker), and Rosten Woo, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
Nonprofit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
in Gowanus, Brooklyn
Gowanus, Brooklyn
Gowanus is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 6.The Gowanus area has been an active center of industrial and shipping activity since the 1860s...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. CUP Executive Director is Christine Gaspar.