☀️ Dreaming of summer on this February day! New York City is home to a network of 65 public pools—the vast majority of which are outdoor facilities that operate for ten weeks each year, welcoming thousands of visitors every summer.

How can architecture foster collective memory? The Public Member Spaces inside the headquarters of the 1199SEIU, the largest health-care workers union in the United States, gives us some clues.

“TestBeds,” a design research project started by New Affiliates and Samuel Stewart-Halevy, imagines how life-size architectural mock-ups can be reused in community gardens across New York City as new structures that function as greenhouses, tool sheds, and gathering spaces.

How can we reimagine shared spaces in the city? “New York, New Publics,” a new exhibition opening February 19, showcases 12 projects for public-facing spaces across New York City’s five boroughs → mo.ma/architecturenow