New Haven Urban Canopy Parklet

New Haven Urban Canopy Parklet The Urban Canopy Parklet is New Haven’s first example of a parking space transformed into an ecological classroom open to anyone and everyone.

Designed as a gateway to deeper experiences with urban nature, it serves as an oasis for Fair Haven. Can you imagine walking down the bustling commercial district of Grand Avenue, getting a bite to eat at Buen Gusto or El Coquí, and being able to sit down at a beautiful public space that provides shade, an ecological learning experience, a fragrant pollinator garden, and a place for community gath

ering and recreation? This is our vision for the Urban Canopy, a design that won New Haven's first-ever Parklet Design Competition and is scheduled to be built over February-March and installed by April-May 2018 on Grand Avenue. Once complete, it will be transferred to the city’s Department of Transportation, which will maintain and reinstall it along Grand Avenue every April-November season. Conceived as a gateway to deeper experiences with urban nature, this public space, built over two parking spots, abstracts the shapes of New Haven's five most prominent street trees into beautiful canopies that help urban residents gain a better understanding of the nature around them. The structure itself will be built out of the wood of former New Haven street trees, and will feature signage in English and Spanish to teach residents about their importance. Read more: https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2017/11/29/tree-canopy-park-wins-elm-city-prize/

We're excited to be featured in the Princeton Alumni Weekly! Look out for the Urban Canopy Parklet to return to a parkin...
02/28/2019

We're excited to be featured in the Princeton Alumni Weekly! Look out for the Urban Canopy Parklet to return to a parking spot near you in April :)

Yale architecture graduate students Misha Semenov ’15 and Kassandra Leiva ’15 (and their dog, Daphne) appear inside their creation: an urban parklet. The modular structure, which was unveiled last summer and placed in the Fair Haven neighborhood in New Haven, Conn., offers seating, tables, and live foliage. The parklet is meant to inspire contemplation and connection with native ecology — a notion that Semenov and Leiva call ecoempathy.
(Photo by Adam Lerner/AP Images)

The real trees have lost their leaves, and so have ours... Thanks to the amazing New Haven Parks Dept for a smooth move ...
12/06/2018

The real trees have lost their leaves, and so have ours... Thanks to the amazing New Haven Parks Dept for a smooth move into winter storage. See you next spring and thanks to all who made this season possible 🙂

Today is our last day on the street before snow season! We'll be back in April, but for now please come and check the Ne...
12/03/2018

Today is our last day on the street before snow season! We'll be back in April, but for now please come and check the New Haven Urban Canopy Parklet out on its last day in Fair Haven :)

Proud to announce that the New Haven Urban Canopy Parklet is the recipient of a 2018 Student Award of Honor from the CT ...
11/05/2018

Proud to announce that the New Haven Urban Canopy Parklet is the recipient of a 2018 Student Award of Honor from the CT Green Building Council! See all the wonderful winners here:

Congrats to all of the 2018 CTGBC Green Building Award Winners, and thanks to our sponsors and attendees for making it a great night! The full list of winners is below. Click here to see photos from the event.

Thanks to all who came to join us Friday evening!
09/08/2018

Thanks to all who came to join us Friday evening!

Thanks to Yale Alumni Magazine for featuring the New Haven Urban Canopy Parklet in its latest issue!
09/04/2018

Thanks to Yale Alumni Magazine for featuring the New Haven Urban Canopy Parklet in its latest issue!

Students create an urban parklet in New Haven.

Excited to share that we are now on the Biophilic Design Map curated by the International Living Future Institute!Check ...
08/03/2018

Excited to share that we are now on the Biophilic Design Map curated by the International Living Future Institute!
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It's so great to see all ages and species using the parklet on a beautiful Saturday afternoon! ...
07/22/2018

It's so great to see all ages and species using the parklet on a beautiful Saturday afternoon!

What better place for a at Buen Gusto restaurant than the ? Caught these lovely people for a with the and c...
07/22/2018

What better place for a at Buen Gusto restaurant than the ? Caught these lovely people for a with the and canopies

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