We were excited to see national attention recently focused on the value of child-centered playground design. The story highlights a design approach that has been at the heart of Studio HIP's Community Schoolyard work for more than 20 years—engaging students as active participants in creating greener, healthier, and more resilient places for learning and play. Photo by NYTimes A recent feature in the New York Times highlighted something we've known for years: when children are

The AIANY Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recently revealed the winners of the 2026 AIANY + ASLANY Transportation + Infrastructure Design Excellence Awards. These awards honor outstanding design achievements in transportation and infrastructure architecture across the United States. Studio HIP received a Special Citation Award in Open Space for their work on the PS 306 Climate Adaptive Schoolyard in the South Bronx. This recognition highlights the growing importan

PS 38K Community Playground is featured in Landscape Architecture Magazine's Behind the Design series

The New York City Playground Program/Green Community Schoolyards is featured in this article by World Resources Institute.

Studio HIPs work highlighted in NYC Mayor's Report

Green Community Schoolyards project recognized as a 2023-2024 finalist for the WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities, celebrating its transformative impact on schoolyard spaces.

We are delighted to see our project, PS 152K featured on the cover of Landscape Architect and Specifier News in the September 2021 playgrounds issue. Writen by Jennifer Nitzky, this article highlights the participatory process allowing the students to become the designers and address the needs of the entire community. As part of the Trust for Public Land (TPL) NYC Playground Program, This project was envisioned to offer a ray of hope and a place of respite through the restora

Studio HIP is proud to annouce that the PS 152K Community Playground has won an Honor Award for Community Impact from the American Society of Landscape Architects, New York Chapter (ASLA-NY). Organized by the ASLA-NY Chapter Awards Committee, the Design Awards bolster local visibility, acknowledge and promote the work of the Chapter’s membership, and publicly recognize excellence in the practice of landscape architecture. Juried by an interdisciplinary team of professionals f