The Urban Conga
Design ServicesNew York, United States2-10 Employees
The Urban Conga is an international award-winning multidisciplinary design studio based in Brooklyn, New York, comprised of a diverse group of creatives. The studio focuses on sparking social activity and community interaction through open-ended play, applying play as a method in both the final work and the participatory design process. It works with communities to create inclusive, site-specific opportunities that foster creativity, exploration, and free-choice learning within the built environment. Their work frames the city as an ecosystem of playable opportunities at multiple scales embedded in the existing urban fabric. Its collaborations span communities, organizations, municipalities, and institutions worldwide, delivering permanent spatial interventions, temporary installations, workshops, lectures, development plans, and public policy recommendations. A notable recent development is the February 2026 launch of A Cappella, a public art installation in Jacksonville.