▁be ▁brought ▁to ▁bear ▁on ▁the ▁problems ▁of ▁the ▁contemporary ▁city .” ▁ ▁Design ▁language ▁U rb ans ki ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁phr ases ▁that ▁describe ▁par ado xes ▁encountered ▁in ▁contemporary ▁design : ▁ ▁“ Pro posed ▁Ex isting ▁Cond ition ” ▁– ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁project ’ s ▁anticip ated ▁context , ▁something ▁that ▁does ▁not ▁exist ▁at ▁the ▁moment ▁that ▁the ▁design ▁investigation ▁is ▁taking ▁place . ▁ ▁Co ined ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁work ▁on ▁Te ard rop ▁Park , ▁a ▁cour ty ard - type ▁park ▁that ▁was ▁planned ▁and ▁built ▁before ▁the ▁to wers ▁that ▁eventually ▁surrounded ▁it . ▁” P erman ent ▁Tem por ary ▁Cond ition ” ▁– ▁refers ▁to ▁an ▁urban ▁condition ▁that ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁be ▁temporary , ▁but ▁ended ▁up ▁being ▁permanent . ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁used ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁metal ▁bar ric ades ▁located ▁along ▁the ▁northern ▁boundary ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁Square ▁Park ▁Pla za . ▁ ▁Design ▁awards ▁U rb ans ki ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁co - design er ▁or ▁lead ▁designer ▁on ▁many ▁works ▁by ▁Michael ▁Van ▁Val ken burgh ▁Associ ates ▁that ▁have ▁gone ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁professional ▁awards . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁awards ▁include : ▁ ▁Honor ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁Boston ▁Society ▁of ▁Land s cape ▁Arch itect s ▁for ▁Mill ▁Race ▁Park ▁in ▁Columb us , ▁Indiana , ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Design ▁Mer it ▁Award , ▁AS LA ▁for ▁the ▁V era ▁List ▁Cour ty ard ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁School ▁for ▁Social