"...dedicated to realizing the most productive physical, cultural and economic development in Gowanus /// enrich its working and living communities ... with a balanced set of environmental & social profits, economic value and fiscal benefit."

"The Institute for Wishful Thinking believes that the community of artists and designers possesses untapped creative and conceptual resources that could be applied to solving social problems. We invite proposals from artists, architects and designers for residencies at government organizations and agencies at all levels."

Dedicated to achieving Bucky Fuller's goal of a worldwide power grid. "Research shows that the premier global strategy is the interconnection of electric power networks between regions and continents into a global energy grid, with an emphasis on tapping abundant renewable energy resources — a world wide web of electricity."

"non-profit art organization that provides emerging artists with the opportunity for fiscal sponsorship and a laboratory where they can experiment with new forms and concepts without the pressures of a commercial environment. Functioning as an umbrella, the Berwick supports two established programs, the Artist-in-Research Residency Program and the Public Art Incubator, as well as many semi-permanent programs and one-time events."

"ongoing projects in interspecies communication + interaction"

"Situated on the ungraspable border between deadpan irony and high seriousness, The Institute of Failure dedicates itself to the documentation, study, and theorisation of failure as it occurs in all aspects of human endeavour."

"Monolithic Dome walls are not only [green], [safe] & [cheap], they're easy & fun to decorate. Yes, curved walls are finally coming into their own. ... Interior designers have discovered the secret of dome decorating: Optical Illusion."

"concerns itself with research and development in the field of art and media technology." A little vague, but chock full of framesets & Dutch. MONDO2000 would be proud.

next to the Congress ... didn't there used to be a great anarchist space right about there? [technically: INstitute for Community Understanding Between Art And The Everyday, clumsy but still an institute!]

"The Institute For Figuring is an organization dedicated to the poetic and aesthetic dimensions of science, mathematics and the technical arts." [read: these guys are the best.]

great urban projs and investigations, mostly 'round Boston. [kanarinka: I was checking this out this weekend, before you subscribed to me. {!}]

??? mostly an animated map of town founding dates

"Chicago-based co. dedicated to collaborative social justice projects. Our tools include human rights documentation, photography, graphic design, and innovative use of IT." (great name)