At our Innovation By Design Awards last night, Softwalks by Howard Chambers and Bland Hoke of Parsons the New School for Design won the Student Award! Any visitor to New York City has walked through dark, grimy sidewalk sheds under scaffolding. This team created a modular system with a seat, counter, planter, screen, and lighting to turn such spaces into pocket parks. “This has business relevance in the world’s largest cities,” judge and Behance co-founder and CEO Scott Belsky says.