Architecture Week
Architecture Week is an annual week-long celebration of the best in architecture and design hosted by the Center for Architecture. Programs and events include exhibition openings, Center programming, and presentations by Heritage Ball honorees.
All programs take place at the Center for Architecture unless otherwise noted.
2009 EVENTS
MONDAY 05 OCT
9-11AM
Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Recipient of the AIA New York President's Award
Design, the Arts and Everything Else
Liz Diller, Ric Scofidio, AIA and Charles Renfro, AIA have been recognized for interdisciplinary work that animates public space and engages the public with unexpected new vistas that redefine existing context and elegantly create new opportunities for urban enjoyment. Join the principals for a conversation about the High Line, Alice Tully Hall, and other notable projects.
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6-8PM
Robert Silman, PE, Hon. AIA
Recipient of the AIA New York Chapter Award
Technology and Values in Architectural Form
Structural Engineer Robert Silman has worked on such esteemed projects as the Ellis Island Museum of Immigration, Fallingwater and the Guggenheim Museum. Bob will be joined in conversation by architect, historian and critic Kenneth Frampton of Columbia University to explore the relationship between technology and architecture and the effect this relationship has on the development of architectural form.
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TUESDAY 06 OCT
9-11AM
Commissioner Adrian Benepe
Recipient of the Center for Architecture Award
Parks, Play and People
Parks & Recreation manages 29,000 acres (14% of NYC), including nearly 4,000 properties ranging from Washington Square and East River Parks to community gardens and Greenstreets. Custodian of 2.5 million trees, Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe has emerged as a design catalyst in the Bloomberg Administration. Come hear him speak about parks for people.
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6-8PM
Exhibition Opening:
Context/Contrast: New Architecture in Historic Districts
New York is often imagined as a perennially new city, yet in the four decades since the 1965 passage of the New York Landmarks Law, it has become one of the strongest forces for historic preservation in the country. Context/Contrast asks how the Commission’s charge of ensuring “appropriate” new architecture in historic districts has allowed neighborhoods to evolve without endangering the essential character that contributes to their public value and makes them worth protecting.
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WEDNESDAY 07 OCT
6-7PM
Exhibition Opening:
New York Now
(Exhibition may be viewed in W. 4th St. Subway Station South End, Reception at Village Trattoria, 135 West 3rd Street, near 6th Ave)
The AIA New York Chapter / Center for Architecture takes over the West 4th Street subway station with New York Now, an exhibition that presents the scope and quality of work being done by Chapter members in New York City today. Join us for a celebratory reception above the subway station!
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THURSDAY OCT 08
9-11AM
Make It Right Foundation
Recipient of the Center for Architecture Foundation Award
Make It Right: From Concept to Community
A talk and presentation by Make It Right Executive Director Tom Darden and Project Architect Sarah Howell, AIA, will trace the genesis and evolution of Make It Right’s work to provide green, affordable, storm-resistant family houses for residents of New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward who lost their homes in Hurricane Katrina. Special emphasis will be placed upon the involved architects and their groundbreaking designs.
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6-9PM
Heritage Ball
Architects, designers, friends and industry professionals join together for the annual AIA New York and Center for Architecture Foundation black-tie event, which celebrates the tradition of design excellence. This year, with Dinner Chair Laurie Beckelman, Hon. AIA, we honor Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Robert Silman, PE, Hon. AIA, Commissioner Adrian Benepe and the Make It Right Foundation.
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9PM-2AM
Party@theCenter
$25 advance / $40 door. Open bar.
This festive Heritage Ball after-party, which features drinks, music, and dancing, packs the Center for Architecture until late into the night.
Guests must be 21 years or older to attend.
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SATURDAY 10 OCT - SUNDAY 11 OCT
11AM-3PM
7th Annual openhousenewyork Weekend & Family Festival
The Center for Architecture will serve as headquarters for openhousenewyork, America’s largest architecture and design event. Families are invited to drop in between 11am and 3pm to enjoy family-friendly activities (recommended for ages 5-13) offered by the Center for Architecture Foundation, openhousenewyork and other participating OHNY sites on October 10th and 11th.
Full openhousenewyork schedule
More information on the Family Festival
Architecture Week is brought to you by:
For more information, please contact Sara Romanoski, Programs Coordinator, or Rebecca Magee, Development Coordinator.
