01.21.16: New Practices New York committee co-chairs and jurors convened at the Center for Architecture to select the winners of the competition for 2016. (l-r) Christopher Leong, Assoc. AIA, Co-Chair, AIANY New Practices Committee; Julian Rose, Principal, Formlessfinder; William Menking, Editor-in-Chief, The Architect’s Newspaper; Ada Tolla, Partner, LOT-EK; Jane Smith, AIA, IIDA, ASID, Partner, Spacesmith; Martino Stierli, Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, MoMA; and Philipp von Dalwig, Assoc. AIA, Co-Chair, AIANY New Practices Committee. Continue reading “Sighted”
Month: January 2016
2015 in Review: The Year of the Advocate
In 2015, AIANY advanced our policy initiatives. With the expertise and leadership of AIANY members, we fostered strong partnerships with government agencies and peer institutions to advocate for causes that affect all New Yorkers. Continue reading “2015 in Review: The Year of the Advocate”
Announcing the Winner of the 2015 Stewardson Keefe LeBrun Travel Grant
The Center for Architecture and AIANY are pleased to announce the winner of the 2015 Stewardson Keefe LeBrun Travel Grant. The Scholarship Committee selected Jiuen Yang, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, and her research project “Unknown Territories: Imagining Post-Ruin Siberia and Rust Belt.” The purpose of the LeBrun Grant is to further the personal and professional development of an early- or mid-career architect through travel. Continue reading “Announcing the Winner of the 2015 Stewardson Keefe LeBrun Travel Grant”
Oculus Book Review: Building Art: The Life and Work of Frank Gehry by Paul Golberger
The Center for Architecture ended its 2015 Oculus Book Talk series with the eminent Paul Goldberger, Hon. AIA, on hand to discuss his latest triumph, Building Art: The Life and Work of Frank Gehry. The 12.14.15 conversation with James Russell, FAIA, director of Design Strategic Initiatives at the NYC Department of Design and Construction and longtime architecture critic, was an affable and insightful discussion. Continue reading “Oculus Book Review: Building Art: The Life and Work of Frank Gehry by Paul Golberger”
Oculus Quick Take: Under the Elevated with Susan Chin, FAIA, and Neil Gagliardi
On 10.29.15, Miguel Angel Baltierra, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, interviewed Design Trust for Public Space Executive Director Susan Chin, FAIA, Hon. ASLA, and NYC Department of Transportation Director of Urban Design Neil Gagliardi about the Design Trust’s recently published Under the Elevated: Reclaiming Space, Connecting Communities. Listen to the interview here.
MoMA Offers Discounted Memberships to Artists and Architects
Did you know that MoMA offers special, discounted annual memberships for artists – and that architects are eligible? If you are an architect, you qualify for an Artist Membership – and right now it’s only $35! Full membership information here.
In the News
In this issue:
– Three’s Their Charm
– For the Kids of Kathmandu
– Remaking the Miracle Mile
– BAMPFA’s New Space Set to Open
– Are You Experienced? Continue reading “In the News”
Names in the News
The Center for Architecture is one of 46 NYC arts organizations awarded grants under the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation’s new Art and Social Justice initiative. Continue reading “Names in the News”
New Deadlines
2016 Oculus Editorial Calendar
If you are an architect in practice or by training, or see yourself as an astute observer of New York’s architectural and planning scene, Oculus wants to hear from you! Submit projects/topics from anywhere, but architects must be New York-based. Please submit story ideas/projects to Kristen Richards, Hon. AIA, Hon. ASLA: kristen@ArchNewsNow.com
Summer: 2016 AIANY Design Awards
Deadline: 01.29.16; click here for submission details
Fall: Tech in the City
Why cutting-edge industry loves older buildings. How technology businesses transform neighborhoods and the city at large. Adaptive reuse & interiors.
Deadline for story ideas: 05.16.16
Winter: Preservation & Reinvention / Rethinking Preservation / Preservation & Urbanism / Preservation Today
Projects with a unique take on history and how to reconcile it with contemporary needs. Focus on daylight and natural ventilation as city becomes more dense; historic preservation as zoning tool; quality vs. scale. Is city preserving too much in historic districts?
Deadline for story ideas: 08.19.16 Continue reading “New Deadlines”
On View
At the Center for Architecture
“Designing Affordability: Quicker, Smarter, More Efficient Housing Now”
Through 01.16.16
“Building Connections 2015”
Through 01.21.16
“Un/Fair Use”
Through 01.25.16
“New York New Design”
Opening 02.11.16
“Annual Rings: A New Generation of Wood Architecture in Finland”
Opening 02.16.16
“Arch Schools 2015”
Through 03.19.15 Continue reading “On View”