Opening 1.29.09, 5:30 pm
Manhattanville: On the Cusp of Change

On the eve of Manhattanville/West Harlem’s transformation from an industrial district into Columbia University’s 21st-century campus, 100 sixth-grade students from PS 161 are weighing in. In their exhibition, the students present photographs, interviews, and writing that document their neighborhood before it changes permanently. As part of their on-going two-and-a-half year study about architecture — sponsored by the Center for Architecture Foundation’s Learning by Design:NY program — the sixth graders spent the fall of 2008 learning about the history and architecture of Manhattanville. They researched documents, maps, and photographs; they conducted neighborhood walks and on-the-street-interviews; and they documented the area of the proposed expansion plan through photography and writing.

PS 161
499 West 133rd Street, NYC