Through 06.27.09
The Cooper Union End of the Year Show
Digital drawing made by thesis student Lythia Xynogala, “Title: Heat and Desertification in the Mediterranean: Cooling down through Architecture.”
Courtesy Cooper Union
Students at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art formally exhibit their works. The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture presents work ranging from architectural drawings and detailed scale models to computer-aided renderings of famous sites and emerging developments.
The Cooper Union
7 East 7th Street at Third Avenue
Through 07.17.09 2009
Young Architects Forum: Foresight
Courtesy The Architectural League of New York
This year’s Architectural League Young Architects Forum focused on the theme “Foresight.” Entrants considered how architectural ideas might resonate beyond professional boundaries and address how to align the ambitions and capacities of architecture with the needs and desires of a diverse and changing world.
Urban Center
457 Madison Avenue
Through 09.27.09
Amsterdam/New Amsterdam: The Worlds of Henry Hudson
Frederik de Wit, Map of Amsterdam, 1698.
Courtesy National Maritime Museum Amsterdam/Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum Amsterdam
Celebrating the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s discovery of New York Harbor, this exhibition investigates the connections between Amsterdam and New Amsterdam to reveal their shared history of entrepreneurship and economic innovation, republican political protest, and diverse religious views. The exhibition is the first of three exhibitions in conjunction with the Quadricentennial.
Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue