Category: Chapter News

Thomas Ermacora made a Wizard of Oz-like video appearance during the October Oculus Book Talk on 09.12.16. He explained that Recoded City: Co-creating Urban Futures, the book he has co-authored with Lucy Bullivant, Ph.D., Hon. FRIBA, was intended to be a resource and compendium for activists who work in “bottom-up” participatory placemaking. The reality is that the book is much more – it is an ambitious mechanism to enable the public to change the way our cities and towns operate. Continue reading “Oculus Book Review: Recoded City: Co-creating Urban Futures”

It was a splendid September day for the 15th annual Architects’ Regatta that set sail from its new mooring at Hudson River Community Sailing on Pier 66 in Hudson River Park at 26th Street. There was a slight problem: strong tides and practically no wind. The 20 lovely sailboats looked so small just bobbing around in the middle of the great Hudson River. A light breeze finally kicked up, and things got (slowly) underway – and a good time was had by (almost) all!

This year, the New York Architects’ Regatta Foundation raised $125,000+ for five river-based charities: SoundWaters; Sailing Foundation of New York; Hudson River Community Sailing; Rocking the Boat; and Riverkeeper. Continue reading “2016 New York Architects’ Regatta Challenge: More Wind, Please”

This summer, AIA National invited filmmakers and architects to create short films portraying architecture as a solution. With more than double the number of films submitted in 2015, AIA has invited the public to select their favorite. Though a jury of architects and filmmakers is reviewing submissions for select prizes, the People’s Choice Award will showcase the film that most resonates with the public.

Click here to access the films. Voting for the People’s Choice Award is open now through 10.03.16.

In addition, please join us on 09.29.16 at the Architecture and Design Film Festival at Cinepolis Chelsea for the premier of the I Look Up Film Challenge short films, followed by a screening of Facing Up to Mackintosh, directed by Louise Lockwood. A congratulatory reception with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will follow the screening.

On 07.11.16, Miguel Angel Baltierra, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, interviewed David Allen Hanks, curator at the Stewart Program for Modern Design, and Juliet Kinchin, curator at the Department of Architecture and Design at MoMA. Hanks, Kinchin, and Baltierra discussed Partners in Design: Alfred H. Barr Jr. and Philip Johnson, published by Monacelli Press, and reviewed by Annie Coggan in the 06.23.16 issue of our newsletter. Listen to the interview here.

It seems to be a rite of passage for shoestring arts institutions to publish a book for a crucial anniversary. This book, compiled by FIGMENT founder David Koren and edited by Carlijn Urlings, is representative of the FIGMENT ethos, sometimes maddeningly so. The breezy narrative takes the reader through Koren’s sometimes insights, sometimes musings on the origins of FIGMENT, and the complexities of producing arts-based programing in and outside of the United States.  FIGMENT: What Is This? Why Is Nothing for Sale? Why Is Everyone Smiling? presents a challenge for a reviewer because much of the text is a disclaimer for the document before you; Koren tells us that “this is not the FIGMENT book, it is a FIGMENT book.” So, in that spirit, this review is about both books. Continue reading “Oculus Book Review: FIGMENT: What Is This? Why Is Nothing for Sale? Why Is Everyone Smiling?”

On 07.11.16, Miguel Angel Baltierra, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, interviewed Mario Gooden, AIA, principal at Huff + Gooden and Professor of Practice at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Gooden and Baltierra discussed Dark Space: Architecture, Representation, Black Identity, published by Columbia Books on Architecture and the City, and reviewed by Annie Coggan in the 07.27.16 issue of our newsletter. Listen to the interview here.

AIA New York State’s 2016 Design Conference registration is open! This year’s conference, taking place 09.29-10.01.16 in Saratoga, NY, promises informative and engaging seminars by some of the top architects and design professionals worldwide. A full schedule of programming, including seminars, tours, and parties, is available online. Continue reading “Come, Collaborate: AIANYS 2016 Design Conference”

Thanks to all who joined us on 08.01.16 at Winged Foot Golf Club to support the Center for Architecture’s Fifth Annual Golf Classic!

The day was a tremendous success, bringing out more than 150 golfers from the architecture, engineering, construction, and real estate industries for a beautiful day at a spectacular club. Together, we raised over $235,000 to support the Center for Architecture and its mission to educate the public about the importance of architecture and design. We thank you for being part of it! Congratulations to all the winners! Continue reading “Architects Teed Off at Winged Foot”

Mario Gooden, principal, Huff + Gooden Architects, introduced his recent collection of essays, Dark Space; Architecture, Representation, Black Identity, at the Center for Architecture on 07.11.16. He was joined in conversation with Joel Sanders, AIA, RA, a professor of architecture at Yale University. Continue reading “Oculus Book Review: Dark Space: Architecture, Representation, Black Identity by Mario Gooden”