SO-IL is in Paris
Last Monday, Ilias Papageorgiou, from Brooklyn-based SO-IL, was presenting the Manetti Shrem museum at the Pavillon de l’Arsenal in Paris.
Alejandro Aravena at Cooper Union
The Chilean architect talks at the Cooper Union to explain the design process and how to deal with form.
Urban exploration in natural invasion
A trip to nowhere at the Flashing Meadows Corona Park.
The Sharing Movement
Part 1 of this series presented by the Storefront for Art and Architecture and the Met Breuer about the Sharing Movement, in space, services and technology.
City squares
Author of “City Squares: Eighteen Writers on the Spirit and Significance of Squares Around the World”, Catie Marron is at Rizzoli Bookstore with writer Michael Kimmelman to talk about her book.
Maps maps maps!
Meet Jill Hubley and her many maps.
Snohetta at Cooper Union
Snohetta is in the house to talk about their work and how they see architecture.
Buro gives a talk at the Library
Koray Duman was invited earlier this week to talk about his work at the New York Public Library. Discover an architecture that goes beyond its boundaries.
Annabelle Selldorf at Cooper Union
Simple, beautiful, precise, the inspiring architecture of Annabelle Selldorf.
US Passive building
In the jungle of graphs, schemes, models and charts, understand better about passive building with Katrin Klingenberg, starting with the building envelope.
What should architects do about climate change?
To adress the challenge, the Center for architecture invited three different architects at the Seaport Culture District to talk about their unconventional practice.
Where does this grid come from anyway?
For those who ever wondered about the origins of the American grid, let’s start with NYC. Author Gerard Koeppel and historian Hilary Ballon know it all and tell the story through a lively conversation.
Canstruction
Canstruction is in NY!
Nieto Sobejano architects
Full of missing letters, discover the beautiful language of Nieto Sobejano architects as they present a few of their projects.
BoD: Van Alen Institute
Part of the Building of the Day program, this project is a state-of-the-art piece of Architecture. One of the architects of the project tells us its story.
Moshe Safdie, or designing through the century
Moshe Safdie’s practice went through the century, and showcases as many styles as it tackles social goals.
How recycling works
I had the chance this week to visit (thanks UGC!) the SIMS recycling facility in Sunset Park in Brooklyn. Let me explain how it works, in a few sketches.
Modular housing
I definitely have a problem with modular housing. So I decided to go to this event organized by Urban Green Council to learn more.
Korean architecture
Take a foretaste of the exhibit “Crow’s Eye View: The Korean Peninsula”, that reprises work from the Korean Pavilion at the 2014 Venice Biennale of Architecture.
NYC is turning green
Director of NYC Mayor’s Office of Sustainability explains the different paths the city is implementing to be more sustainable.
