Adaptive Reuse for Education
“Adaptive Reuse for Education” will focus on the different strategies in architectural and educational planning to transform buildings intended for other purposes into vibrant environments for education. Learn how buildings as diverse as a residential townhouse, a commercial office building, and a theological seminary can become purpose-driven vehicles for innovative learning. Click here for more information.
Sponsored By AIA New York
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
Battery Park City: Creating a New Neighborhood
After more than four decades of planning and construction, Battery Park City has been built out, following a master plan by Cooper, Eckstut and Associates. Learn about the area’s urban planning and discover its distinctive residential neighborhoods, distinguished parks and plazas, public art works, and signature commercial center. Highlights include Brookfield Place and Wintergarden (Cesar Pelli), Goldman Sachs Headquarters (Pei Cobb Freed), Museum of Jewish Heritage (Kevin Roche), Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park (Olin with Machado & Silvetti), Teardrop Park (Michael Van Valkenburgh), South Cove Plaza and the Irish Hunger Memorial (1100 Architect). We will examine schools by Cooper Robertson and Dattner Architects and residential towers by a host of architects, including Pelli Clarke Pelli, Gruzen Samton, Ennead Architects, Ulrich Franzen, Robert A. M. Stern and Charles Moore. Tours will run rain or shine. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to tour start time. Registration is limited to 15; walk-ups are not guaranteed a spot on the tour. Some tours utilize VOX amplification systems; attendees are welcome to bring their personal earbuds. Click here for more information.
Sponsored By AIA New York
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
Building Science Days 2018: Defining and Implementing High Performance
Sponsored By AIA New York
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
Building Yugoslavia, 1948-1980
In the framework of the exhibition Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia, 1948-1980, opening at the Museum of Modern Art on July 15, architects represented in the exhibition will discuss their built work in the context of self-managed socialism. The panel speakers will reflect on how their architectural production was conditioned by the political, cultural, social, and economic conditions that prevailed in Yugoslavia during their respective careers — phenomena like the Non-Aligned Movement, the Yugoslav state’s mediatory role between the communist and capitalist blocs, anti-fascist memorial culture, consumerism, and a particularly expansive welfare state. Participating architects will also discuss points of convergence between the Yugoslav milieu and international architecture culture. Click here for more information.
Sponsored By AIA New York
Credits: AIA/LU
Type: Lunch & Learn
Energy Analysis and Modeling Tools for Architects
Through prepared, modeled examples, instructors will provide a hands-on, practical understanding of current energy modeling programs, workflows and analyses for project design team members. Analyses will include early design sensitivity studies, later design analyses that support proposals to clients, energy modeling for LEED, and code compliance modeling. Participants will learn and apply early design workflows that provide performance feedback for projects that seek to meet and exceed minimum energy code requirements. Participants will receive in-depth presentation, demonstration, and hand’s-on experience with common climate and early energy analysis methods used by leading architects today, including: Why we energy model. Navigating the “world of metrics” and choosing the right study for the right purpose (pre-design brainstorming, early-design sensitivity analysis, making a case to a client, and marketing a design to the public). How to interpret the climate into useful design criteria. Overview of common climate graphics/studies and their purpose. Hand’s-on climate graphic generation. Design Exercise – Analyze Building Massing Introduction to Customized Energy Studies – The Tool(s) vs. The Toolkit Overview of basic energy modeling principles and interpreting common energy modeling graphics. Building a Test Box Energy Model Walkthrough of additional examples with Q & A (including the generation of graphics for client meetings and marketing to the public). Click here for more information.
Sponsored By AIA New York
Type: Lunch & Learn
Examining Building Enclosures with Combustible Materials
After a series of exterior fires in high-rise buildings around the globe, the fire protection industry has taken a closer look at the role exterior wall construction played in these events and how fire protection strategies can adapt. In this seminar, we will review recent examples of these fires, the building science of exterior walls, and the interface of building science, aesthetics, and fire safety in high-rise buildings. We will also discuss current trends in exterior wall design, including the use of more combustible materials; the current IBC-based code requirements and testing protocols for multiple wall configurations; and potential code changes and new testing protocols under consideration in the industry. Speakers: David J. Jacoby, PE, Principal, Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger Matthew J. Normandeau, PE, LEED AP, Associate Principal, Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger Click here for more information.
Sponsored By AIA New York
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
Hudson River Park, the High Line, West Chelsea and the Far West Village
View a stunning variety of new architecture in West Chelsea and the Far West Village, as well as portions of Hudson River Park and the innovative design of the High Line, around which these new buildings are clustered. Included are buildings designed by Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel, Shigeru Ban, Neil Denari, Annabelle Selldorf, Ennead Architects, Richard Meier and others. Tours will run rain or shine. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to tour start time. Registration is limited to 15; walk-ups are not guaranteed a spot on the tour. Some tours utilize VOX amplification systems; attendees are welcome to bring their personal earbuds. Click here for more information.
Sponsored By AIA New York
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
Huggins Wood Floor Specialist NWFA IDCEC and AIA CEU Presentation
Please join Huggins Wood Floor Specialist for our two credit courses: Designing with Wood Floors (AIACED108501) Specifying Commercial Wood Floors (AIACES107501) (CEU-104082) on 09/13/18 between 1PM-2:30PM at Downtown Floor Supplies. We will be covering the latest trends to hit the American market in flooring. The National Wood Flooring Association will submit the forms to IDCEC and AIA for your CEU’s approval. Seats are limited please sign up fast. Lunch will be served. Please contact Huggins Wood Floor Specialist at 908-232-6600 for more information. Organized by Huggins Wood Floor Specialist and Downtown Floor Supplies
Sponsored By AIA New York
Credits: AIA/LU
Type: Lunch & Learn
Leadership Breakfast with Angela O’Byrne
Please join the AIANY Women in Architecture Committee for a conversation with Angela O’Byrne, FAIA. Speaker : Angela O’Byrne, FAIA, President, Perez APC Born in Cali, Colombia, O’Byrne earned her Master of Architecture from Tulane University and her Master of Science in Real Estate Development from Columbia University. O’Byrne has become a licensed architect in fifteen states, a licensed general contractor in two states, a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, and a LEED Accredited Professional. O’Byrne is a passionate advocate for women in architecture and construction and is involved in numerous professional and non-profit organizations dedicated to the advancement of women in the industry. She has positioned her firm, Perez, APC as an industry leader in disaster recovery, as evidenced by an extensive portfolio of architectural and damage assessment work in response to Hurricanes Sandy and Katrina. After Hurricane Katrina, she founded CityWorks, a non-profit organization, which is dedicated to transforming New Orleans into a model city. Currently, she is working in Kabul, Afghanistan and other locations where her firm is making a social impact and expanding opportunities for women. Price : In advance: $5 for AIA members and students with valid id; $10 for non-members At the door: $10 for AIA members and students with valid id; $15 for non-members Breakfast will be provided. Please Note : Registration for AIA New York and Center for Architecture events constitutes your agreement to the use of you and your guest(s) image or voice in event-related digital and print reproductions (photo/video/etc). If you do NOT agree, email info@aiany.org . Click here for more information.
Sponsored By AIA New York
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
Midtown Modernism 1: East 42nd Street, the United Nations and Vicinity
Meet at Park Ave. & 42nd St, at east side of cafe in Pershing Square, across from Grand Central Terminal. View some of Midtown’s most distinctive buildings and interiors, ranging from the Art Deco Chrysler and Chanin Buildings and Raymond Hood’s Daily News Building, to the groundbreaking United Nations headquarters and Kevin Roche’s Ford Foundation and UN Plaza. Also included are less-known structures like the Japan Society and William Lescaze’s pioneering 1934 home and office, as well as buildings by Harrison & Abramovitz, Gwathmey Siegel, and I. M. Pei. Tours will run rain or shine. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to tour start time. Registration is limited to 15; walk-ups are not guaranteed a spot on the tour. Some tours utilize VOX amplification systems; attendees are welcome to bring their personal earbuds. Guide: Kyle Johnson AIA
Sponsored By AIA New York
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
Morningside Heights: Institutional Acropolis
Meet at the Peace Fountain east of the intersection of West 111th Street & Amsterdam Avenue on the grounds of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Best known as the site of Columbia University, Morningside Heights is also home to the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, Barnard College, Teachers College, the Union Theological Seminary, the Jewish Theological Seminary, Riverside Church, St. Luke’s Hospital and the Manhattan School of Music. Bounded by Riverside Park and Morningside Park, the elevated area boasts a great variety of notable institutional architecture spanning from 1842 to the present, including works by many nationally and, more recently, internationally recognized architects. The tour will begin with the neighborhood’s oldest extant building, the Leake & Watts Orphan Asylum (designed by Ithiel Town), followed by an examination of Charles Follen McKim’s masterplan for Columbia University, and its evolution. We conclude just beyond Morningside Heights with the first phase of Columbia’s new Manhattanville campus, designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop. Along the way, we will view and discuss buildings by Ernest Flagg, William Appleton Potter, Heins & LaFarge, Emery Roth, Ralph Adams Cram, Allen & Collens, James Gamble Rogers, Harrison & Abramovitz, Mitchell/Giurgola, James Stewart Polshek, Bernard Tschumi, Weiss/Manfredi, Rafael Moneo and others. Tours will run rain or shine. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to tour start time. Registration is limited to 15; walk-ups are not guaranteed a spot on the tour. Some tours utilize VOX amplification systems; attendees are welcome to bring their personal earbuds. Click here for more information.
Sponsored By AIA New York
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
NYU & Washington Square: Changing Strategies of Growth and Design
Spanning more than a century, New York University’s growth around Washington Square has followed a variety of strategies: repurposing of existing industrial buildings, incremental contextually-designed new structures, and large-scale clearance and redevelopment through urban renewal—the superblocks of which are now viewed as sites for further development. Explore examples of this growth, including notable designs by I. M. Pei, Philip Johnson, Kevin Roche, Kohn Pedersen Fox, Machado & Silvetti, Steven Holl, and Morris Adjmi. Tours will run rain or shine. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to tour start time. Registration is limited to 15; walk-ups are not guaranteed a spot on the tour. Some tours utilize VOX amplification systems; attendees are welcome to bring their personal earbuds. Click here for more information.
Sponsored By AIA New York
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
Oculus Book Talk: The Arsenal of Exclusion & Inclusion
Sponsored By AIA New York
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
Planning the Metropolis in Latin America, 1830-1930
Sponsored By AIA New York
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
Professional Kitchen Design
The modern restaurant world is influencing more than just the taste buds of its clientele. From the celebrity chef to the abundance of cooking programs on television, the restaurant ‘lifestyle’ is something your foodie clients want to take into their own homes. Architects and designers are being asked to create kitchens that are effective work areas, but also visual masterpieces – and spaces that reflect the culinary needs of their clients while bringing a sense of “restaurant theater” into the home. Things being considered are: Balancing powerful kitchen appliances with aesthetics Creating restaurant-like spaces in home environments This course intends to show how to identify the Pro Kitchen customer, influence the design conversation with your customer and consider the key drivers in creating the professional kitchen in the home. Click here for more information.
Sponsored By AIA New York
Credits: AIA/LU
Type: Lunch & Learn
Roosevelt Island: 1970s “New Town in Town,” Cornell Tech & Four Freedoms Park
Meet at Roosevelt Island Tram Station on Roosevelt Island. View a sampling of buildings spanning four centuries on the island formerly known first as Blackwell’s Island, later Welfare Island, and—since 1973—Roosevelt Island. Join us and explore a new community planned by Philip Johnson & John Burgee, the recently completed FDR Four Freedoms Park designed by Louis Kahn in 1973, and the new Cornell Tech campus. Other highlights include the restored Blackwell farmhouse and Good Shepherd Chapel, James Renwick’s Smallpox Hospital ruins, housing by Johansen & Bhavnani, Sert, Jackson & Associates, and Gruzen Samton, and new Cornell Tech buildings by Morphosis and Weiss/Manfredi. Tours will run rain or shine. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to tour start time. Registration is limited to 15; walk-ups are not guaranteed a spot on the tour. Some tours utilize VOX amplification systems; attendees are welcome to bring their personal earbuds. Click here for more information.
Sponsored By AIA New York
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
SoHo: New architectural interventions in a Historic District
The SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District, created in 1973, is dominated by innovative and remarkably intact mid-19th century architecture. Originally designed for both commercial and manufacturing uses, most of these building have been adapted for residential use. Over the last 2 decades a number of entirely new buildings have been approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission as “appropriate” for inclusion within the district. This tour looks at these very recent buildings as well as significant historic sites to examine a range of design strategies, some highly contextual others more interpretive, for historic districts. The following recent and historic buildings are included among many others: Scholastic Building by Aldo Rossi, 40 Mercer by Jean Nouvel, 529 Broadway by BKSK, 27 Wooster by KPF, 150 Wooster by KUB, 139 Wooster by Beyer Blinder Belle, XOCO 325 by DDG, the 1857 cast iron Haughwout Building, the meticulously restored 101 Spring Street (Judd Foundation), 180-182 Broadway by Richard Morris Hunt and the 1904 Little Singer Building by Ernest Flagg. Tours will run rain or shine. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to tour start time. Registration is limited to 15; walk-ups are not guaranteed a spot on the tour. Some tours utilize VOX amplification systems; attendees are welcome to bring their personal earbuds. Click here for more information.
Sponsored By AIA New York
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
Sustainability ∩ Resilience Integration II: Metrics
Metrics of Resilience and the RELi Rating System Sustainability and resilience are two sides of the same coin. When combined with regeneration, civility and health, they interactively create an emergent property that can be thought of as a ‘living system.’ In this evocative presentation, architect and eco-entrepreneur Doug Pierce of Perkins+Will simultaneously explores the theory and practice of resilience through a holistic lens grounded in biomimicry, and the reductive perspective of checklists. He will offer clarity on how sustainability and resilience overlap, and where they differ. This transdisciplinary presentation will blend design, science and engineering with actionable metrics from the RELi Resilience Action List and rating system that are readily available to design practitioners, decision-makers and policy experts. RELi was launched in 2014 and was adopted by the USGBC at Greenbuild 2017. Click here for the event page.
Sponsored By AIA New York
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
The Amazing Career of Nathaniel A. Owings (1903–1984)
When Nathaniel Owings died, the Washington Post wrote that the architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill was his finest creation. SOM is, however, but one piece of an extraordinary career. Gordon Bunshaft called Owings a “mere salesman,” yet Bunshaft’s career depended on Owings’ ability to “get the job.” Though little known, Owings’ work as an early environmentalist and preservation-minded urban planner, are of equal interest. Who then was Nat Owings––huckster or visionary? How he combined both qualities reveals much about American life and architecture in the twentieth century. Speaker : Nicholas Adams, Mary Conover Mellon Professor, Art Department, Vassar College Nicholas Adams is the Mary Conover Mellon professor in the Art Department at Vassar College where he has taught architectural history for the past 30 years. He has also taught at Lehigh University, Columbia University, and Harvard GSD. He is the author of books covering topics as broadly separated as Italian sixteenth-century military architecture, Gunnar Asplund’s Law Court addition in Gothenburg, and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Adams was the curator of two recent exhibitions at Vassar College and the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library covering architectural books. He is currently writing a biography of the architect Gordon Bunshaft (1909–1990). Adams serves on the publication committee of the Italian architectural magazine Casabella, where a number of his essays have appeared. Click here for more information.
Sponsored By AIA New York
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
Transforming Social Housing – Stories from Europe
Across Europe living habits and architectural traditions differ from country to country, but uniting the continent is a renewed focus on embracing new methods and innovative refurbishment strategies to achieve new standards of exemplary social housing design. This half day explores shifting national attitudes, housing traditions, recent experiences and pan-European challenges. Click here for more information.
Sponsored By AIA New York
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
TWA Lounge and Hotel: Design Presentation and Cocktails
Join us for a design presentation of the TWA Lounge at 1 WTC and the TWA Hotel at JFK. The event will be hosted at the recently completed TWA Lounge at 1 WTC, designed by LUBRANOCIAVARRA as a venue for MCR Development to showcase the TWA Hotel. As designers of the new TWA Hotel buildings, Anne Marie Lubrano and Lea Ciavarra will speak about the design concept and process for the project, currently under construction. Speakers: Anne Marie Lubrano , AIA, Principal, LUBRANOCIAVARRA Lubrano’s deep understanding of architectural history informs not just her award-winning preservation/restoration residential work, but also contemporary cultural and commercial projects. The Brooklyn native’s most recent historic restoration project, a town house in Brooklyn Heights, received the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s 24th Annual Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award as well as the Brooklyn Heights Association 2013 Best Renovation Award. Lea Ciavarra , AIA, Principal, LUBRANOCIAVARRA: Ciavarra’s meticulous attention to materiality and quality craftsmanship elevates the design of her housing, education, and residential projects. Her service to the KIPP New Jersey Friends of TEAM Board and the George Washington Memorial Park Board of Trustees complements her work in the Charter School sector, leading such projects as the Harlem Day Charter School in Manhattan, sponsored by Sheltering Arms Children’s Services, and the GCA in the Bronx, developed by the Turner-Agassi Charter School Facilities Fund.
Sponsored By AIA New York
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
Workshop: Negotiation is Your Power Tool
Would you like to become a more effective negotiator on behalf of yourself, your practice, and the architectural profession at large? Develop effective skills for negotiating with competitive people, identifying the key differences between negotiation mindsets through roleplay. Workshop attendees will gain experience in understanding both sides of the table. This workshop will be offered in place of the AIANY Women in Architecture Committee’s regularly scheduled monthly meeting. Click here for more information.
Sponsored By AIA New York
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
