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Past Events

DMU x Office Hours: Building Civic Power with Preeti Sodhi of Hello Voter

10/21/26, 8:30am - 10am
Center for Architecture
Presented alongside the Dark Matter U: Justice, Pedagogy, Design exhibition, this inaugural in-person Office Hours draws inspiration from the peer-to-peer conversations that have defined DMU’s virtual exchanges for years. Together,...

Exhibition Tour of Humanist modernity: Maciej and Stanisława Nowicki

Humanist modernity exhibition graphic
10/9/26, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Join us for an exhibition tour of Humanist modernity: Maciej and Stanisława Nowicki—on view at the Center for Architecture from October 1, 2026–March 27, 2027—with curator Kacper Kępiński.  Humanist modernity, presented...

Nowicki’s Unbuilt Chandigarh: An Ecology of Everyday Life

Assembly of the People design, circa 1950, source: Matthew Nowicki Drawings and Other Material, 1944-2011 (MC00190), Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
10/6/26, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Center for Architecture
This program is offered as part of the Center for Architecture exhibition Humanist modernity: Maciej and Stanisława Nowicki, on view October 1, 2026—March 27, 2027. Modern architecture gradually separated buildings...

Fall Exhibitions Opening Night

10/1/26, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Please join us for the opening night celebration of three exhibitions—Humanist modernity:  Maciej and Stanisława Nowicki, Dark Matter U: Justice, Pedagogy, Design, and Why Design?—that will be on view at the...

Powering New York: Design, Governance, and Repair

8/19/26, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Energy infrastructure is an often-overlooked site of design, governance, and repair. The power plants, substations, transmission corridors, and industrial waterfronts that sustain life in New York City remain largely invisible...

D.I.Y. DEPAVE Lunch and Learn with Arif Khan

Sidewalk paver being lifted by metal fork with feet in the background
7/22/26, 11:30am - 1pm
Center for Architecture
Depaving, the act of removing asphalt and concrete surfaces, is an act of social and ecological repair of the ground—one that prompts us to imagine collective participation in the construction...
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DEPAVE: The Ground as a Site of Design and Repair

A cyanotype print illustration
5/29/26, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
The ground is an often-overlooked site of design and repair. The thin crust of asphalt, concrete, and compacted urban soil beneath our feet covers most of New York City’s open space, multiplying heat in...

2026 Exhibition Openings: BFA/MFA Thesis Projects, MPS Studio Projects

5/18/26, 6pm - Tuesday, 5/19, 8pm
New York School of Interior Design
Check out our students’ incredible work on May 18 at the NYSID Gallery and May 19 at the Graduate Center. These exhibitions feature the work of NYSID BFA and MFA...

From Wealth of Sobriety to the Iconic Furniture of Pastoe

Man standing in front of a series of framed photographs in a long hallway
5/18/26, 12pm - 1pm
Center for Architecture
Please join us for a discussion and tour of the Gerrit Rietveld: Wealth of Sobriety exhibition, now on view at the Center for Architecture through September 2, 2026. The exhibition showcases...

Spring Exhibitions Opening Night

5/7/26, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Please join us for the opening night celebration for three exhibitions—CFA Lab: Repair – Democracy and Urban Spaces, AIANY Design Awards 2026, and Gerrit Rietveld: Wealth of Sobriety—that will be...

Reflection of the Future 2026

5/2/26, 2pm - Tuesday, 5/12, 6pm
VITA New York
“REFLECTION OF THE FUTURE” is a landmark exhibition uniting the academic depth of Shenzhen University, the global prestige of the A’ Design Award, and the creative vitality of New York...

Energies of Repair Tour: Renewable Rikers and Hunts Point

Screenshot 2026 04 14 At 11.14.17 AM
4/25/26, 12pm - 2pm
The POINT CDC
Join us for the third waterfront walking tour with the project team behind Energies of Repair: Visualizing Community Power in NYC, a CFA Lab residency. Organized in collaboration with the New...

Energies of Repair Tour: Fossil Fuels on Newtown Creek

a composite image of people of varied apperances engaging in climate activism
4/11/26, 11am - 2pm
Cooper Park Bathroom/Playground Area
Join the project team behind Energies of Repair: Visualizing Community Power in NYC, a CFA Lab residency and upcoming exhibition, to see how fossil fuel infrastructure, utility decisions, and pollution affect...

Energies of Repair Tour: Sunset Park Toxicity with UPROSE

A group of protestors or marchers standing in a residential looking street holding a large banner that reads "Climate Justice"
3/29/26, 12pm - 2pm
Climate Justice Center - UPROSE
Join the project team behind Energies of Repair: Visualizing Community Power in NYC, a CFA Lab residency and upcoming exhibition, for a walking tour of Sunset Park. We'll visit sites of...

Making Energy Visible: Sensing Data, Seeing Energy

2D and 3D wall installation with a photo mural on the opposing wall
3/6/26, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Please join us for a panel discussion connecting artistic and scientific research in the fields of urbanism and architecture and organized in conjunction with the exhibition Making Energy Visible, curated...

Gallery Tour: Sketching the Surface

1/28/26, 6:30pm - 8pm
New York School of Interior Design
Join curators and designers Arpie Gennetian, Anne Regan, and Andrea Lacalamita of StudioExhibit.A for an exclusive tour of NYSID’s new exhibition, Sketching the Surface: Exploring the New York School of Interior...

Forms of Energy Between Abstraction and Narrative

Making Energy Visible installed at the Center for Architecture
1/27/26, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Energy powers modern life, yet its sources, systems, and structures often remain invisible. Architecture and design are uniquely positioned to make energy visible, widening how it is imagined—moving beyond quick...

Gallery Tour: Sketching the Surface

10/15/25, 6:30pm - 8pm
New York School of Interior Design
Join curators and designers Arpie Gennetian and Andrea Lacalamita of StudioExhibit.A, along with NYSID librarian and archivist Nora Reilly, for an exclusive tour of the new exhibition, Sketching the Surface:...

Fall Exhibitions Opening Night

10/3/25, 5pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Please join us for the opening night celebration of two exhibitions—Searching for Superpublics and Making Energy Visible—that will be on view at the Center for Architecture from October 3, 2025–March...

Fantasizing Design Exhibition Closing Celebration

Visitors attending the Fantasizing Design exhibition opening. Photo: Samuel Lahoz.
8/21/25, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Please join us for a final celebration of Fantasizing Design: Phyllis Birkby Builds Lesbian Feminist Architecture, before it closes on September 2!  The evening will begin with a conversation with...

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