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Upcoming Events
Common Bond 2022
Thursday, 10/27, 6pm - Friday, 10/28, 12am
Chelsea Piers, Pier Sixty
Thank you for your support! Common Bond: The Center for Architecture Gala, hosted jointly by the Center for Architecture and its partner AIA New York, celebrates outstanding honorees who have...
Past Events
Decolonizing Suburbia
8/4/22, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Join the Decolonizing Suburbia team as they present on their project for the Center for Architecture's exhibition, Reset: Towards a New Commons. Decolonizing Suburbia is informed by an interest in the...
Re:Play: Reclaiming the Commons Through Play
7/28/22, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Join the Re:Play team as they present on their project for the Reset: Towards a New Commons exhibition. In Re:Play, young residents of three New York City Housing Authority campuses...
The Infrastructure Bill: In Conversation with Polly Trottenberg
7/19/22, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Zoom
In November 2021, the US Congress passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), creating the most ambitious federal transportation and infrastructure program in a decade, with major funding streams directed to...
Annual Golf Classic 2022
7/12/22, 10am - 7pm
Quaker Ridge Golf Club
Every summer, the Center for Architecture hosts its Annual Golf Classic, bringing together golfers from the architecture and related professional communities. Proceeds raised provide funding for scholarships for New York City...
Aging Against the Machine
7/11/22, 6:30pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
To mark the current Center for Architecture exhibition, Reset: Towards a New Commons, members of the interdisciplinary design team for the project Aging Against the Machine will present diverse interventions...
AIA New York 155th Annual Meeting
6/21/22, 6pm - 7:30pm
Center for Architecture
Please join us as we elect our 2023 leadership, honor those who contribute to our city’s built environment, and celebrate the progress and direction of AIA New York. During the...
Public Housing, Practice, and Design: New York + London
6/17/22, 9am - 1pm
Center for Architecture and Zoom
Amid the current housing and affordability crisis, there is a clear need for city governments to take an expanded role in promoting the practice of good design in the provision...
2022 AIANY + ASLANY Transportation + Infrastructure Design Awards Winners’ Event
6/16/22, 6pm - 7:30pm
Webinar
Join the AIANY Transportation and Infrastructure Committee as they announce the 2022 winners of the AIANY + ASLANY Transportation + Infrastructure Design Excellence Awards. The AIANY + ASLANY Transportation +...
Morning Leadership Talk: Elaine Molinar, AIA
6/3/22, 8am - 9am
Center for Architecture
The work from Snøhetta strives to enhance our sense of surroundings, identity, and relationship to others and the physical spaces we inhabit. Museums, products, reindeer observatories, graphics, landscapes, and dollhouses...
Open Restaurants Innovation: 3 Teams Share Findings
5/20/22, 12pm - 1:30pm
Zoom
This public event, which marks the official end of the Open Restaurants Innovation program, will feature presentations by three teams who have been working directly with multiple stakeholders, including restaurateurs,...
2022 Gil Oberfield Lecture: LTL Architects
5/19/22, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
The annual Gil Oberfield Memorial Lecture was founded in honor of Gil Oberfield, AIA, former member and chair of the AIANY Interiors Committee. The lecture brings to the podium speakers...
Carlo Mollino: Architect and Storyteller
5/9/22, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Join us for a conversation about the newly published book, Carlo Mollino: Architect and Storyteller (Park Books, 2021), by co-authors Napoleone Ferrari and Michelangelo Sabatino. Italian architect and designer Carlo...
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Honors and Awards Luncheon 2022
4/28/22, 11:30am - 2pm
Cipriani Wall Street
Please note we have reached maximum capacity for the event and ticket sales are closed. Please contact development@aiany.org if you have any questions. The annual Honors and Awards Luncheon celebrates...
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Tell Your Story: Media Workshop (Session A)
4/27/22, 12pm - 1:30pm
Webinar
Are you passionate about residential architecture, filmmaking, and storytelling? The AIANY Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) and the Boston Society of Architects Residential Design Committee are conducting two lunch and...
Robert A.M. Stern’s Journey in Architecture: A Conversation with Barry Bergdoll
4/22/22, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Robert A.M. Stern’s newly published autobiography, Between Memory and Invention: My Journey in Architecture (Monacelli, 2022), surveys his life and seismic role in the field of architecture from the 1960s to the...
2022 New Fellows Celebration
3/24/22, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Each year, the American Institute of Architects elevates selected candidates to its prestigious AIA College of Fellows. Advancement is granted for significant achievements in design, preservation, education, literature, and service....
Guess-A-Sketch 2022
3/10/22, 6pm - Friday, 3/11, 12am
Center for Architecture
Join us in celebrating Guess-A-Sketch’s 10-year anniversary! Form a team to compete or buy a ticket to attend our signature event, Guess-A-Sketch, on March 10, 2022! Guess-A-Sketch is a lively evening where architects, architecture enthusiasts, and...
AIANY Happy Hour & Mycelium Open House
3/8/22, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Join the AIANY Custom Residential Architect’s Network (CRAN) for our first event of 2022 to recognize the work of The Mycelium Project, an 18-month-long series of virtual lectures and workshops...
Samuel Ratensky Memorial Lecture: Lacaton & Vassal and Frédéric Druot
11/10/21, 7pm - 9pm
The Great Hall at Cooper Union and Zoom
Link to simulcast available here. The annual Ratensky Lecture was founded by the AIANY Housing Committee in honor of Samuel Ratensky (1910-1972), an architect and housing official who was responsible for major...
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Common Bond 2021
10/28/21, 6pm - Friday, 10/29, 12am
Chelsea Piers, Pier Sixty
Thank you for your support! Common Bond, hosted jointly by the Center for Architecture and its partner AIA New York, celebrates outstanding honorees who have demonstrated a commitment to the...
Common Bond After Party
10/28/21, 9pm - 11:59pm
Chelsea Piers, Pier 60
The Common Bond After Party is the official after party of our annual gala, Common Bond, bringing together 200+ design professionals for a night of networking, gourmet bites, dancing and libations....
2021 ASLA-NY, AIANY, APA-NY Annual Conference
9/24/21, 12:30pm - 5pm
Virtual
The COVID-19 Pandemic has fundamentally affected global society. In New York City, we’ve seen existing inequities exacerbated, further impacting the health and economic wellbeing of marginalized individuals and communities, making...
2021 ASLA-NY, AIA-NY, APA-NY Annual Conference
9/23/21, 9am - 1:15pm
Virtual
The COVID-19 Pandemic has fundamentally affected global society. In New York City, we’ve seen existing inequities exacerbated, further impacting the health and economic wellbeing of marginalized individuals and communities, making...
15th Annual Arthur Rosenblatt Memorial Lecture: Álvaro Siza
9/14/21, 2pm - 3:30pm
Webinar
*This event is occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program.* The AIANY Cultural Facilities Committee presents its annual lecture on excellence in...
Recipe for a Room: Places of Learning
8/19/21, 6pm - 7:30pm
Webinar
*This event is occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program.* Recipe for a Room is a model-making contest about building spatial, sculptural,...
Honors and Awards Luncheon 2021
7/20/21, 11:30am - 2pm
Virtual
The luncheon honors the recipients of the AIA New York Design Awards. Several of AIA New York’s major awards—the Medal of Honor, Architecture in Media Award and the Champion of Architecture...
Annual Golf Classic 2021
7/13/21, 10am - Saturday, 7/17, 7pm
Quaker Ridge Golf Club
Every summer, the Center for Architecture hosts its Annual Golf Classic, bringing together golfers from the architecture and related professional communities. Proceeds raised provide funding for scholarships for New York City...
Virtual Guess-A-Sketch 2021
4/15/21, 6:30pm - 9pm
Center for Architecture
*Online registration has now closed. Please email development@aiany.org to register prior to the event. Registrants will receive a link to join via email. Form a team to compete or buy...
Collecting Design: The Legends (Spring 2021)
2/9/21, 3:30pm - Tuesday, 4/20, 5pm
This 10-part series is accredited for a total AIA CES 10.5 LU / 1.5 HSW. ALL NEW CONTENT AND SPEAKERS! Collecting modern and contemporary design has become one of the...
Writing for Architects and Designers, Session 1: How to Begin
1/14/21, 4pm - 5pm
Webinar
*This is a five-part course. Attendees must purchase the entirety of the course to attend the sessions.* Effective writing helps architects and designers win new projects. It’s essential for communicating...
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AIA New York 2021 Board Inaugural
12/8/20, 6pm - 8pm
Webinar
AIA New York invites you to celebrate the 2021 Board Inaugural. The event will feature a passing of the gavel from Kim Yao, AIA, to Kenneth Lewis, AIA. The program...
Book Talk – Data Action: Using Data for Public Good
11/19/20, 6pm - 8pm
Webinar
*This event is occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program.* Please join us for a book talk with Sarah Williams as part...
Samuel Ratensky Memorial Lecture: Shaun Donovan
11/10/20, 6pm - 7:30pm
Webinar
The annual Ratensky Lecture was initiated by the AIANY Housing Committee in honor of Samuel Ratensky (1910-1972), an architect and NYC housing official who was responsible for major housing initiatives...
Common Bond: The Center for Architecture Gala
10/22/20, 6pm - 9pm
Virtual
Since the 1980s, we have gathered architects, designers and industry professionals together for the Heritage Ball, a fundraising gala that attracts over 1,100 guests. In 2020, it has become increasingly...
Honors and Awards Luncheon 2020
7/7/20, 11:30am - 2pm
Virtual
In order to ensure the safety and health of our guests and staff, we have rescheduled the 2020 Honors and Awards Luncheon from April 17 to July 7. The Luncheon will...
Virtual Guess-A-Sketch 2020
6/17/20, 2:43pm
Center for Architecture
*Please note: Free audience registration is closing at 2pm ET on Thu 6/18. If you haven’t registered by that time, join us on Facebook Live! Guess-A-Sketch is a lively evening...
The Story and History of Modern Design (Part 2, 1850-2020)
5/8/20, 5pm - Friday, 6/5, 6pm
Webinar
Design educator and historian Daniella Ohad presents a unique online course exploring the foundation of modern design history. This intensive 5-session course provides an introduction to the major historical styles,...
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POSTPONED – Cocktails & Conversation: Peter Eisenman and Robert A.M. Stern
3/20/20, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Center for Architecture
*This event has been postponed. A future date will be provided shortly.* Cocktails & Conversation is a series of dialogues about design that joins an architect with a critic, journalist, curator, or...
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POSTPONED – The Future of the NYC Waterfront: Harlem River
3/19/20, 5:30pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
*This event has been postponed. A future date will be provided shortly.* Equity + Ecology The Harlem River is a tidal strait that flows 8 miles between the Hudson – and East...
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RESCHEDULED – Guess-A-Sketch 2020
3/12/20, 6:30pm - 9pm
Center for Architecture
*AIA New York and the Center for Architecture are currently monitoring responses and recommendations to COVID-19. We have decided that in order to ensure the safety and health of our staff,...
Cocktails & Conversation: Rafael Pelli, FAIA & Nico Kienzl
2/21/20, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Center for Architecture
Cocktails & Conversation is a series of dialogues about design that joins an architect with a critic, journalist, curator, or architectural historian to discuss current architecture design issues. Each program...
Collecting Design with Dr. Daniella Ohad: Spring 2020 (Session 1)
2/18/20, 10:30am - Monday, 5/11, 12:30pm
Center for Architecture
Collecting modern and contemporary design has become one of the most dynamic, influential, and intriguing territories in the international marketplace, standing at the forefront of style and taste. While initially...
Winners’ Announcement – New Practices New York: Pause
2/14/20, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Updated 2/14: See the winners here. – Members of the New Practices New York: Pause jury and the AIANY New Practices Committee will announce the firms recognized as 2020 winners of the...
New Fellow Salon with Melissa DelVecchio, FAIA
1/22/20, 6pm - 8pm
Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP
AIA New York is proud of the members who have been elevated to the College of Fellows and has founded a series of New Fellow Salons so other professionals can learn more about their...
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2020 AIANY Design Awards Announcement
1/13/20, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Updated 1/14/20: Please see the complete list of winners here. See details regarding the 2020 Honors and Awards Luncheon here. Join us for the announcement of this year’s AIA New York Design...
Bunshaft’s Impact and Legacy: Then and Now
1/7/20, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
In conjunction with the publication of Gordon Bunshaft and SOM: Building Corporate Modernism (Yale University Press), author Nicholas Adams will discuss Bunshaft, his work, and his legacy with Mary McLeod (Columbia...
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Oculus Book Talk: Millennials in Architecture
12/17/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Almost five years ago, Darius Sollohub collaborated with AIA New York on a seemingly small research project about young architectural professionals. That work has grown into a new book, Millennials in Architecture:...
AGENCY: The Architect’s Tools of Civic Engagement
12/3/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Join AIANY’s Civic Leadership Program (CLP) at the Center for Architecture for the second of two public CLP events in 2019. An information session and happy hour will take place at 5pm preceding the talk,...
James Polshek: Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen
11/13/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Person Place Thing is an interview show hosted by Randy Cohen based on the idea that people are particularly engaging when they speak, not directly about themselves, but about something...
Heritage Ball 2019
10/24/19, 6pm - 9pm
Chelsea Piers, Pier Sixty
Download guest lists PDFs: By Last Name | By Firm Name Each year, architects and industry professionals come together for the Heritage Ball, an annual benefit to support the Center...
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HB 19 After Party
10/24/19, 9pm - 11:59pm
Chelsea Piers, Pier 60
HB After Party is the official after party of our annual gala, Heritage Ball, bringing together 400+ design professionals for a night of networking, dancing, sweet treats, interactive experiences and libations. Join...
Collecting Design with Dr. Daniella Ohad: Fall 2019 (Session 1)
10/15/19, 10:30am - 12pm
Center for Architecture
Collecting modern and contemporary design has become one of the most dynamic, influential, and intriguing territories in the international marketplace, standing at the forefront of style and taste. While initially...
Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen Featuring Signe Nielsen
9/5/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Person Place Thing is an interview show hosted by Randy Cohen based on the idea that people are particularly engaging when they speak, not directly about themselves, but about something...
Big Ideas Small Lots Opening
8/1/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Join us for the opening of Big Ideas Small Lots. An exhibition of the results of the Big Ideas for Small Lots NYC competition organized by the NYC Department of Housing, Preservation, and...
Open House Party and Tour in Dutchess County
7/5/19, 10am - 1pm
Summer House in Dutchess County
Please join the AIANY Custom Residential Architects Network Committee (CRAN) in bucolic Dutchess County for its inaugural Open House Summer Party, featuring the home of Dennis Wedlick, FAIA, of BarlisWedlick Architects!...
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AIA Conference on Architecture 2019
6/6/19, 8am - Saturday, 6/8, 8pm
Las Vegas, NV
Every year the Conference on Architecture travels to an iconic city for three immersive days of what’s new and now in architecture and design. In 2019, we’re heading to Las...
Day of Service
5/18/19, 8am - 5pm
Center for Architecture
Get ready to roll up your sleeves for a good cause! Following the success of last year’s A’18 Day of Service, this year AIA New York is once again partnering...
Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen Featuring Michael Kimmelman
5/13/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Person Place Thing is an interview show hosted by Randy Cohen based on the idea that people are particularly engaging when they speak, not directly about themselves, but about something...
AIANY Earth Day Urban Ecology Boat Tour
4/22/19, 1:45pm - 4:30pm
Chelsea Piers, Pier 62
Don’t miss the first-annual Earth Day boat tour, a collaboration between AIANY and Classic Harbor Line focusing on issues of urban ecology! Join us on this special full circumnavigation of Manhattan...
TORCH Mentorship Program – Laying out a Career Plan
4/22/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
There are numerous career advancement options within the architecture profession; finding the right strategy for professional development and advancement can be challenging. In this 2019 TORCH Mentorship Program discussion, a...
2019 AIANY Design Awards Exhibition Opening
4/15/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Join us for the opening of the 2019 AIANY Design Awards Exhibition. The 2019 AIANY Design Awards exhibition features winning projects in the categories of Best in Competition, Architecture, Interiors,...
Honors and Awards Luncheon 2019
4/15/19, 11:30am - 2pm
Cipriani Wall Street
SOLD OUT: Contact vpittl@aiany.org with any questions. – Download the 2019 Honors and Awards Luncheon Firm and Guest List > Celebrate design excellence at AIA New York’s Honors and Awards Luncheon,...
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Civic Leadership Program Info Session and Breakfast
4/4/19, 8:30am - 9:30am
Center for Architecture
Are you an emerging architect working towards positive change? Do you want to help lead the architecture profession towards a more publicly engaged future? Learn more at one of the...
Syria Before the Deluge Opening
3/28/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Join us for the opening of Syria Before the Deluge. Syria Before the Deluge presents photos of Syrian architectural monuments taken by acclaimed architectural photographer Peter Aaron in 2009. Nearly...
2019 New Fellows Reception
3/12/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Each year, the American Institute of Architects elevates selected candidates to its prestigious AIA College of Fellows. Advancement is granted for significant achievement in design, preservation, education, literature, and service. The 2019 Jury of...
Guess-A-Sketch 2019
3/7/19, 6pm - 9pm
Center for Architecture
*PLEASE NOTE ADVANCE REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED. INDIVIDUAL TICKETS ($150 each) WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR FOR PURCHASE VIA CREDIT CARD ONLY. The Center for Architecture is excited to host...
Patchwork: The Architecture of Jadwiga Grabowska-Hawrylak Opening
2/28/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Join us for the opening of Patchwork: The Architecture of Jadwiga Grabowska-Hawrylak. The opening will include a discussion with curators Michał Duda and Małgorzata Devosges-Cuber. Schedule:6:00-6:30 – Exhibition Viewing6:30-7:15 –...
TORCH Mentorship Program Launch + Happy Hour
1/23/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Join ENYA and members of the College of Fellows for happy hour as we kick off the new year and launch the TORCH Mentorship program. The TORCH Mentorship program will...
Design and the Just City in NYC Opening
1/10/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Join us for an event celebrating the opening of Design and the Just City in NYC and marking the closing of Close to the Edge: The Birth of Hip Hop Architecture. Design and...
Paul Rudolph: Influences and Opportunities
12/19/18, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Please join us for a program for Paul Rudolph: The Hong Kong Journey. Paul Rudolph considered an allowance for growth in his architecture and once said his buildings “took on a...
Samuel Ratensky Memorial Lecture: Maurice Cox
12/18/18, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Center for Architecture
The annual Ratensky Lecture was initiated by the AIANY Housing Committee in honor of Samuel Ratensky (1910-1972), an architect and NYC housing official who was responsible for major housing initiatives in...
Cocktails and Conversations: Book Launch at Porcelanosa
11/7/18, 6pm - 9pm
Porcelanosa Showroom
Over the last six years, the AIANY Architecture Dialogue Committee’s Cocktails and Conversation series has hosted some of architecture’s most interesting and provocative practitioners to discuss what informs their designs....
Pumpkitecture! Architectural Pumpkin Carving Competition
10/26/18, 6pm - 8:30pm
The Center for Architecture
Start off your Halloween weekend at the Center for Architecture’s third annual Pumpkitecture! competition! 20 New York City-based firms will go gourd to gourd to once again compete for the Pritzkerpumpkin....
Heritage Ball 2018
10/25/18, 6pm - 9pm
Chelsea Piers, Pier Sixty
Each year, architects and industry professionals come together for the Heritage Ball, an annual benefit to support the Center for Architecture. Heritage Ball began in the 1980s and has grown...
HB 18 After Party
10/25/18, 9:30pm - Friday, 10/26, 12am
Chelsea Piers, Pier 60
HB 18 After Party is the official after party of our annual gala, Heritage Ball, bringing together 400+ design professionals for a night of networking, dj’s and dancing, and cocktails. Thursday, October...
2018 AIANY + ASLANY Transportation + Infrastructure Design Awards Winner Event
10/8/18, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Join the AIANY Transportation and Infrastructure Committee as they announce the winners of the pilot award program the AIANY + ASLANY Transportation + Infrastructure Design Excellence Awards. The AIANY +...
Design Connext 3rd Annual Student Mixer
9/12/18, 6pm - 9pm
Steelcase WorkLife New York City
Did you know that there are nearly 15 distinct university design programs in NYC? At Design Connext, an annual student social hour, students of these programs can connect, collaborate, and...
A Call to Act(ivism): Echoing Whitney Young, 50 Years Later Opening
7/10/18, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Join us for the opening of A Call to Act(ivism): Echoing Whitney Young, 50 Years Later. The exhibition revisits Whitney M. Young Jr.’s keynote address at the 1968 AIA Conference, which...
A’18 Community Service Day
6/23/18, 7:30am - 5pm
Center for Architecture
Volunteers will be escorted to various sites from this meeting place. Get ready to roll up your sleeves for a good cause! This year AIA New York is partnering with...
City of Dreams Pavilion Opening
6/23/18, 10am - 6pm
Governor's Island
The winning design of the seventh annual City of Dream Pavilion Competition, Oculi, will be assembled on Governors Island and open to the public for the summer 2018 season. The Pavilion...
A’18 Conference on Architecture
6/20/18, 8am - Saturday, 6/23, 10pm
New York City
In 1857, thirteen architects met in New York to form an organization to promote architects and architecture. The AIA was born. Ten years later, the AIA held its first annual...
James Stewart Polshek Exhibition Opening
6/15/18, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Join Ennead Architects for the opening of James Stewart Polshek, on view at the Center for Architecture during the AIA Conference on Architecture 2018. James Stewart Polshek explores the life...
Designing Waste: Strategies for a Zero Waste City Opening
6/14/18, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Join us for the opening of Designing Waste: Strategies for a Zero Waste City. The exhibition explores how we manage waste in our buildings and neighborhoods, and how design can help...
Quality Affordable Housing in NYC
5/9/18, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
NOTE: A digital copy of Designing New York: Quality Affordable Housing is available for download here. Since Mayor de Blasio launched the Housing New York plan in 2014, New York City has greatly...
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