Planning and Urban Design
Designing for Public Life, Dialogue 1: Searching for Superpublics
4/17/25, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
In the opening conversation of the series Designing for Public Life: The Dialogues, Benjamin Gilmartin, AIA, of Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Ivi Diamantopoulou, AIA, and Jaffer Kolb of New...
Legacies of Redlining: Preservation and Development in Staten Island
7/16/24, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Staten Island—NYC’s least populous borough and the only one not connected by subway—has long stood apart from the rest of New York City. The island’s geography and history shaped its...
The Flexible City: Solutions for a Circular and Climate Adaptive Europe
4/12/24, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Join us for a discussion of Tom Bergevoet’s and Maarten van Tuijl’s The Flexible City: Solutions for a Circular and Climate Adaptive Europe (Nai010 Publishers, 2024), in conversation with Yasemin...
Legacies of Redlining: Preservation and Development in Manhattan
3/27/24, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
This is the first in a series of borough-based roundtable discussions intended to build capacity, share narratives, and develop a collective understanding of both historical parallels and preservation paradigm shifts...
Democratizing Design: NYC’s Principles of Good Urban Design
3/4/24, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
*In-person tickets are sold out. Guests who did not register in advance can watch the livestream here.* The NYC Department of City Planning’s Principles of Good Urban Design offer New...
New York and the Public Realm: A Conversation with Dan Doctoroff
12/11/23, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Please join the AIANY Planning and Urban Design and AIANY Transportation and Infrastructure Committees for a conversation between Dan Doctoroff and Justin Davidson. Over the course of the evening, Doctoroff...
Sold Out
The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway at 75: A Crisis in Context
3/14/23, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture and Zoom
In-Person Tickets are now sold out! We are still accepting registrations to join the event on Zoom. The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is in need of an integrated approach that incorporates both...
The Innovation Complex: Cities, Tech, and the New Economy
1/24/23, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
What is the innovation economy, and how does it shape the city? Join us for a conversation with Sharon Zukin and Alby Bocanegra on The Innovation Complex, a book exploring the forces...
Redlines and Green Zones: Reassessing the Redline Maps
1/18/23, 5:30pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture and Zoom
Between 1935 and 1940, the federal government through the U.S. Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) drew and issued maps of cities and towns all over the U.S. The purpose of...
Building Socially Sustainable Communities: Bridging the Divide at Essex Crossing
6/8/22, 5:30pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture and Zoom
Every community should have an opportunity to develop a collective vision to shape its future. Often, the process of urban redevelopment can be polarizing, with community stakeholders and private developers entrenched...
Public Space Research Design Part I: Gauging Climate Inequities
11/18/21, 5pm - 6:30pm
Webinar
As we all witness the effects of climate change on our cities, it is impossible to ignore how environmental issues perpetuate long-standing social injustice and inequality. Disproportionate tree canopies, long-neglected infrastructural repairs,...
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...
Safe and Equitable Streets: Age, Ability, and Inclusion
6/10/21, 6pm - 7:30pm
Webinar
*This event is occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program.* In 2020, pivotal national and global events brought about increased awareness of...
Post-COVID Cities: Reinventing World Cities
6/10/21, 12pm - 2pm
Webinar
*This event is occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program.* “Reinventing Global Cities” is the second in a series of three high-profile...
Clean Curbs: Design Solutions for Waste Storage in the Street
5/18/21, 5pm - 6:30pm
Webinar
*This event is occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program.* Recent events have led many New Yorkers to realize the value of...
The Making of a Successful Public Realm
5/13/21, 12pm - 1:30pm
Webinar
New Yorkers have fallen in love with their open streets and are advocating for better outdoor environments. A key element in prioritizing pedestrians is improving public transportation and mobility options...
Post-COVID Cities: NYC Perspective
4/23/21, 12:30pm - 2pm
Webinar
*This event is occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program.* Built environment solutions are well positioned to guide post-COVID-19 recovery in New...
New York City’s Waterfront: Reflecting + Projecting
2/22/21, 4pm - 6pm
Webinar
*This event will be occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program.* Over the last year and a half, the AIANY’s Waterfront Initiative...
The Future of the NYC Waterfront: New York Harbor
11/9/20, 4pm - 6pm
Webinar
*This event will be occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program.* Industry & Access The New York Harbor is one of the...
The Future of the NYC Waterfront: Harlem River
10/5/20, 4pm - 6pm
Webinar
*This event will be occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program.* Equity + Ecology The Harlem River is a tidal straight that...
Sold Out
The Future of the NYC Waterfront: An Equitable Waterfront
8/25/20, 4pm - 6pm
Webinar
*This event is occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program; please continue to register.* Racial Justice + Social Inclusion Over the last...
Sold Out
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...
Sold Out
Film Screening & Discussion: Decade of Fire
3/6/20, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Please join us for a film screening of Decade of Fire, a documentary about the South Bronx in the 1970s told by Bronx-born Vivian Vazquez Irizarry. Abandoned by city government,...
Urban Energy Modeling Approaches for City-scale Decarbonization
3/4/20, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Buildings account for 40% of annual greenhouses gas (GHG) emissions worldwide. According to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPCC), we need to take immediate and significant action...
The Future of the NYC Waterfront: Hudson River
1/14/20, 5:30pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Collaboration and Connections The Hudson River is one of the defining waterways of the region, flowing 315 miles through New York State, separating New York City from its western neighbor:...
Sold Out
The Future of the NYC Waterfront: Jamaica Bay
11/14/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Conservation and Development Jamaica Bay, New York City’s only national park, is consistently at the center of debates around conservation and development. Being a national park in the largest city...
Sold Out
The Future of the NYC Waterfront: The Lower East River
10/21/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Access and Development The Lower East River has been at the center of the New York City’s development and increased public waterfront access for decades. From the development of Brooklyn Bridge...
Sold Out
The Power of Public Space in a Digital Age
10/17/19, 3pm - 6pm
United Nations, Conference Room 11, 46th St & 1st Ave
Due to UN building regulations, registration for this event closes on October 10. Early registration is encouraged. See more details at the bottom of the page.* Affiliated with UN Habitat...
The BQE in Context: Communities, Infrastructure and Public Space
10/7/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
This session will serve to educate a wider audience about the 1.5-mile Triple Cantilever section of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE), built in the 1940s by Robert Moses. This section...
Special Briefing: New York’s Next Comprehensive Waterfront Plan
6/18/19, 8am - 10am
Center for Architecture
New York City has officially kicked off the planning stages for the next Comprehensive Waterfront Plan. Published every ten years, the Comprehensive Waterfront Plan outlines the strategic vision of the...
Future Streets at Car Free Earth Day
4/27/19, 9am - 3pm
Broadway between 19th and 20th Street
While city streets comprise large amounts of public land, many of our streets today privilege the private automobile. As new transportation modes are introduced in cities, there is potential for...
Maker City & City Making
11/6/18, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Join the AIANY Planning and Urban Design Committee for a panel discussion on live/work spaces and urban development. Two panels will explore the maker industry and its role in developing...
Future Streets 20×20
10/20/18, 10:30am - 12pm
Center for Architecture
Join the AIANY Planning and Urban Design Committee for a special speed presentation event. Future Streets 20×20 will feature presentations focusing on urban street use and development. In light of new technologies and...
Planning for Sustainability at the Neighborhood Scale
9/22/18, 9:30am - 4pm
Center for Architecture
The AIANY Planning and Urban Design Committee invites all to participate in a panel discussion exploring sustainability at the local level. Practicing sustainability on a neighborhood scale creates opportunities for community members, municipal stakeholders, technical...
AIANY Planning & Urban Design Committee Future Streets Launchpad
4/21/18, 9am - 3pm
Car Free Earthday, Broadway between 18th and 19th Streets, New York, NY
Join the AIANY Planning and Urban Design Committee for an all day workshop as part of New York City’s Car Free Earth Day. The Committee’s installation, Future Streets, will provide an opportunity...