Week - Calendar - AIA New York / Center for Architecture

Wednesday, September 16

NYC Mass Timber Studio Launch Event: Accelerating Housing Development

Interior rendering of Mass Timber in Harlem, a residential housing project that participated in NYC Mass Timber Studio Cohort 1. Image courtesy of atelierjones.

9/16/26, 5:30pm - 8pm

Center for Architecture

Join the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and its partners for a pre-Climate Week event exploring the future of mass timber in New York City. As the City...

Elsewhere...

The Architecture of Religious Growth: An AAIA IDK National Town Hall

Thursday, September 17

Continuing Education, Talk, Webinar

Schools for the Future: Lessons in Sustainable Design from Italy

12pm to 1pm

Please join the AIANY Architecture for Education Committee for a discussion with Mario Cucinella of Mario Cucinella Architects...

Talk

Book Talk: Place and Placemaking

6pm to 7:30pm

Join us to celebrate the launch of the new book Place and Placemaking (Routledge, 2026). In the book,...

Continuing Education, Professional Development, Workshop

How to Communicate Value and Resolve Conflicts: Interactive Workshop

6pm to 8pm

AIA New York and AIA Brooklyn present an interactive communication workshop session specifically designed for design professionals. This...

Committee Meetings

Friday, September 18

Continuing Education, Tour, Walking Tour

Walking Tour: Madison Avenue, High Fashion, and Historic Preservation

A photograph of the exterior facade of a historic building along Madison Avenue in New York City

9/18/26, 5pm - 7pm

Meet at the Madison Avenue BID offices

Join AIANY and the Madison Avenue BID as we set out to discover the history behind Madison Avenue’s landmark buildings and explore how high-fashion retail has been incorporated into the...

Saturday, September 19

Continuing Education, Tour, Walking Tour

Walking Tour: The Architecture of Bryant Park

10:30am to 12:30pm

Continuing Education, Talk, Workshop

AI Open Mic and Agentic Workshop

12pm to 5pm

Sunday, September 20

Continuing Education, Tour, Walking Tour

Walking Tour: Privately Owned Public Spaces (POPS) in Midtown North

Exterior facade of the Seagram Building at the ground floor entry level.

9/20/26, 10:30am - 12:30pm

Meet at IBM Atrium on the NW corner of Madison Ave & 56th Street

Meet at the IBM Building Atrium on the NW corner of Madison Avenue and 53rd Street. The large, undeveloped, untaxed open spaces provided to the public by the Lever House...

Monday, September 21

Networking

Embodied Carbon Game Night

An illustration with different types of game pieces on a dark background

9/21/26, 5pm - 6:30pm

Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC

Embodied Carbon Game Night is an interactive Climate Week NYC event that brings together architects, engineers, contractors, manufacturers, and sustainability leaders for an evening of learning, networking, and friendly competition. Through a...