DOCOMOMO New York/Tri-State presents author David Smiley, who will discuss his 2013 book, Pedestrian Modern: Shopping and American Architecture, 1925–1956.
In Pedestrian Modern, David Smiley reveals how the design for places of consumption—stores and shopping centers—informed emerging modernist tenets.
Climate Scientists Dr. Fernandes and Dr. Gianninin, from the Earth Institute at Columbia University, will lead a talk on the connection between temperature changes in…
The Global Sustainability Jam is 48 hours of great creativity, learning, meeting talented people and having fun!
You will be working with people of various backgrounds who you might never have met before, bouncing ideas off one another and turn your ideas into real-world solutions related to “Sustainability”.
"Fall Flat is a 5K trail race on Novemeber 22nd at 10am. The course travels along Willowbrook’s White Trail and around the lake; it is mostly flat and well suited for novice runners and walkers as well as more competitive athletes. This race will be professionally timed culminating in an awards ceremony. Refreshments and race appropriate apparel are provided for registered runners."
Come out and enjoy a guided hike in Inwood Hill Park on Sunday, Novemeber 23, 2014 at 11:00am.
Divestment has been a growing area of concern as universities and investors grapple with the ethical implications of fossil fuel stocks. A panel of professors…
TimeOut NYC: Thomas Scheibitz has been a dependable presence in New York galleries since the ’90s, and his neomodernist approach has been just as reliable. His latest paintings and sculptures are business as usual, offering schematic lines and forms binding a deft puree of references to early-20th-century art.
The devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 highlighted the vulnerability of urban coastal areas to the effects of catastrophic storms and climate change. Coastal communities must adapt planning strategies to mitigate the increasing risk posed by these natural hazards. Come listen to leading experts working on these issues at an exciting presentation and panel discussion at the Center for Architecture.
Join Added Value, the Red Hook Community Farm in Brooklyn to compost weekly on Fridays from 9:00am to noon and Saturdays from 10:30am to 1:00pm.
Contribute a toy for neighborhood children and youth!
Join Friends of the High Line as we partner with Hudson Guild, Fulton Youth of the Future, Chelsea Market, Posman Books, and The High Line Hotel to collect gifts for more than 400 local families.
The new Lenape Gallery at Conference House Park Visitor Center presents Riding the Waves, a new exhibit of the Museum of Maritime Navigation and Communication.
A seminar series on scientific issues related to the environmental quality and resource management of the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary, sponsored by the Hudson River Foundation in cooperation with the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program.