Coastal communities must adapt planning strategies to mitigate the risk posed by these natural disasters. Structures of Coastal Resilience (SCR) matches the latest science with urban and landscape design to propose actionable solutions for buffering against storms.
Come to Fort Tryon Park and try something new. Join us on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings for one hour of walking, stretching, and strengthening exercises.
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, New York City pet owners are encouraged to join A Pet with Paws for a special trunk show that will be filled with four-legged love.
Come and discuss how flooding impacts neighborhoods, learn about sewer overflow and stormwater runoff, and much more.
A special program for children ages 2-4 years old. Explore objects, stories, and songs in the exhibition 'Activist New York', design your own flower pot, and plant a seed to take home.
Our parks are the perfect places to spot owls that live in New York City. The winter is the best time of the year to see owls because the trees are bare—making it easier to see them—and owls breed in the winter. Come have a look at some of the owls that call NYC's parks home !
Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars explores recent trends that show that Americans, particularly Millennials, have been driving markedly less than they used to. Author Sam Schwartz describes how this change in car usage ultimately benefits cities, making them healthier and increasing property values, in a book that has been praised for its timeliness and insight.
What’s on your plate? Where does it come from? What effects does it have on the environment and your body? What can you do to help? This 52 minute documentary that takes an unadulterated look into the food you eat, and how you can make a difference to your health and the environment by the food choices you make.
Please join us for a landscape painting workshop using watercolor, inks, and charcoal.
The Emerging Voices juried lecture series recognizes architects, landscape architects, and urban designers who have both significant work to show and significant ideas to share. From the inaugural presentations more than thirty years ago to the present, firms selected by The Architectural League as Emerging Voices have spoken compellingly about their work while framing its relationship to theory, practice, and place. - Anne Rieselbach, Program Director of The Architectural League of New York
Come by the Earth Institute for your head-to-toe guide to Ethical Fashion and Non-Toxic Beauty, just in time for New York Fashion Week !
The India China Institute's Flagship 2016 event will engage two renowned intellectuals - Amitav Gosh and Prasenjit Duara – in a conversation on climate change and capitalism in Asia.