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Deconstructing the High Line: A Public Symposium

The New School 66 W.11th St., 5th floor , New York, NY, United States

A public discussion on the High Line's role in regards to urban design, ecology, public works, and creative practice with scholarly opinion from urban studies, art, architecture, geography, and cultural analysts.

Free

Emerging Voices: Brian Phillips; Roberto Rovira

Scholastic Auditorium 557 Broadway, New York, NY

A lecture featuring leaders in architecture, landscape architecture, and urbanism hosted by the Architectural League of New York.

$10

From the Right to Light to the Right Lights

The New School, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Auditorium, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center 66 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United States

In this public program, speakers will present lighting design work for public interest that range from ongoing projects in informal settlements in Haiti to participatory workshops in low-income housing environments.

In a panel following the presentations, speakers will debate the role that socially-engaged lighting design practices play and how lighting education can support a stronger social culture in practice and discourse in the field of lighting design

Free

Sustainability Crash Course 2015

Center for Sustainable Design Studies at Pratt 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Imagine being able to spend one amazing day immersed in learning about sustainable design—and meeting the people who have pioneered new thinking and practices.

On Saturday, March 28, 2015, Pratt’s CSDS will present the fifth annual Sustainability Crash Course, a day-long series of workshops with a host of experts from Pratt’s sustainable design faculty and elsewhere.

Free

Our Land: Local Action, Global Impact

Fashion Institute of Technology Seventh Avenue at 27 Street , New York, NY, United States

FIT’s Ninth Annual FIT Sustainable Business and Design Conference.

This conference is free and open to the public.

Free

Street Art Tour: Bushwick

The corner of Wyckoff Ave and Stockholm Street outside of the L train stop at DeKalb Avenue.

As rents rise, Bushwick has become a haven over the years for street artists and graffiti writers seeking lower rent, leaving the area saturated with art. Come along as we explore the legal and illegal sides of the artistic community.

$25

Renegade Craft Fair

East River State Park 90 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Series of Renegade Craft Fair Pop-Ups every Saturday outdoors this June at the lovely East River State Park!

Free

Eco Fashion in the Park

History will be made this Sunday. The newly re-opened High Bridge will be transformed into a next-generation runway showing off the designs of Iliana Quander,…

Free

Open House New York Weekend

For two days each October, the Annual Open House New York Weekend unlocks the doors of New York’s most important buildings, offering an extraordinary opportunity to experience the city and meet the people who design, build, and preserve New York.

Free

Judith Gura & Kate Wood Book Talk, Interior Landmarks: Treasures of New York

Skyscraper Museum 39 Battery Place, New York, NY, United States

Authors Judith Gura and Kate Wood focus on 47 colorful examples of the city's current 117 interior landmarks. From the infamous Tweed Courthouse, centerpiece of the largest corruption case in New York history, to the glamorous Art Deco Rainbow Room, to the modernist Ford Foundation Building, whose garden-filled atrium prefigures green design, Gura and Wood examine the original construction and style, exceptional design features, materials, and architectural details, as well as the challenges to preserving these landmark interiors.

Free