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The Biophilic Workplace – What’s Old is New Again

Pratt School Architecture 144 West 14th Street, New York, NY, United States

Join us for a lively discussion with practitioners on the leading edge of biophilic design. How can biophilic principles support a healthier, more resilient urban environment? What does a biophilic workplace look like? Does it really provide tangible benefits to productivity and the bottom line? What bioinspired innovative strategies and products are being developed? Come find out.

Free

Midtown Mandate: Trump & The New York City Skyline Walking Tour

Trump International Hotel & Tower 1 Central Park West, New York, NY, United States

Before he was a presidential candidate, Donald Trump transformed the skyline of New York City as he navigated zoning laws and mayoral administrations. Join architectural historian, Emmy-nominated humorist, and author of TRUMPitecture: The Architecture of Donald TRUMP Barry Goldsmith on a non-dogmatic tour of Trump’s impact on Midtown Manhattan, and how real estate investment informs the experience of the city with or without policymakers and voters.

$10

Strange Bedfellows: Real Estate, The Arts, and the Value of Space

Van Alen Institute 30 West 22nd Street, New York, NY, United States

As government funding for the arts vacillates with the ping-pong of dual-party politics, and as periodic recessions strip many wealthy donors of their giving capacity, the precarity of the creative community has become the norm. Join us for a discussion as we devise new ways to fortify the arts through New York City’s one true constant: the ever-rising value of space.

$7

NY Background: Robert Bowen Screening and Performance

SVA Visual Arts Theater 333 W 23rd St, New York City

Through sensations of depth, sound, and movement, this uniquely collaborative experimental media work is an instrument to view the city, as it examines the iconic geopolitical landscape of Lower Manhattan in ways not previously experienced. New York City is revealed to be a panopticon of frenetic urban renewals culminating in postmodern hyperspace, geopolitical tragedy and the entropic effects of climate change.

Free

Jane Jacobs Centennial Lecture: Janette Sadik-Khan

Museum at Eldridge Street 12 Eldridge Street, New York, NY, United States

Janette Sadik-Khan, former NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner who introduced pedestrian plazas, bike lanes and bike sharing, will speak on the legacy of writer and preservationist Jane Jacobs (1916-2006), whose work changed the way the world views and understands cities. Award-winning author and preservationist Roberta Brandes Gratz will introduce Sadik-Khan.

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Deep Energy Retrofit: Warren Hall at Cornell University

The Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY, United States

Learn how Cornell University’s Warren Hall—a 130,000 square foot pre-war building with historic masonry—was renovated into a modern LEED Platinum home for the University’s undergraduate…

$15

From Mannahatta to Manhattan

Mid-Manhattan Library 455 fifth Ave., New York, NY, United States

From Mannahatta to Manhattan: Four Centuries In the Life of An Island City, with moderator Sam Roberts and panelists Eric Sanderson, Gerard Koeppel, and Jason…

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Urban Design Principles for Planning New York City

The Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY, United States

The NYC Department of City Planning’s mission is to plan the future of the city of New York. One of the core values of this…

Free

Wild by Design: Strategies for Creating Life-Enhancing Landscapes

New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Gottesman Exhibition Hall , New York, NY, United States

Margie Ruddick, the pioneering landscape designer and author of Wild by Design and acclaimed architect Robin Elmslie Osler meet at the crossroads of design, ecology and urbanism to explore whether nature, in all its unruly wildness, can be an integral part of everyday living. The discussion is moderated by Annette Rose-Shapiro the
Managing Editor of MODERN Magazine.

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GreenHomeNYC : Tour Planning Committee Meetup

Estimize Office 43 West 24th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, United States

Want to discover new and exciting green buildings and sustainable spaces here in New York? Want first hand, behind-the-scenes tours of cutting edge building technology and sustainable businesses? GreenHomeNYC is looking for volunteers to join our Green Building Tours committee to help organize and plan public tours of NYC's green spaces. Past tours have included: LEED Certified high rises, factories, urban and rooftop farms, green schools, aquaponics farms, parks, recycling centers, and more. See past tours on our website.

Join us for a planning committee meeting to learn how you can get involved and become a tour organizer.

Free

Penn Palimpsest: History Becomes the Future

Tishman Auditorium, New York University 40 Washington Square South, New York, NY, United States

In 2016, The New York Times asked Vishaan Chakrabarti and his firm Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) to develop a proposal for the redevelopment of Penn Station that would address issues not resolved by current initiatives to redevelop the Farley Post Office. Most notably, the Farley plans do not solve the problem that a very large proportion of daily users of the station cannot use a redeveloped Farley building because of the position of Long Island Railroad and New Jersey Transit platforms, which are largely located between Seventh and Eighth avenues and cannot be moved.

On February 23, Vishaan Chakrabarti will present the proposal in a program co-sponsored by The Architectural League and the Regional Plan Association.

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Modeling an Urban Agriculture Business

Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm - Navy Yard 63 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Anastasia Cole Plakias, a Co-Founder of Brooklyn Grange, will walk participants through the different contemporary models of urban agricultural businesses, with a focus on New…

$35