Mia Lehrer – Recalibrating the City: Advocacy by Design
Mia Lehrer is the founding principal of Mia Lehrer + Associates, a Los Angeles-based landscape architecture practice. The firm leads the design and implementation of…
February Mappy Hour NYC
Come learn about the trees in your neighborhood at highest risk for pests or disease, how to identify them, and how to spot signs of stress. Plus, Sierra Nevada brews for everyone!
Smartphone Apps for Citizen Scientists Workshop Series: 3. Soil Contaminants
The Earth Institute presents the Smartphone Apps for Citizen Science Workshop Series, “Soil Contaminants”. Join us for the third in the series on Environmental Apps for Citizen Scientists.
Eco-fashion and Sustainable Living
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 Bridge: Experiments in Science and Art at SciArt Center
What does collaboration mean? What does it look like, and how does it function? Is it possible to have a two-way collaborative street, or does that even matter? Can art influence science, as science often influences art? The Bridge will serve as the first documentation of the full and natural collaborative process between an artist and scientist.
Center for Sustainable Design Strategies Sustainability Crash Course 2016
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, April 2, 2016, Pratt’s CSDS will present the sixth annual Sustainability Crash Course, a day-long series of workshops with a host of experts from Pratt’s sustainable design faculty and elsewhere. Click to find out additional info!
16th Annual Winter Lecture Series: Chelsea Gold
An international trio of renowned garden designers who are setting trends on both sides of the Atlantic, and took Chelsea Gold in recent years.
Judith Gura & Kate Wood Book Talk, Interior Landmarks: Treasures of New York
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.
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.
The future of fashion walks the new High Bridge
A glimpse of the High Bridge suggests it was fated to become a fashion runway one day.
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,…
Renegade Craft Fair
Series of Renegade Craft Fair Pop-Ups every Saturday outdoors this June at the lovely East River State Park!
Street Art Tour: Bushwick
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.
Institute for Public Architecture Presents: An Inventory of What’s Possible
On April 10 at the Pratt Institute architects, historians, urban advocates, and city officials will present case studies of completed work, addressing design excellence and community priorities.
The Big Picture: How Can Design Change the Way We Live
A roundtable discussion hosted by the Barnard Architexx on the power design has over our lives.
Emerging Voices: Brian Phillips; Roberto Rovira
A lecture featuring leaders in architecture, landscape architecture, and urbanism hosted by the Architectural League of New York.
Exploring Creative Community Resilience
Climate-adapted neighbourhoods. Green boulevards. Community food forests.
Around the world, more and more cities are committing to ambitious projects aimed at building resilience in light of climate change.
On February 24, 2015 we will convene at The New School to draw from the experiences of grassroots organizers, co-design champions, urban planning professionals, storytellers and representatives from many other fields of social innovation (that’s you!) to explore how to make resilience a collaborative and inclusive process of “civic imagination”.
Deconstructing the High Line: A Public Symposium
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.