Events

Challenging Convention: MVRDV’s Approach to Design

NYIT de Seversky Mansion NYIT de Seversky Mansion, Old Westbury, NY

This presentation introduces MVRDV’s approach to architecture, driven by bold design and innovative solutions. Our research-based methodology challenges convention, focusing on sustainability, urban density, and the integration of built and […]

Atypical Architectures: Design For Diverse Abilities

16 W. 61st St., 11th-floor auditorium 16 W. 61st St., 11th-floor auditorium, New York, NY, United States +1 more

Architecture and design disciplines have long relied on principles of typicality and normativity that exclude all those that do not conform to such norms. Whether based on ability, the body, […]

The Aluminaire House

16 W. 61st St., 11th-floor auditorium 16 W. 61st St., 11th-floor auditorium, New York, NY, United States +1 more

The Aluminaire House, by the architects  A. Lawrence Kocher and Albert Frey, was built in New York City as an exhibition of modern materials at the Architectural League and Allied […]

Where in the World? Virtual Global Field Trip and Button Flair

Education Hall, Library Education Hall, Art & Architecture Library, Innovation Labs, Manhattan Library, 3rd Floor, New York City

Visit the Art & Architecture Library in Education Hall for a Virtual Global World Tour complete with souvenirs. Explore the Google Earth World Tour and Button Flair Project. This year’s […]

16th Annual Alumni and FRIENDS Reception

Garden City Hotel 45 Seventh Street, Garden City, NY, United States

Dean Maria R. Perbellini and the FRIENDS Executive Committee invite you to celebrate the past year's accomplishments and the success of our alumni at the 16th Annual Alumni and FRIENDS Reception on Wednesday, November 20 from 6-9 p.m. at the Garden City Hotel in Garden, City, N.Y.

Museum as a Space For Theory and Critical Agency

1855 Broadway, 11th-floor Gallery 1855 Broadway, 11th-floor gallery +1 more

The lecture will focus firstly on Pippo Ciorra's “curatorial project” at the MAXXI and, secondly, on providing highlights on some of the present and future projects, mainly Stop Drawing, an […]

Autonomous Urbanism: the Exhibition

Education Hall Gallery Education Hall, Long Island campus, Old Westbury, NY, United States

Based on the recently published book monograph of the same name, Autonomous Urbanism: Towards a New Transitopia is an exhibition that explores the latent and transformative impact autonomous vehicles will […]

Beyond the Envelope

16 W. 61 St., eleventh-floor 16 W. 61 St., 11th-floor auditorium

Book Launch: Beyond the Envelope The SoAD is pleased to host a book launch event for “Beyond the Envelope: 21 Pioneering Buildings From the Early 21st Century | 21 Interviews with their […]

Simulated and Measured Environments for Design Education

Online Online

During this virtual Open Data Week event, architecture educators and a librarian provide information about building performance and simulation, which calls on open data sources that students analyze to inform […]

Book Discussion: Dispositional Intelligence in Architecture

Bears Den, SAC Bears Den, Student Activity Center, Long Island campus

Lecture: Dispositional Intelligence in Architecture Dispositional Intelligence in Architecture proposes a contemporary theory of spatial organization in architecture through original research into a particular kind of hybrid design work, one […]

SoAD Big Give Pre-Party

Education Hall Education Hall Front Lobby, Long Island campus +1 more

We are getting things started a little bit early in 2025 with a Big Give Pre-Party for students with the School of Architecture and Design in New York City and […]

Designing Future Interiors

16 W. 61st St., 11th-floor auditorium 16 W. 61st St., 11th-floor auditorium, New York, NY, United States

Symposium “Designing Future Interiors” is the second installment of the Future Interiors series, a key annual event hosted by the Interior Design program at the New York Institute of Technology. […]