League members are invited to the League’s 130th Annual Meeting at the Museum of the Moving Image.

The second evening of lectures by winners of the 30th annual Architectural League Prize, Ajmal Aqtash, Richard Sarrach, and Tamaki Uchikawa, form-ula; Unchung Na and Sorae Yoo, NAMELESS; and William O’Brien Jr.

The League Prize exhibition opening and first evening of lectures by winners of the 30th annual Architectural League Prize, featuring Jason Kelly Johnson and Nataly Gattegno, Future Cities Lab; Kiel Moe; and Catie Newell, Alibi Studio.

Join Eric Bunge and Mimi Hoang of nARCHITECTS at their office for drinks, informal conversation, and a behind the scenes look at their ongoing work.

Join Jeff Dugan, Lester Burg, Judith Kunoff, and Sara McIvor for a tour of the rehabilitation of the Columbus Circle Station Complex and the installation of the Sol LeWitt public artwork.

CUP and the Brennan Center for Justice will introduce “Know Your Lines,” the latest fold-out poster in the Making Policy Public series.

A tour and discussion of the design, fabrication, installation, and program of reOrder.

Moderators and participants from World Café Session 2 regroup for a “report out.” Moderators present the results of the workshops followed by a lively discussion amongst all the participants.

World Cafe is an innovative “group-sourcing” practice, enabling successive small groups to focus on aspects of a particular problem or issue. In this session a group of highly innovative architects, artists, and entrepreneurs will lead World Café sessions on how the themes of the Festival—the Heterogeneous City, the Networked City, the Reconfigured City, and the Sustainable City—can take form in specific ideas and proposals for the New City.

World Cafe is an innovative “group-sourcing” practice, enabling successive small groups to focus on aspects of a particular problem or issue. 

In this session, NYU Wagner and IDEO will collaborate to highlight policy challenges and elicit solutions that can help create a better downtown New York.

A group of leading Mayors from around the world discuss their work on making their cities ready and open for the long-term future.

Former Mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, Antanas Mockus, will give the third and final Keynote Address for the Festival of Ideas for the New City.

In this series of presentations two architects, an artist trained as an architect, and an entrepreneur talk about how we can adapt, hack, amplify, and more productively use what we have.

Jaron Lanier, author of the best-selling You Are Not A Gadget: A Manifesto, will give the second Keynote Address for the Festival of Ideas for the New City.

A panel of media theorists and technology visionaries consider the impacts and implications of our networked lives.

A panel of activists, artists, and analysts discuss why heterogeneity is so crucial to great urbanism, what threatens it, and what it takes to sustain it.

Rem Koolhaas will give the first Keynote Address for the Festival of Ideas for the New City.

Join Barry Bergdoll, The Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, for a behind the scenes look at what goes into making an A+D exhibition. The informal walkthrough and discussion will highlight the myriad conceptual and practical decisions that come together to create a compelling exhibition.

Join Aerotropolis co-author, Greg Lindsay, in a discussion about the rise and future of this new type of city.

Design in 5 invites you to design a building proposal within the context of a neighborhood in transition, Greenpoint.

In October 2010, the Museum at Eldridge Street, located in the landmark Eldridge Street Synagogue, commissioned a monumental new stained-glass window by Kiki Smith and Deborah Gans. Join Gans, stained glass craftsman Tom Garcia, and Bonnie Dimun and Amy Stein-Milford of the Museum at Eldridge Street in a discussion of the window and tour of the restored Eldridge Street Synagogue.

Join Urban Omnibus and the Design Trust for Public Space for a Public Space Potluck at the IBM Building Atrium.

Juhani Pallasmaa, architect, professor, and writer will give The Cooper Union’s annual Feltman lecture on light, and lighting design, co-sponsored by the Architectural League.

Join Richard Meier & Partners Architects at their office for drinks, informal conversation, and a behind the scenes look at their ongoing work.

The fourth and final evening of the 29th annual Emerging Voices lecture series, featuring Ball-Nogues Studio and P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S.

In celebration of the new, expanded edition of The Architecture of Diplomacy, join author Jane Loeffler and architect Frances Halsband, who will discuss the history and current state of America’s overseas embassy-building program.

The third evening of the 29th annual Emerging Voices lecture series, featuring Ruy Klein and Taylor and Miller Architecture and Design.

Join the New York office of Pentagram for a studio visit and discussion of the firm’s multi-disciplinary approach to all aspects of design.

Massimo and Lella Vignelli receive the Architectural League’s 2011 President’s Medal.

The second evening of the League’s annual Emerging Voices series.

Bijoy Jain, principal of Studio Mumbai, will present and discuss his studio’s recent work and its ongoing exploration of the relationship of land and architecture, process, and materials.

The first evening of the 29th annual Emerging Voices lecture series, featuring Interboro Partners and Lateral Office.

Join Jaklitsch / Gardner Architects at their office for drinks, informal conversation and presentations, and a behind the scenes look at their ongoing work, including the just opened flagship store of Marc Jacobs in Tokyo.

Simón Vélez, architect and pioneer in the contemporary use of bamboo as an essential building component, will present and discuss his recent work.

Tuesday, February 15, 7:00pm. Come connect with our collaborators and bid on original artwork by some of the phenomenal artists we have featured on the site.

Paola Antonelli and Hadas Steiner in conversation with Mark Shepard to celebrate the publication of Sentient City: Ubiquitous Computing, Architecture, and the Future of Urban Space

Join Arup at their office for drinks, informal conversation and presentations, and a behind the scenes look at their ongoing work.

Ben van Berkel, founding partner with Caroline Bos, of the Dutch architectural design studio UNStudio, will present the office’s current projects within the context of the firm’s belief in constant experimentation through building.

Gregg Pasquarelli, one of the founding partners SHoP Architects, will present the office’s current projects with a focus on how the firm seeks to reinvent the business model of architectural practice.

Weather notice: This evening’s lecture will take place as scheduled.

Join Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects at their office for drinks, informal conversation, and a behind the scenes look at their ongoing work.

Guillermo Reynés of GRAS will share and discuss progress on the Montecorvo Eco-city, located in the wine region of La Rioja province in northern Spain, as part of the ongoing series Tertulias NYC. The League is pleased to host the first two programs of this new series of gatherings organized by Ana Maria Torres.

Following a three part Korean Architecture lecture series, “Design Currents,” The Korea Society, in cooperation with Single speed Design (SsD), The Harvard Graduate School of Design, and the Architectural League present Convergent Flux, Korea, the first cross-disciplinary exhibition of Korean architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning and design mounted in New York City.

Benedetta Tagliabue of EMBT will present and discuss her most recent designs.

Christo presents “Two Works in Progress: Over the River, Project for the Arkansas River, Colorado and The Mastaba, Project for the United Arab Emirates”

Join Rogers Marvel Architects at their office for drinks, informal conversation, and a behind the scenes look at their ongoing work.

Current Work lecture by Charles Renfro of Diller Scofidio + Renfro.

Celebrate Norden Fund Travel Grant recipient, Hubert Pelletier, over drinks, conversation, travel images, and a short presentation of his project, “The Stereotomy of Complex Surfaces in French Baroque Architecture.”

Tour of recently completed Battery Park City branch of The New York Public Library.

On the occasion of the publication of Log 20, Curating Architecture, editor Cynthia Davidson and contributor Kurt Forster will discuss the curating, collecting, and display of architecture.

Join Design in 5 on a bike ride and tour

Current Work lecture with Minsuk Cho of Mass Studies.

Michael Manfredi and Marion Weiss will discuss their winning master plan and concept design for Taekwondo Park, in Muju, Korea.

Join LTL Architects at their office for drinks, conversation, and a behind the scenes look at their ongoing work. This is the first night of the new Architectural League series, First Fridays, a monthly opportunity for League members to visit the offices of leading design practices to see work on the boards and learn more about the offices’ organizations and design processes.

Current Work lecture with Yoshiharu Tsukamoto of Atelier Bow-Wow.

Situated Exploitation? From Mobile Playgrounds to Sweatshop City! A panel discussion to launch the latest Situated Technologies Pamphlet featuring Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Laura Y. Liu, Trebor Scholz, and Neil Smith.

In celebration of the publication of Above the Pavement – The Farm!, join WORKac’s Amale Andraos and Dan Wood for an evening on sustainable infrastructure.

One in a series of “workshops” organized by curators 306090 and the High Museum of Art as responses to Workshopping, the U.S. Pavilion at the 2010 Venice Architecture Biennale.

Exhibition tour for League members.

The Student Program offers an inside look at the architectural profession. The program highlights the varied and creative career paths open to graduates of architecture school.

Jo Noero of the South African firm Noero Wolff Architects will present the office’s long history of design work in the once segregated townships of South Africa.

Victoria Meyers and Thomas Hanrahan, principals of hanrahanMeyers architects, will lead a tour of the recently finished Tenth Church of Christ, Scientist; a radical reconfiguration of the interior of a midblock historic structure to create a lightwashed sanctuary space, and open street-front reading room and gathering area.

Paul Goldberger, architecture critic of The New Yorker, will engage commissioners Adrian Benepe (Parks), Amanda Burden (Planning), and David Burney (Design and Construction)

Dan Doctoroff, former Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, will discuss his tenure and the challenges facing the city with Paul Goldberger, architecture critic for The New Yorker.
Presented in connection with the exhibit The City We Imagined/The City We Made.

The second evening of lectures by winners of the 29th annual Architectural League Prize.

The Architectural League of New York cordially invites members and their guests to its 129th Annual Meeting at the new Morphosis designed academic building at The Cooper Union.

Exhibition of work by winners of the annual Architectural League Prize for Young Architects and Designers.

The League Prize exhibition opening and first evening of lectures by winners of the 29th annual Architectural League Prize, featuring Jason Austin and Aleksandr Mergold of Austin+Mergold; Marc Frohn and Mario Rojas Toledo of FAR frohn&rojas; and Michael Loverich and Antonio Torres of Bittertang.

A conversation about urban design and New York’s transformation over the past decade, with Alexander Garvin, Michael Sorkin, and Rosalie Genevro.

Join Moss, Schmied, Prix, and Kipnis for a preview of the Austrian Pavilion and a discussion of Austrian architecture around the world as well as international architecture in Austria.

Michael Manfredi and Marion Weiss, principals of Weiss/Manfredi, will lead a tour of their newly completed The Diana Center at Barnard College.

Policymakers, planners, and architects from current and former administrations in Medellín, Columbia will discuss the city’s design strategies in relation to its remarkable transformation.

Group tour with exhibition organizer Barry Bergdoll.

How has a policy of emphasizing design quality influenced the planning for, commissioning of, and shape of public architecture during the past six years?

On Sunday, May 16th, do not miss a rare opportunity to explore Roosevelt Island with one of its masterplanners and then enjoy a guided tour of an exhibition that unveils the Island’s best kept secret: it’s trash collection system.

SUPERFRONT and Design in 5 invites you to reconsider the possibilities of public architecture in this moment of temporal-typological crisis.

This program will examine the creation, development, and architectural expression of the libraries, as well as overarching issues such as the benefits and difficulties of this kind of public/private partnership; the role of libraries in education in the digital age; and the role of design in educational environments.

The opening reception for The City We Imagined/The City We Made: New New York 2001-2010, an exhibition about architecture, planning, and development in New York City since 2001.

Louisa Hutton will discuss the firm’s sustainable approach to design in current and recent projects.

Robert Gatje will present an illustrated talk on his new book Great Public Squares, An Architect’s Selection.

Key architects and leadership from the United Nations Capital Master Plan present.

Reservations are closed. Those holding reservations have been notified of the rescheduled program date. Duncan Jackson, managing director and head of the New York office of Billings Jackson Design will host a studio visit.

Join John Margolies in celebration of the publication of John Margolies: Roadside America, a collection of photographs from over 30 years of Margolies’s travels.

A special tour for principals and partners of supporting, sustaining, and League Circle firms

In this new series of reading groups, selected articles by leading architectural critics will shape a conversation about the forms and purposes of architectural criticism.

The fourth and final evening of the 27th annual Emerging Voices lecture series, featuring Tatiana Bilbao and molo.

Film screening of American Masters: Building China Modern. The film follows Pei’s personal and architectural journey from west to east. Panel discussion following screening.

A lecture by Bonnie Yochelson about Abbott’s landmark photography project.

The third evening of the Emerging Voices lecture series, featuring Slade Architecture and UrbanLab.

The second evening of the 27th annual Emerging Voices lecture series, featuring LA DALLMAN and L.E.FT.

In this new series of reading groups, selected articles by leading architectural critics will shape a conversation about the forms and purposes of architectural criticism.

The first evening of the annual Emerging Voices lecture series, with Rojkind arquitectos and studio SUMO.

Alejandro Zaera-Polo | Co-founder of Foreign Office Architects (FOA) will present the firm’s recent work and current projects under design and construction. Tonight’s lecture is currently scheduled to take place as planned. If a cancellation becomes necessary, the League will make a general announcement through @theLeague. Any questions, please call 212.753.1722.

Alberto Pérez-Gómez will present The Cooper Union’s annual Feltman Lecture on lighting design.

Rafael Viñoly | The founding principal and design leader of Rafael Viñoly Architects, will discuss the New York, London, and Los Angeles based firm’s diverse projects and design approach.

Curator-led exhibition tour.

In this new series of reading groups, selected articles by leading architectural critics will shape a conversation about the forms and purposes of architectural criticism.

Snøhetta principals, Craig Dykers and Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, along with exhibition curator Eva Madshus, Senior Curator at the National Museum—Architecture, Oslo, will lead a tour of the exhibition “Snøhetta, architecture—landscape—interior,” an overview of the firm on its twentieth anniversary of practice.

The closing event to Detour, a traveling exhibition documenting notable architecture and design along 18 Norwegian national tourist routes, this symposium features an afternoon panel with architects and artists from Europe and the United States.

Representatives and recent fellowship winners from the American Academy in Rome, the Design Trust for Public Space, and the MacDowell Colony, will discuss opportunities for fellowships and residencies for architects and designers.

David Revere McFadden will lead a group tour of Slash: Paper Under the Knife, an exhibition exploring paper as a creative medium across the arts.