President’s Medal
Block Party
Celebrating Rosalie Genevro.
May 25, 2023
5:30 p.m.
Join us in Soho for an outdoor celebration of 2023 President’s Medal recipient Rosalie Genevro.
Join us on Crosby Street between Jersey and Prince Streets.
“To survive, we must close the circle. We must learn how to restore to nature the wealth we borrow from it.” —Barry Commoner
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Participatory installation by Greg Corbino
Drumline by Fogo Azul
Chats with climate scientists Klaus Jacob (Columbia University), Bernice Rosenzweig (Sarah Lawrence College), Eric W. Sanderson (New York Botanical Garden)
Remarks by Mario Gooden, President, The Architectural League
Rosalie Genevro, Executive Director, The Architectural League
Food and beverages from the Street Vendor Project
Furniture by Street Lab
Explore
President’s Medal 2021 photo gallery
Photographs from the 2021 President's Medal event honoring Walter Hood.
Towards a New Architecture: Climate Change and Design
The climate emergency demands that the ways we build change radically. But how? A series of events and discussions explores.
Housing Initiatives
The Architectural League’s housing initiatives seek to explore why we are so stymied in our efforts to provide decent housing for everyone in our society. We present ideas and projects that address our multiple housing crises—of availability, cost, access, mismatched needs, and more.