Institute for Public Architecture
The IPA, based in the historic Block House on Governors Island, uses design to address social, physical and environmental inequities in the city through our signature Selected Topic Fellowship and Independent Project Residency programs, and related public lectures, exhibits, and publications.
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Open Call: 2024 Independent Project Residency
The IPA welcomes applications for the 2024 Spring and Summer Independent Projects Residency based at the historic Block House on Governors Island. Emerging and mid-career professionals committed to the public realm in all disciplines are invited to apply.
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10th Annual Fall Fête
View pictures from our Benefactors Dinner. We welcomed over fifty guests to the Block House to celebrate 10 years of impact over a delicious four-course meal prepared by FAUN.
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2023 Fall Residency Exhibition
View projects from our 2023 Fall Fellow cohort. The exhibition will be on view at the Block House on Saturdays and Sundays from 12pm–4pm through December 17th.
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BQE 2053 Symposium
View the full recording of the BQE 2053 Symposium. Four diverse panels focused on community engagement in deciding the future development of a potential ‘land bank’ between existing neighborhoods and a radically re-imagined Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE).
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Learn more about our Independent Project Residency and Selected Topic Fellowship programs, and related public lectures, exhibits and publications.
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