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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10th Annual Fall Fête: Benefactors Dinner Tickets on Sale Now
Please join us at the 10th Annual Fall Fête to celebrate a decade of IPA programs and public engagement that use design to address social, physical, and environmental inequity in our city. Tickets are now available for the Benefactors Dinner on October 11th.
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2023 Fall Open [Block] House
View Fellow projects at an Open [Block] House event on October 28 and November 18 12pm–4pm. Stop by any weekend from October 8–November 26 for Open Library and meet our Fellows.
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2023 Fall Residency
Five Fellows will live and work together for 9 weeks at the Block House, engaging in a series of public programs. Fellows represent a range of disciplines including art, architecture, urban design, environmental design, and socially engaged practice.
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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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