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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Meet The Fellows
This Fall, the IPA welcomes seven Fellows to the Block House on Governors Island.
Through a creative live-in residency framework situated in public space, the program invites practitioners across disciplines to live and work during an 11-week period, and encourages Fellows to collaborate across the island. IPA Fellows are among the first to stay overnight on the Island since the Coast Guard’s exit in 1996 and are immersed in the interdisciplinary culture of the program.
Visit us on Saturday, September 19th from 12-4pm for the first Open [Block] House of the fall season.
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13th Annual Fête Benefactors Dinner Honorees Announced
Join us on October 14th to honor Deborah N. Archer and Billie Tsie, two distinguished practitioners who are leading the conversation around public architecture, civic space, civil rights, and racial justice.
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Resilient Block Workshop with Fifth Avenue Committee
Fifth Avenue Committee visited the IPA Block House on August 14th for an afternoon Resilient Block Workshop to create collective energy around improving the city’s resilience at every scale.
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FUTURES OF DEMOCRACY: Democracy and Design Panel
Thank you for joining us on July 25th for a participatory fishbowl conversation led by IPA Fellow Amanda Ramos at the historic Admiral’s House on Governors Island.
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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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