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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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2027 Open Call


The Institute for Public Architecture welcomes applications for the 2027 Independent Project Residency - the only overnight arts program on Governors 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.

The IPA Residency program invites emerging and mid-career practitioners – whose work focuses on the public realm – to live and work during an eleven week live-in residency at the historic Block House based in Nolan Park. The Residency program is open to local and global practitioners from diverse backgrounds, educations, and disciplines. 

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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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Upcoming Open [Block] House on September 19


Join us on September 19th from 12-4pm at the Block House for a day of Open Studio visits, public reading hours in the IPA library, and a special Climate Week installation of “Tools for a Warming Planet”.

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Projects 





Place Sett(l)ing: Governors Island
︎︎︎ 2026 Summer Residency


The Verandah as a Living Archive
︎︎︎ 2026 Summer Residency 



Echo Archive: Gowanus Lab
︎︎︎ 2025 Fall Residency


Synaptic Island: A Soundwalk
︎︎︎ 2025 Summer Residency

Programs



Learn about our Programs


Learn more about our Independent Project Residency and Selected Topic Fellowship programs, and related public lectures, exhibits and publications.

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Institute for Public Architecture

900 Broadway #802
New York, NY 10003

9 Nolan Park
Governors Island, NY