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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The Story of the BQE
Documentary Screening and Reception
at the Block House
Join us on Saturday March 21st from 4:00-7:30pm for a reception and screening of The Story of the BQE at the Block House on Governors Island.
The screening is followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker, architect Adam Paul Susaneck, Founder of Segregation by Design, and Nico Giles Wiggins, a Film Producer and Media Strategist.
This event is free and open to the public but space is limited - register today!
IPA Receives NYSCA Grant
The IPA is thrilled to announce a grant award from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). We are very grateful for this support of our work to address social, physical, and environmental inequities in the city.
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IPA in The Architect’s Newspaper
Our 2025 Fall Residency Exhibition was recently featured in The Architects Newspaper - featuring the work of the 2025 Fall Fellows who spent 11 weeks living and working at the Block House. Learn more and see photos from the closing event.
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We are the Dreamers!
Our Brooklyn-Queens Expressway work, including The Story of the BQE documentary, was highlighted in Winnie Hu’s recent article for the New York Times: A Highway Is Crumbling. New York Can’t Agree on How to Fix It.
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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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