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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Earth Day at the Block House
Join us on Saturday April 18th from 12:00pm-4pm for Earth Day at the Block House!
This two-part program will feature back-to-back screenings of The Story of the BQE documentary film, and a Fellows Talk by architect and educator Sine Lindholm (IPA Fellow, Fall 2025).
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Story of the BQE Special Screening at the Block House
Thank you for joining us on Saturday March 21st for a special screening of The Story of the BQE at the Block House on Governors Island.
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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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