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 for our next Open [Block] House on Saturday, April 19th from 12-4pm.
The day will include Open Studio talks, a participatory game workshop led by Fellow Amy Cheung, and live music performances by Fellow Josue Bessiake, alongside Leonie Smith & Roger Manning.
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Green Gentrification and the Future of the BQE
A screening and panel discussion on the challenges of green gentrification and strategies to address them, hosted by the Center for Brooklyn History.
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Workshop at the Block House with Spring Fellow Amy Cheung
Join us on April 12 for a participatory workshop focusing on marine mythology, evolutionary science, and ecological imagination.
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The Story of the BQE: Screening in Red Hook
The Story of the BQE documentary screening, hosted by Resilient Red Hook as part of a Film Series around Community Activism, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker, Adam Paul Susaneck.
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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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