Family Events Free
Sat 22 July : 10:30 -11:30
The Skyscraper Museum
Birds and beasts above! Join us to discover the animal world that decorates some of New York City skyscrapers, from…
Talks and Debates Free Online
Tue 18 July : 18:00 -19:00
Separated by just 21 years and three blocks on Park Avenue, the Art Deco Waldorf Astoria and the clean corporate…
Sat 15 July : 10:30 -11:30
What’s tall, loved by New Yorkers, and full of life? Sure, skyscrapers are all those things, but so are trees!…
Thu 29 June : 18:30 -20:00
The Architectural League of New York
Established in 1981, the Architectural League Prize for Young Architects + Designers is a juried portfolio competition for early-career practitioners…
Wed 28 June : 10:30 -11:30
What makes Skyscrapers huge divas? Is it their height? Their design? Or maybe even their materials? Jonathan Van Ness explores…
Tue 27 June : 18:00 -19:00
Chicago’s extensive history of steel skyscrapers conceals the city’s important innovations in concrete. Since the early 1900s, architects, engineers, and…
Thu 22 June : 18:30 -20:00
The League Prize is an annual competition that has been organized by The Architectural League since 1981. Open to designers…
Tue 20 June : 18:00 -19:00
Part architectural guidebook and part critique, Sky-High: A Critique of NYC's Supertall Towers from Top to Bottom documents the pencil-thin, supertall towers…
Sat 17 June : 10:30 -11:30
Location, location, location! Join us to celebrate the walkability of Battery Park City as we take a short tour of…
Thu 15 June : 18:30 -20:00
Tue 13 June : 18:00 -19:00
Skyscraper histories often focus on the development of the skeletal iron frame as a key development, but this was paralleled…
Sat 03 June : 10:30 -11:30
Mosques are places of worship for Muslims around the world. Their interiors often feature beautiful domes and intricate patterned designs…
Sat 27 May : 10:30 -11:30
Violin duo Miolina presents “Scaling to Great Heights,” a half-hour children’s concert that showcases music of people from various nations,…
Other Events Free
Fri 26 May
The concert will feature works by Alvin Singleton, Holland Hopson, Paula af Malmborg Ward, Shruthi Rajasekar, and Geni Skendo, as…
Thu 25 May : 17:30 -19:30
Happening on Crosby Street between Jersey and Prince Streets, SoHo. Featuring Furniture by Street Lab Chats with climate scientists Drumline…
Sat 20 May : 10:30 -11:00
Do you know Lower Manhattan landmarks? Join us to play Skyscraper Monopoly and learn about the buildings in our exhibition.…
Tue 16 May : 18:00 -19:00
In The Great American Transit Disaster urban and planning historian Nicholas Dagen Bloom offers a potent re-examination of America’s history…
Sat 06 May : 10:30 -11:00
Join us to celebrate the Chrysler Building’s 93rd anniversary and learn more about how its fancy scalloped crown and needle…
Tue 02 May : 12:00 -13:30
Current Work is a lecture series featuring leading figures in the worlds of architecture, urbanism, design, and art. The 2022–23…
Mon 01 May : 18:00 -19:00
Constructed in eleven months, the 1250-foot Empire State Building, the world's tallest skyscraper from 1931 to 1971, was a marvel…
Sat 22 April : 10:30 -11:30
This Earth Day, we highlight environmentally-conscious green buildings in New York and around the world! After discussing green building guidelines…
Exhibitions
22 September - 17 April
MoMA PS1
Jumana Manna’s first major museum exhibition in the US charts the artist’s multidisciplinary practice, which explores the paradoxical effects of…
Fri 14 April : 12:00 -13:30
The League’s FF – Distance Edition events are informal online studio visits offering a behind-the-scenes look at leading design practices.…
Wed 12 April : 10:30 -11:30
Known worldwide as a symbol of New York City, the Empire State Building turns 92 on May 1st! Join us…
Talks and Debates
Tue 11 April : 19:00 -20:30
Thu 06 April : 18:30 -20:00
Van Alen Institute
Thursday, April 6, 6:30 pm (doors 6 pm) Van Alen Institute 303 Bond Street, Brooklyn Humorist and four-time Emmy Award-winner…
26 January - 01 April
Hauser & Wirth
This January, Hauser & Wirth will present ‘Southern Trees’, the gallery’s first major solo exhibition in New York by distinguished…
Sat 01 April : 10:30 -11:30
Architects around the world have built some pretty unbelievable structures, but even more have gone unbuilt! In this April Fools’…
Workshops Free Online
Thu 30 March : 18:30 -20:00
The Architectural League’s annual Emerging Voices program spotlights North American architects, landscape architects, and urban designers who have significant bodies…
Workshops Free
Sat 25 March : 10:30 -11:30
Rosie Revere is a kid engineer who uses household objects to invent her gadgets and gizmos. Can you do the…
