Bustler's editor picks for architecture & design events: New York City, August 15-22
By Bustler Editors|
Monday, Aug 15, 2016
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There's still plenty of architectural inspiration around NYC to help fill up the longer days of summer. Planning for another week ahead in the Big Apple? Bustler has compiled a snappy list of noteworthy happenings around town that are not to be missed.
Check back regularly at the start of the week to stay up to date. Have a look at the Bustler editorial team's latest selection of New York City events.
Undocumented Architecture with Tings Chak and Victoria Law | August 18, recommended by Nicholas Korody
How is architectural design complicit in the violence of immigration detention? "Undocumented: the Architecture of Migrant Detention" is a new graphic novel that employs traditional means of architectural representation to confront the discipline's culpability in carceral violence. Join the author and journalist Victoria Law for a discussion of the work.
RELATED EVENT Undocumented: The Architecture of Migrant Detention
Remembering the Future: Architecture at the 1964/65 New York World's Fair | August 20, recommended by Justine Testado
Explore the surviving architecture from the controversial 1964-65 New York World's Fair in this walking tour. Get to see iconic structures like Wallace Harrison’s Hall of Science and Philip Johnson’s New York State Pavilion, among others. If you can't join the tour, the Queens Museum is hosting the “Pavilion Futures” exhibition, which you can read more about below.
RELATED EVENT Remembering the Future: Architecture at the 1964/65 New York World's Fair
Pavilion Futures: The New York State Pavilion Ideas Competition Exhibit | Open now until August 28, recommended by Amelia Taylor-Hochberg
Showcasing the results from the “anything goes” competition to re-imagine the now decrepit Pavilion, this exhibition gives a glimpse into what could become a new icon for New York City in the 21st century.
RELATED EVENT Pavilion Futures: The New York State Pavilion Ideas Competition Exhibit
The Plant Show | Open now until September 11, recommended by Alexander Walter
In love with plants and tired of bloated museum shows? Then The Plant Show at Brooklyn's 99¢ Plus Gallery on Wilson Avenue might be just your kind of thing: curated by Simran Johnston, the exhibition features 23 contemporary NY artists taking on the role of plants as objects and living sculptures inside our homes.
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