Making Room at the Museum of the City of New York
Making Room: New Models for Housing New Yorkers opens this week at at the Museum of the City of New York and will run from January 23rd through September 15th. Two public programs related to this exhibition, on January 24th and February 7th, will be of particular interest to Omnibus readers.
Vacant Lots: Then and Now
In 1987, the League launched a design study to examine the potential of small-scale infill housing to contribute to the city’s affordable housing portfolio. We look back at what was proposed, and what was built instead.
We Want it Back: Reclaiming the Bronx River
Amanda Schachter and Alexander Levi, of SLO Architecture, discuss the power of long-term community engagement, their proposal for an abandoned train station, and the potential of a long neglected river to connect the Bronx and the entire city.
A Centennial Sketchbook for Grand Central Terminal
The Architectural League and the New York Transit Museum partnered to host a drawing competition for architects and designers to capture or re-imagine the New York City landmark.
Self-Help Housing: The Story of the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board
Andy Reicher shares the history of UHAB, chronicling its evolution through 40 years of helping renters become owners.
The Future of Zone A: New York Neighborhoods on the Frontline of Climate Change
Experts in urban ecology, design, and community planning will present examples of current projects that explore the social, planning, and design challenges for high-risk, and often low-income, coastal areas.