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12 October '06

		OHNY Thanks You! The 4th Annual openhousenewyork Weekend, presented by Target, was a resounding success. You, your friends and family, lovers of New York City from near and far, all helped openhousenewyork (OHNY) throw its biggest Annual Weekend ever! Tens of thousands of you explored 180 sites and attended 120 programs in all five boroughs, learning about the city's architecture, design, cultural heritage, and history. Many of you were also able to participate in OHNY programs such as opendialogue talks and tours, sustainablenewyork tours, the architecturemoves performance, and kids workshops, and tours. OHNY's continuing growth and success is a testament to both the public's interest in architecture and design, and our site sponsors' and speakers' generosity in sharing the history and design inspiration behind some of the city's most treasured spaces. See everyone next year for the 5th Annual openhousenewyork Weekend, October 6 & &, 2007 and don't forget to check back with us at ohny.org for year-round programs.(photo of Rockefeller Center courtesy of Caroline Otto)

		Focus on Architecture Photo Competition If you or your kids took photographs during OHNY Weekend, take part in our Focus on Architecture photo competition for all ages! Our judges will select the best to be featured on our website and in our marketing for everyone to see and admire. The submission deadline is Wednesday, October 25. Read complete details here. (photo of Tom Otterness sculpture courtesy of Ethan Finklestein)

		Buy 2006 Event Guides and Posters The 2006 OHNY Weekend Event Guide is full of architectural and historical information and photos. Use it as a great, year-round reference to New York City's architecture and design, and the city's hidden places and space. Print the PDF from ohny.org or purchase a hardcopy for $10. Also available is the 4th Annual openhousenewyork Weekend poster (see left) for $25 designed by the renowned illustrator Seymour Chwast, with Michi Turner/The Pushpin Group, Inc. Purchase both the guide and poster, as long as supplies last, via secure payment here.

		Send us your feedback We want to hear about your weekend experience. Fill out an OHNY visitor survey to help us tell our funders who are visitors are and to assist us in making OHNY programming even better. Make sure that you and your friends have signed up at info@ohny.org to receive announcements about openhousenewyork talks and tours coming up this winter. (photo courtesy of Veronica Price)

21 September '06

Two More Weeks!
The 4th Annual openhousenewyork Weekend, October 7 & 8, promises to open more doors than ever before to New York City's hidden places, spaces and views. With over 180 sites and 120 programs – all open free of charge – you'll be able to visit new neighborhoods and sites throughout all five boroughs. The OHNY Weekend is the perfect opportunity to walk, stroll, tour, bike, or paddle to unique sites all over the city!

(Photo of Bronx Charter School for the Arts, courtesy of Weisz + Yoes)

Room with a View
Birds-eye views are all yours! The Bronx, Manhattan and the East and Hudson Rivers are all visible from High Bridge Water Tower in Washington Heights. The West Village lies at your feet from the top of the exuberant Jefferson Market Library, and kids will love visiting The Little Red Lighthouse of storybook fame where they can view the mighty Hudson and the "Great Gray Bridge."

Get up close and personal with the Empire State building, and other soaring skyscrapers from P.S. 260's penthouse in the Flatiron District. And don't miss the scenic vista from the control tower at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn where crowds cheered for aviators Howard Hughes and Amelia Earhart.

Spotlight: St. George, Staten Island
Climb aboard the Staten Island Ferry and over to St. George to explore a plethora of historical and cultural venues. Head over to Forth Wadsworth now home to the US Coast Guard and part of the National Park Service, and learn about the history of the base, which dates back to the Revolutionary War.

Next, stop by Historic Richmondtown and visit the early 19th century house of Manhattan merchant Jacob Crocheron. At Prince's Bay, enjoy the spectacular bay views of the Seguine Mansion, and discover how it was restored to its 19th century splendor. Tour the Staten Island Museum and their rarely seen collections, and don't forget to visit the St. George Theatre, a colorful vaudeville theatre recently restored to its former glory.

Hey, Kids! Take a Hike
Just in! Historian Brian Thompson will lead a talk and tour of Manhattan’s famous Tudor City, a landmark district that set the tone for 20th Century residential developments worldwide. Head to the Hudson River for a tour of the West Harlem Waterfront Park with project architect Johannes Feder and local historian and author Eric K. Washington.

In Queens, the Richmond Hill Historical Society will guide you through the neighborhood’s Queen Anne Victorian homes and discuss their early popularity with many famous New Yorkers. Stroll around the proposed Wallabout Historic District of Brooklyn to glimpse the last surviving home of Walt Whitman and learn about its intricate industrial landscape with the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership.

Kids Activity Guide
Hey, Kids! OHNY WANTS YOU! We’ve got a lot of places for you to see, places to discover and fun projects to explore! Grab one of OHNY’s Kids’ Activity Guides at any of our sites and kids’ programs for the inside scoop! In the Guide, we’ve not only revealed ways to build a house of your very own, but you can also sketch what you see along the way and learn useful words about architecture and design. Don’t forget to take plenty of pictures and enter them in our Kids Pix Photo Competition!

How to Get a Guide
The 2006 OHNY Weekend Event Guide is full of architectural and historical information and photos, plus complete event details!

Pick one up on September 29th in the New York Times (City Edition only) or print a PDF version on our website, www.ohny.org, on that day and throughout the Weekend. You may also get free guides during the Weekend at all participating sites, and the following facilities:

OHNY Welcome Center at The Center for Architecture
536 LaGuardia Place, 10am - 4pm

The Times Square Information Center

7th Avenue, between 46th and 47th Streets, 8am - 8pm

NYC & Company Visitor Center
810 Seventh Avenue, between 52nd & 53rd Streets, 8.30am - 5pm

Wall Street Rising 55 Exchange Street M-F, 9am-6pm

Contribute to OHNY
openhousenewyork is able to provide innovative, free programs with the help of supporters like you. Please make a tax-deductible contribution online or by check to help us develop more exciting programs for 2006.

To learn more about supporting OHNY, click here, or donate online through the NYCharities:

Our Mission
openhousenewyork celebrates New York City's architecture and design through year-round programs of public access to significant buildings and sites in all five boroughs.

openhousenewyork:

promotes a greater appreciation of New York City's built-environment;
broadens public awareness by exposing a diverse audience to distinctive examples of architecture, engineering and design;
educates and provokes discussion of issues of excellence in design, planning and preservation;
showcases outstanding new work as well as buildings and structures of historic merit.

To learn more about OHNY and to receive invitations to upcoming events, please contact us at info@ohny.org. OHNY is a private, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

Support Provided By:
Lily Auchincloss Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, NYC Council and Speaker Christine R. Quinn, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Target, WABC-TV and WNYC Radio.

Additional Support Provided By:
Altoids, Architectural Record, Battery Park City Authority, Bertha and Isaac Liberman Foundation, Historic House Trust, Hon. Daniel Garodnick, Independence Community Foundation, KidsGuide.com, McGraw-Hill Construction, Meta Strategies, National Park Service, NYC & Company, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, The Architect's Newspaper, Turning Leaf Vineyards, and Viromare.

14 September '06

Three More Weeks!
Fall is in the air and the 4th Annual openhousenewyork Weekend, October 7 & 8, is right around the corner. America's largest architecture and design celebration is bigger and better than ever and you can view some of the highlights below. With over 180 sites and 120 programs – all free of charge – there's plenty to do in all five boroughs. Get your friends and family together to explore NYC like you've never seen it before!

Flowers on Towers
Spend the day enjoying the plentiful greenery all over NYC by visiting these top "green" sites. Head over to the Upper West Side's Calhoun School, and take a tour with FXFOWLE ARCHITECTS to learn about one of NYC's first eco-friendly roofs. Travel to Tribeca's "green" residential tower, The Solaire, where balmori associates will discuss their green roof design.

Take a penthouse tour of Cook + Fox Architects "green" studio and planted roof. Visit The High Line Viewing, and learn how this disused, elevated rail viaducts conversion to public open space. Don't forget to stop at mid-town's Rockefeller Center Rooftop Garden, and experience the rare opportunity to see this famed garden.

Neighborhood Spotlight: Flushing, Queens
Explore all the architectural and cultural diversity that this neighborhood has to offer! Head over to the Queens Museum of Art to view their famed New York City Panorama, a giant scale model of all the five boroughs. Check out the curving, glass curtain wall façade of the Flushing Library, NYC's largest library branch.

Travel to the Hindu Temple Society of North America to stroll around the temple's elaborately carved shrine of black granite stone imported from India. Visit NY state's oldest house of worship, the wood frame, Old Quaker Meeting House. Relax at the Voelker Orth Museum, Bird Sanctuary and Victorian Garden, and learn fascinating facts about the birds, bees and Victorian structure.

Take a Hike
Step right up, for the greatest show along the Midway! Take a stroll along Coney Island's show biz past featuring landmark sites and exteriors with Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment. In its heyday, the resort was more than just rides and arcades: it was a training ground for a generation of legendary performers.

Stroll around with the Center for Urban Pedagogy as they discover a century of commerce on Fulton Street, Brooklyn's most vibrant shopping district. The tour will visit an Art Deco department store, a 3,000-seat historic movie palace, and the home of a Grammy-winning gospel choir. Explore Battery Park City's ground-breaking sustainable buildings Tribeca Green, The Solaire, and The Verdesian on GreenHomeNYC's tour "Changing Views on High Performance Buildings."

Hey, Kids! Take a Hike
How do historic places become new city spaces? "From Working Seaport to Living City," a group scavenger hunt for kids 6 to 9, focuses on the history of the South Street Seaport and its transition into a modern entertainment and residential neighborhood. Afterwards, trek to the Upper West Side to visit the American Museum of Natural History site for a blast to the past. Learn what the area was like 100 years ago with Landmark West!'s "Farmhouses to Townhouses" and "Horse Trails to Subway Rails," kids 7 to 10.

OHNY Needs You!
In a city of 8 million people, ever wish you could meet others who love New York, just like you? Volunteer to staff one of our 175 participating sites and meet others who are anxious show to off the magic of our city! Immediately following the event, mingle with them and make friends at our volunteer party. We ask a time commitment of +/- 4 hours during the Weekend to help staff participating sites. Volunteering and meeting other people is as easy as clicking here!

How to Get a Guide
The 2006 OHNY Weekend Event Guide is full of architectural and historical information and photos, plus complete event details!

Pick one up on September 29th in the New York Times (City Edition only) or print a PDF version on our website, www.ohny.org, on that day and throughout the Weekend. You may also get free guides during the Weekend at all participating sites, and the following facilities:

OHNY Welcome Center at The Center for Architecture
536 LaGuardia Place, 10am - 4pm

The Times Square Information Center
7th Avenue, between 46th and 47th Streets, 8am - 8pm

NYC & Company Visitor Center
810 Seventh Avenue, between 52nd & 53rd Streets, 8.30am - 5pm

Wall Street Rising
55 Exchange Street M-F, 9am-6pm

promotes a greater appreciation of New York City's built-environment;
broadens public awareness by exposing a diverse audience to distinctive examples of architecture, engineering and design;
educates and provokes discussion of issues of excellence in design, planning and preservation;
showcases outstanding new work as well as buildings and structures of historic merit.

To learn more about OHNY and to receive invitations to upcoming events, please contact us at info@ohny.org. OHNY is a private, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

7 September '06

		Four More Weeks! The countdown has begun to the 4th Annual openhousenewyork Weekend, October 7 & 8. Get ready to gather your friends and family to discover, explore and experience hundreds of sites, talks, tours, performances and family workshops - all free of charge. America’s largest architecture celebration is larger than ever, so stay tuned for more details about openhousenewyork's (OHNY) exciting new programs and sites in all five boroughs!

		Cutting Edge Culture Visit NYC's new cultural and arts spaces. View dramatic folding planes enlivening the streetscape at The Bronx Museum of the Arts brand new wing, due for completion only days before the OHNY Weekend. Wander through Harlem's recently completed Gatehouse, once a part of the Croton Aqueduct system, and see the state-of-the art restoration of its fortress-like structure and new performance space. Learn about green construction at The Queens Botanical Garden at its quickly-rising, new, sustainable visitor center complete with planted roof.

		Step Back in Time Navigate over to historic Snug Harbor to the Noble Maritime Collection in Staten Island to view their unique maritime art collection. This former home for retired sailors is now an extraordinary Greek-revival campus of arts institutions, gardens, historic boats, and harbor views. You can also enjoy water views from Bronx's Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, a gracious example of 19th century country living, and at Queen's Jacob Riis Park Bathhouse, designed for oceanfront recreation in the 1930s. In Lower Manhattan, make sure to visit the newly renovated Federal Hall National Memorial and find out fascinating details about the site such as its historical role in the 1789 inaugural, presidential oath of George Washington. Go back even further in time to Lefferts Historic House Museum and explore a farmhouse from Brooklyn's Dutch settlement.

		OHNY Kids! Build A Bridge! You and your family can learn how the Brooklyn and Williamsburg Bridges were made and their historic roles in the growth of NYC. The saga of each bridge will unfold through hands-on science, history, design activities, and a guided bridge walk. Have fun building a suspension bridge with not only your hands but your entire body! Explore these modern, engineering marvels with OHNY Kids! and the Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment. Kids 8 and older are welcome.

		OHNY Needs You! Hate waiting in line? Do you love openhousenewyork, but can't find time to see all the sites you want in two days? OHNY site volunteers receive buttons that allow them to jump the lines at all sites during the Weekend! It's a great way to make the most of your OHNY experience while meeting other Big Apple fans. We only ask for a time commitment of +/- 4 hours during the Weekend to help staff participating sites. Volunteering and jumping the lines is as easy as clicking here!

		How to Get a Guide The 2006 OHNY Weekend Event Guide is full of architectural and historical information and photos, plus complete event details! Pick one up on September 29th in the New York Times (City Edition only) or print a PDF version on our website, www.ohny.org, on that day and throughout the Weekend. You may also get free guides during the Weekend at all participating sites, and the following facilities: OHNY Welcome Center at The Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place, 10am - 4pm The Times Square Information Center 7th Avenue, between 46th and 47th Streets, 8am - 8pm NYC & Company Visitor Center 810 Seventh Avenue, between 52nd & 53rd Streets, 8.30am - 5pm

24 August '06

		Six Weeks to Go! The 4th Annual openhousenewyork (OHNY) Weekend will be held on Saturday and Sunday, October 7 & 8, 2006. 175 sites, including returning favorites & exciting new additions, coupled with 120 educational programs in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island will show an expected 75,000 visitors why New York City is one of the greatest cities in the world! If someone you know wants the latest information about the 2006 openhousenewyork Weekend, make sure they sign up for our monthly e-newsletter by contacting info@ohny.org

		Grab A Guide The 2006 OHNY Weekend Event Guide is bigger & better than ever before! Pick one up on September 29th in the New York Times City Edition or print a PDF version on our website on that day and throughout the Weekend. You may also get free guides during the Weekend at all participating sites, at the OHNY Welcome Center, The Center for Architecture, and at the Times Square Information Center.

		So Much To Do! What's New and Exciting During the 4th Annual OHNY Weekend! Some events may need advance reservations. Details for the 4th Annual openhousenewyork Weekend programs will be provided in mid-September. openhousenewyork offers six core programs free to the public during the Annual Weekend. To learn more about these programs, click here. Spend the Day in Red Hook Discover red hot Red Hook, home to fascinating industrial sites, fast-paced urban renewal, and breathtaking waterfront views. Explore the Mary A. Whalen, a historic 172' coastal tanker, learn about the brewing process of artisanal ales at Sixpoint Craft Ales, and climb aboard the Waterfront Museum and Showboat Barge, the only floating wooden covered barge of its kind. Take part in a walking tour of Red Hook arranged by the Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment, and a kayak tour of the unique shipyards in the Erie Basin. Check back in mid-September for details.

		WANTED: Budding Green Architects OHNY Kids! offers oodles of fun, free ways for families to learn to "build green!" Drop by Family Day at the Center for Architecture for a sustainable art class and workshop, head to the Queens Botanical Garden to learn how to build models of green roofs, or take a family walking tour of Stuyvesant Cove to learn about the East River's wildlife and green buildings. Grab your kids and their bikes and join a family cycling tour of sustainable sites in Downtown Manhattan, or hop the subway to the Gowanus Canal's Empty Vessel Project to see Urban Investigation films made by kids, for kids! For more information on these and other OHNY Kids! and sustainablenewyork programs, visit www.ohny.org.

		Make a Difference! Spread the word! OHNY needs you & your friends to join our amazing volunteer ranks during the Annual Weekend, October 7 & 8. We ask a time commitment of +/- 4 hours during the Weekend to help staff participating sites. Perks include OHNY t-shirts, a volunteer button that will allow you to jump the lines at other OHNY sites, and a volunteer party immediately following the event. Click here to sign up!

7 June '06

		Join openhousenewyork for our 2006 Annual Benefit, June 28! openhousenewyork (OHNY) invites you to support the good work of our organization and help us make the 4th Annual openhousenewyork Weekend the best ever! Join us for cocktails, amazing views of midtown, and rare Charles and Ray Eames film shorts among fellow architects, designers, planners and lovers of New York City's built-environment at Equity Office's 1095 Avenue of the Americas, 23rd Floor on June 28 from 6pm-8pm. All proceeds from the benefit will go towards ensuring that our weekend program remains free of charge to the public. For more benefit information, email events@ohny.org or buy tickets online at openhousenewyork annual benefit tickets

		Announcing new sites for the 4th Annual openhousenewyork Weekend! Mark your calendars for the 4th Annual openhousenewyork Weekend, which will be held on Saturday and Sunday, October 7 & 8, 2006. We expect this year to be our biggest weekend yet with over 175 sites in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Be a part of the excitement as people from across the U.S. and all over the world visit unique sites featured last year, and new sites such as: David Ling Architect Headquarters is an award-winning Manhattan firm with extensive projects in New York City, throughout the United States and around the world. Their office space presents the artistic integration of space, form, light, and function enriched by materiality. P.S. 1 Contemporary Arts Center in Long Island City, and OBRA Architects, the NYC firm led by Pablo Castro and Jennifer Lee, will present the team's outdoor installation, BEATFUSE!, the winner of the 2006 Young Architects Program co-organized by P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center and The Museum of Modern Art. BEATFUSE! evokes a sense of interior space via multiple curved, interconnected shells made of plywood and polypropylene mesh that ripple through the courtyard. Red Hook Boaters Tour, in Brooklyn, will offer a fun-filled recreational kayak outing, led by experienced kayak instructor Tim Gamble. Visitors will have the chance to kayak to the Erie Basin where Tim will give a riveting kayak/talk and highlight areas such as a graving dock, grain storage warehouse, sunken ships, and old piers. If someone you know wants the latest information about the 2006 openhousenewyork, make sure they sign up for our monthly e-newsletter by contacting us at info@ohny.org

		OHNY Programs Gear Up The 2006 OHNY Weekend will be bigger than ever with many favorite programs returning, such as the Chrysler Building onsite talk, and new events such as a behind-the-scenes tour of the Meatpacking District. Some events may need advance reservations. Details for the 4th Annual openhousenewyork Weekend programs will be provided in September 2006. openhousenewyork offeres five core programs free to the public during our annual weekend. To learn more about these programs, click here.

		New sustainablenewyork partnerships with Green Map System and GreenHomeNYC openhousenewyork is delighted to announce partnerships with Green Apple Map and Green Home NYC for our 2006 OHNY Weekend. Established in 1992, Green Apple Map is the local project of the global non-profit organization, the Green Map System. Green Apple Map has produced stimulating, educational maps that charter New York City’s natural and cultural environment. GreenHomeNYC is a community-oriented, volunteer-run organization that encourages environmentally- sustainable urban buildings. This organization is a strong advocate for owners of small residential and commercial buildings throughout New York City to adopt sustainable building methods and materials. This year's weekend will feature tours of sustainablenewyork in conjunction with Green Apple Map and GreenHomeNYC.

		Coming this summer! opendialoguenewyork: City Hall Subway Station Continuing our annual programming series, OHNY will host a slide lecture about the City Hall Subway Station, which was built as the crown jewel of the IRT subway line. Initially the kick-off site when the subway system opened in 1904, the station has been closed to the public since 1945. Join openhousenewyork and writer/ historian Robert Klara on August 3rd at the Brooklyn Lyceum for a riveting lecture recounting the history of this famed landmark through photos, archives, and original blueprints, and what will be a riveting lecture! Stay tuned for July's enewsletter which will include instructions on how to pre-register.

SUGGEST A 2006 OHNY SITE!		openhousenewyork wants you to suggest a site! You can help America's largest celebration of architecture and design and New York's most-anticipated Fall tradition, the Annual openhousenewyork Weekend held each year on the first weekend in October. We encourage you to recommend a building or the interior of an architectural and design site of interest that the public can visit for free during the OHNY Weekend. Sites throughout all five boroughs are welcome. OHNY is also looking for suggestions and qualified individuals to lead tours or workshops at sites. If you have information regarding a site, tour, lecture or workshop for 2006, please contact OHNY with details at info@ohny.org

		Volunteer for the 4th Annual openhousenewyork Weekend! Join the OHNY team and volunteer at one of our sites during the 2006 OHNY Weekend. Bring your friends and family and make it an annual tradition! Volunteers receive priority access to other OHNY sites all weekend (no waiting in lines!) and an invitation to our volunteer party held immediately after the event. A mandatory volunteer orientation session will take place on Saturday, September 30th. The volunteer sign-up form will be posted on our website on Monday, June 26th. Check back then for more details!

15 March '06

		Explore the new 7 World Trade Center with openhousenewyork Join us on Tuesday, April 11 at 6:30pm for our next opendialogue, a tour and talk at the new 7 World Trade Center building. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Architects will lead tours and discuss the building's innovative use of sustainable design and its role in connecting the changing neighborhoods of Tribeca and the Financial District. Also featured will be the building and landscape collaborations of glass artist James Carpenter, landscape architect Ken Smith and artist Jenny Holzer. The event is limited to 100 people. To make a reservation, please email info@ohny.org ($15 required fee)

SUGGEST A 2006 OHNY SITE!		openhousenewyork wants you! Support New York City's largest celebration of architecture and design, the 4th Annual openhousenewyork Weekend, October 7 & 8. Recommend a site or an interior of architectural and design interest that the public can visit for free during the OHNY Weekend. Sites throughout all five boroughs are welcome! OHNY is also looking for suggestions and qualified individuals to lead tours or workshops at sites. If you have information regarding a site, tour, lecture or workshop for 2006, please contact OHNY with details at info@ohny.org

		OHNY launches year-round programs with an opendialogue at General Theological Seminary! Thank you to all who attended OHNY’s opendialogue event at the General Theological Seminary in February. Over one hundred visitors toured the grounds of the Seminary, learned about its rich architectural history, and discussed the newest developments on the campus and the Chelsea Historic District with the architect Sam White, grandson of Stanford White.

		Mark Your Calendars! New year-round programming* includes: Stay tuned for summer events, including Focus on Architecture photography classes and an opendialogue lecture on the abandoned City Hall subway station and rail line. Mark your calendars for the 4th Annual openhousenewyork Weekend event, Saturday & Sunday October 7 & 8 – more programs and more sites than ever! *Space is limited at all year-round programs. Please contact info@ohny.org for more information and to make reservations or visit our programs page for details.

3 February '06

		OHNY Congratulates Focus on Architecture Winners! Thanks to all the participants who sent in photo submissions from our 2005 event. Please click here to see the winning photos.

		OHNY Announces Spring Programs openhousenewyork is pleased to announce year-round programming to help educate and provoke discussion of issues of excellence in design, planning and preservation. The first event on Saturday, February 18 will take place at the General Theological Seminary in Chelsea. Scheduled events begin at 2.30 pm to include a reception, tours and a special talk by renowned architect Sam White (grandson of Stanford White) focusing on the Seminary's architecture, preservation, history of the buildings, and its current plans for growth. Click here for details. There is a $10/person suggested fee for this event to be paid at the door. Cash only. Space is limited. Please contact info@ohny.org for more information and to make reservations.

		Mark Your Calendars! New year-round programming* includes: February 18, Saturday - opendialoguenewyork onsite tour and lecture at the General Theological Seminary, Chelsea. $10 per person suggested fee. April 11, Tuesday - opendialoguenewyork onsite tour and talk about the design and construction of World Trade Center 7 building by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill architects. $15 per person, reservations required starting March 15. Stay tuned for summer events such as Focus on Architecture photography classes and an opendialoguenewyork lecture on City Hall's abandoned subway and rail line. October 7 & 8, Saturday & Sunday- 4th Annual openhousenewyork Weekend event. *Space is limited at all year-round program events. Please contact info@ohny.org for more information and to make reservations.