opendialogues
Speak with architects, designers, planners and scholars about their work at onsite talks and tours. Discuss the thoughts, challenges and inspirations that shape New York City’s places and spaces.
Check back in September or sign up at info@ohny.org to get the latest updates on the 7th Annual openhousenewyork Weekend, October 10 & 11, 2009!
See below for 2008 OHNY Weekend information.
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"HomeBase" at Whitebox 329 Broome St/ Bowery program name: opendialoguenewyork borough: Manhattan neighborhood: Lower East Side Sat closed Sun 11 am - 8 pm Screening of documentary film about HomeBase, an annual community based project in which 12-18 international artists inhabit a raw urban space and interpret the meaning of home through site-specific installations and public events. Special screening and Q&A with Anat Litwin, Artistic Director and Founder of the HomeBase Project and Sivan Gur-Arieh, Artist and Filmmaker. program status: past subway: B, D to Grand St, J to Bowery. bus: M103.   MAP
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228 East Third St 228 E Third St/ Avenue B program name: opendialoguenewyork, sustainablenewyork borough: Manhattan neighborhood: East Village Sat closed Sun 10 am - 2 pm Architect, Chris Benedict and mechanical system designer, Henry Gifford show how a systems-based approach to building design can produce radical energy savings. program status: past subway: F, J, M, Z to Delancey/ Essex St, F to 2nd Ave. bus: M9, M21.     MAP
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520 West Chelsea 520 West 19th St/ 10th Ave program name: opendialoguenewyork borough: Manhattan neighborhood: West Chelsea Sat 12, 1, 2 pm Sun closed Tours with architect Yaiza Armbruster of this new residential building. program status: past subway: C, E to 23rd St. bus: M14.  MAP
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7 World Trade Center 7 World Trade Center/ Barclay St program name: opendialoguenewyork, sustainablenewyork borough: Manhattan neighborhood: Lower Manhattan Sat 11 am, 1 pm Sun closed Tours with architects who will discuss design plans for World Trade Center. program status: past subway: A, C to Broadway/ Nassau, R, W to City Hall, 1, 2, 3 to Chambers St, 4, 5 to Fulton St. bus: QM1A, QM11, QM24, X6, X7, X10B. MAP
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anderson architects 555 W 25th St/ Tenth Ave program name: opendialoguenewyork borough: Manhattan neighborhood: Chelsea Sat 10am - 4pm Sun closed Regular tours by architects will highlight the firm’s award-winning work as well as their office, with its renovation from 19th-century carriage building to 21st-century work space with green design elements. program status: past subway: C, E to 23rd St. bus: M11, M23 MAP
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Atelier Ten Environmental Designers 45 East 20th Street 4th Floor program name: opendialoguenewyork, sustainablenewyork borough: Manhattan Sat 11 am - 3 pm Sun closed Presentations with architects on current and past projects as well as discussions about the firm’s office renovation employs innovative, inexpensive green design methods to ensure air quality, natural daylight and minimal energy use. program status: past subway: 4, 5, L, N, Q, R to Union Sq, N, R to 23rd St. bus: M1, M2, M3, M6, M7. MAP
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Banchet Flowers 809 Washington St/ Gansevoort St program name: opendialoguenewyork borough: Manhattan neighborhood: Meatpacking District Sat 12 - 3 pm Talks with architects of this interior design of a floral design studio and flower bar. It is also a 2008 American Institute of Architects (AIA) NY Design Awards winner. program status: past subway: A, C, E to 14th St, L to 14th St/ 8th Ave. bus: M11. MAP
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BankNote, The 890 Garrison Ave/ Lafayette Ave program name: opendialoguenewyork borough: Bronx neighborhood: South Bronx Sat 2 pm Architect Nadia Shirazi of Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners will lead a 60-minute architectural tour of this Landmark building, which is being redeveloped as a center for creative industries including arts and nonprofit organizations as well as design firms. program status: past subway: 2, 5 to Prospect Ave, 6 to Longwood Ave. bus: Bx6, Bx19. MAP
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BBG-BBGM Design Studios/ Empire State Building 350 5th Ave/ 34th St, 25th Fl program name: opendialoguenewyork borough: Manhattan Sat 10, 11:30 am, 1, 2:30, 4 pm Sun Sun 10, 11:30 am, 1 pm Tours with architects of this firm's new office space which reflects its culture, identity and commitment to sustainability. The firm is seeking a LEED Silver certification for the space. program status: past subway: B, D, F, N, Q, R, V, W to 34th St/ Herald Sq. bus: M2, M3, M4, M5, Q32. MAP
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Broadway Penthouse 684 Broadway, Apt 12E/ Great Jones St program name: opendialoguenewyork, sustainablenewyork borough: Manhattan An open 3000-sq-ft penthouse loft with 2100-sq-ft roof garden redefines the boundaries between inside and outside, nature and architecture, and rethinks the notion of an urban garden by literally bringing the outside in. An example of architecture that pushes the limits of sustainability and green design. program status: past View Affiliated Site
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Bronx Charter School for the Arts 950 Longfellow Ave/ Garrison Ave program name: opendialoguenewyork borough: Bronx neighborhood: Hunts Point Sat 1, 2, 3 pm Tours with Weisz + Yoes architects. program status: past subway: 6 to Hunts Point Ave. bus: Bx6 to Garrison Ave. MAP
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Caples-Jefferson Architects 330 W 38th St, Ste 1704/ Eighth Ave program name: opendialoguenewyork borough: Manhattan neighborhood: Midtown Sat 1, 3 pm Tours with architects and project slide show presentation of the firm's project half of which are community based. program status: past subway: A, C, E to 34th St. bus: M11, M42, M16, M34. MAP
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Cherry Lane Theatre 38 Commerce St/ 7th Ave program name: opendialoguenewyork borough: Manhattan neighborhood: Greenwich Village Sat 1 pm Sun 1 pm Tour with renovation architect Mitchell Kurtz. program status: past subway: 1 to Christopher St. bus: M8. MAP
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Chrysler Building 405 Lexington Ave/ 42nd St program name: opendialoguenewyork borough: Manhattan neighborhood: Midtown Sat 11 am, 2 pm Sun 12 pm Writer, editor, and historian Robert Klara will lead informal discussions highlighting the unique architectural and decorative features of the Chrysler’s exterior and lobby, as well as the building's significance in the great skyscraper race of the 1920s. program status: past subway: 4,5,6,7,S to Grand Central. bus: M42, M98, M101, M102, M103. other transportation: Metro-North to Grand Central.   MAP
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Duane St Live/ Work Loft program name: opendialoguenewyork borough: Manhattan neighborhood: Tribeca Sat closed Sun 1 - 4 pm Tours with owner and architect Linda Pollak of this multilevel live/ work space with a hybrid bookshelf-stair and illuminating interior courtyard. program status: past subway: A, C, 1, 2, 3 to Chambers St. bus: M1, M6. MAP View Affiliated Site
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