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The AIANY Emerging New York Architects Committee (ENYA) is pleased to share the message of the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity. A New York City Zoning Resolution amendment approved on December 5, 2024, City of Yes is not only the largest amendment since 1961, but also makes it possible to build a little bit more housing in every neighborhood, thus helping to alleviate our housing crisis. This program is intended as an opportunity for young professionals to better understand the zoning intent directly from policymakers, and to help them embrace new opportunities. Join us for a training session and a presentation by the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP)'s Frank Ruchala Jr, Director of Zoning, and Christopher Hayner, Deputy Director of Zoning, who will offer a quick overview of the zoning changes and elaborate more technical details. The presentation will be followed by Q&A session. Register here: https://bit.ly/4cwsR8W

Join us May 18–20 at the Javits Center to explore, lounge, network, and converse with today’s leading product designers from around the world at ICFF! This year, we're excited to take part in ICFF Talks, with our own AIANY 2025 President Ben Gilmartin, AIA, of Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Oculus magazine editor-in-chief Jennifer Krichels participating in a panel on Designing for Public Life on May 19 at 3pm in the Oasis! We hope you'll join us for a conversation about creating human-scale shared spaces in New York City. Register today using our special code DAPMAIA and get complimentary access to ICFF: https://bit.ly/4kwBRyK #icff #designfair #furnituredesign #lightingdesign

Join us Tue, 4/22, 6–8pm to hear from WORKac Principals Amale Andraos, AIA, HFRAIC, and Dan Wood, FAIA, in conversation with Randy Cohen. Register: https://bit.ly/3Eob0EA Person Place Thing is an interview show hosted by Randy Cohen based on the idea that people are particularly engaging when they speak, not directly about themselves, but about something they care about. Cohen’s guests talk about one person, one place, and one thing that is important to them. This installment of Person Place Thing will be a conversation with Amale Andraos and Dan Wood, Founding Principals at WORKac. For more information and to hear past episodes, visit PersonPlaceThing.org.

DDC joined our industry partners this week for a walk-through of the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project, including showcasing the amazing progress made in transforming East River Park. We continue to work hard together to build a stronger, more resilient and sustainable New York City. We thank New York Building Congress, AIA New York | Center for Architecture, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, ACEC New York, Building Trades Employers' Association, GCA, IPC, BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group, and others for joining.

The Douglas Haskell Award for Student Journals was founded to encourage student journalism on architecture, planning, and related subjects, and to foster regard for intelligent criticism among future professionals. The award is not intended as a prize for individuals, but to support the ongoing publication of student-edited journals whose subject matter could include architectural design, history, and theory. Learn more and apply by June 13: https://bit.ly/2JINOz3

AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini are transforming the way we work. But architecture firms are using artificial intelligence and machine learning for more than just automation and email writing. Many have embraced advancements in these technologies and have developed their own proprietary tools to evolve their practices. On April 23, join Architectural Record, Marc Syp from Gensler, Jonah Hawk from ZGF Architects, and Ellis Herman from Autodesk for a robust and expansive conversation aimed at emerging professionals that cuts through the hype to investigate the growing role AI is playing in the firm and how it will (and won't) change the practice of architecture. Live Webinar Airing on April 23, 2025 at 02:00 PM ET: https://bit.ly/4cnnglk

Join us Thursday, April 17, for Designing for Public Life, Dialogue 1: Searching for Superpublics: https://bit.ly/4cmgImV In the opening conversation of the series Designing for Public Life: The Dialogues, Benjamin Gilmartin, AIA, of Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Ivi Diamantopoulou, AIA, and Jaffer Kolb of New Affiliates will reflect broadly on the question “what era of public space are we in now?" Following Hurricane Sandy and the pandemic, new large-scale forms of public realm are emerging. There is a pressing need to reconstruct New York City’s perimeter, and we’re seeing new public programs interwoven with coastal resilience. Diamantopoulou, Gilmartin, and Kolb, who are collaborating on the upcoming fall exhibition Searching for Superpublics at the Center for Architecture, are passionate and deeply curious about how public spaces are gathering and collecting across the city right now, how designers are participating in their creation, and how these new forms of connective space are refiguring the nature our shared civic, social, and cultural life. Speakers: Ivi Diamantopoulou, AIA, Co-founder, New Affiliates Ben Gilmartin, AIA, Partner, Diller Scofidio + Renfro; 2025 President, AIA New York Jaffer Kolb, Co-founder, New Affiliates

🗓️ 🚨 Reminder to AIA New York members and friends—on Wednesday, April 9, 6–8pm we are hosting our Town Hall: Navigating 2025 Together: https://bit.ly/4lpcDmc From tariffs to spending freezes to federal layoffs, many developments resulting from the new federal administration have and will continue to affect architectural practice and your businesses, from the largest firms to sole practitioners and everyone in between. 🆓 We invite you to join us to gather, share, and discuss in community the impacts you are currently seeing so that we can plan and prioritize efforts as an institution, as business entities, and as individuals. 🎤 Speakers: Jesse Lazar, Assoc. AIA, Executive Director, AIA New York | Center for Architecture Ben Gilmartin, AIA, 2025 President, AIA New York; Partner, Diller Scofidio + Renfro Peter Robinson, Board Chair, Center for Architecture; Founder, WorkUrban; Assistant Professor, Cornell University Department of Architecture

According to NCARB by the Numbers 2022, people of color remain critically underrepresented in the architecture field, with BIPOC only accounting for 17% of architects nationwide. Created by AIANY 2021 President Kenneth A. Lewis, AIA, in collaboration with nycoba | NOMA (NY Coalition of Black Architects|National Organization of Minority Architects - NY), the 2030 Fund seeks to change this statistic, providing student loan debt relief and licensure support for aspiring BIPOC architects pursuing licensure. It also seeks to support NOMA’s 2030 Challenge, which aims to double the number of licensed Black architects by the end of the decade. Apply by next Monday, April 14! Learn more and submit here: https://bit.ly/3v7uAy4

We've extended the deadline to apply for AIANY Interiors Speed Presentations! Have you completed a stunning interior project that serves the public? We want to see it. Apply by April 9 and present your work to a roomful of industry peers and leaders! Submit your entry: https://bit.ly/4j1iFaJ