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Reclamation and Renewal: A Weekend at the Olmsted Network Conference

On the last sunny weekend in September, I had the privilege of attending a conference filled with people passionate about landscapes. The Olmsted Network is a national organization using advocacy, …

Architecture
Prospect Park

Meetings Today: A Different Perspective on NYC, From the Water

After 36 years living in NYC, the city is as familiar as my hand. Fresh looks are always rejuvenating, though, such as my recent Classic Harbor Line experience. Based at historic Chelsea Piers.

Architecture
Press
Waterfront

AIANY Industrial Waterfront Tour to Freshkills Park | Virtual Tour with Classic Harbor Line

Cruise through the industrial waterways of New York Harbor around Staten Island en route to Freshkills Park—formerly the world’s largest landfill, this 2,200-acre site is being transformed into one of …

Architecture
Virtual Programs
Waterfront

New York City’s Lost Canals | Episode 264

While New York City sat at the nexus of many important canals built in the 19th century — the Erie, Morris, and Delaware & Raritan among them — the city …

Architecture
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Virtual Programs
Waterfront

Society for Industrial Archeology: Death of an Army Terminal

On Aug. 8, 2021, New York Harbor was shaken by an explosion, and 1.5 million sq. ft. of historic structures came tumbling down. The Military Ocean Terminal Bayonne (MOTBY) was originally conceived as a commercial facility, a 440-acre manufactured peninsula for rail and maritime shipping.

Architecture
Brooklyn Army Terminal
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Press
Waterfront
World War II

A Concrete History of Brooklyn | Episode 258

Concrete is the world’s most ubiquitous building material, and many important milestones of its development took place in Brooklyn. In this virtual program, we will examine concrete’s history, production, and …

Architecture
Brooklyn Army Terminal
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Gowanus
Prospect Park
Virtual Programs

Housing for All: A History of Social Housing in NYC | Episode 224

As we approach New York City’s primary elections on June 22, housing, as always, is a key issue on the ballot. So we are looking back at the history of …

Architecture
Virtual Programs

Behind the Build: Bednark Studio | Episode 219

Celebrate NYC X DESIGN Interior Design Day with a virtual visit to Bednark Studio, a vertically-integrated design and fabrication company that specializes in retail environments, experiential marketing, and architectural millwork. Based in the …

Architecture
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Inside Industry
Virtual Programs

Made in NY Campus at Bush Terminal Virtual Tour | Episode 218

Since its founding over a century ago, Bush Terminal in Sunset Park, Brooklyn has been a center of industry and innovation. Today, the city-owned site is being transformed into a …

Architecture
Brooklyn Army Terminal
Virtual Programs
Waterfront

Renovation and Reinvention of the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Building 127 | Episode 217

For NYC x Design Architecture Day, we’re taking a closer look at one of the most recent adaptive reuse projects of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Building 127. Constructed in 1904 for fabricating …

Architecture
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Inside Industry
Virtual Programs

The Other Dutch in Our Region | Episode 196

Take a short trip west of New York City to explore a little-known and much misunderstood language and culture: the Pennsylvania Dutch, who aren’t Dutch at all but German. Educator …

Architecture
Virtual Programs

Documenting the Gowanus Canal Cleanup with Nathan Kensinger | Episode 188

In late 2020, as part of the long-overdue cleanup of the Gowanus Canal Superfund site in Brooklyn, dredging of the toxic sediment began, and photographer, filmmaker, and writer Nathan Kensinger has been there to …

Architecture
Gowanus
Virtual Programs
Waterfront

Portal to Prospect Park: Restoring the Endale Arch | Episode 185

Prospect Park Alliance recently completed the restoration of the Endale Arch, one of the original portals to the park designed by Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted. Get an insider’s look at …

Architecture
Prospect Park
Virtual Programs

Virtual Walking Tour of the Monuments of Manhattan’s Battery | Episode 184

Over the past four centuries, the Battery at the tip of Manhattan has evolved, from a fortification to immigration station to park to National Monument. On this virtual walking tour, …

Architecture
Virtual Programs
Waterfront
World War II

Arch Puppets: When Grand Army Plaza Had a Puppet Lending Library | Episode 183

Join us as we explore one of the most curious chapters in the history of Prospect Park, the four years (2005–2009) during which the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch in …

Architecture
Prospect Park
Virtual Programs

Safe Harbor? New York’s Coastal Defense Forts from the Revolution to Today | Episode 180

At each of the water passages that lead to New York Harbor – from the Narrows to Hell Gate, Ambrose Channel to the Race – disused forts stand on either …

Architecture
Virtual Programs
Waterfront

Virtual Walking Tour of DUMBO’s Historic Architecture | Episode 178

The neighborhood today known as DUMBO was once the center for the agricultural hamlet of Brooklyn, and grew into a center of commerce, shipping, and manufacturing. On this virtual walk, …

Architecture
Virtual Programs
Waterfront

Virtual Ride on the South Brooklyn Ferry | Episode 168

Take a virtual ride with us on the South Brooklyn route of the NYC Ferry. We will board at Corlears Hook and examine the Brooklyn waterfront as we ride past DUMBO, …

Architecture
Brooklyn Army Terminal
Virtual Programs
Waterfront

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