Architecture for Humanity New York is the New York City chapter of Architecture for Humanity. We are an all-volunteer group of design professionals promoting socially responsible volunteerism through design advocacy, public education, and community action. ( Learn More | FAQ)
Working Meeting - Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Are you interested in learning more about our organization, our projects and volunteer opportunities? Our monthly Working Meetings are for discussing current work and meeting prospective volunteers. These meetings are usually followed by informal conversation over drinks at a local pub.Deadline extended for AFHny-Habitat Design Charrette
The deadline for the AFHny-Habitat Charrette has been extended to Friday June 19, 11:59pm. Visit the competition page for more information.
AFHny-Habitat Design Charrette
Announcing a (very) short design charrette to kick off our collaboration with Habitat for Humanity New York.
AFHny is partnering with Habitat NYC to design and build outdoor furniture and play equipment for a Habitat project in Ocean Hill-Brownsville, Brooklyn.
Visit the project page for more information about the project and charrette. Entries are due June 14.
5/8/09 STUDIO Hours Canceled
STUDIO hours on May 8th are canceled, as the coordinators are previewing a potential permanent workspace for the STUDIO.
Firms needed for SCA Summer Internship Program
The New York City School Construction Authority is seeking architectural and engineering firms to participate in their Summer Internship Program. This six-week program offers talented NYC public high school students an opportunity to work for architectural, construction management and engineering firms (at no cost to firms), and provides career development workshops to help the students develop academically, professionally and personally.
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City Year Community Service Days
Organized by City Year, Community Service Days are designed to bring people together and be sustainable and transformative, making a visible difference in one day. Volunteers start the day with a morning opening program, then complete several hours of service on a a team lead by City Year, finishing by the late afternoon. Typical work may include landscaping a community garden, mural painting in a local public school, or building bookshelves.
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April Newsletter
Our April 2009 quarterly newsletter is now online, with information about new and ongoing projects, upcoming events, competitions, and news from other chapters.
Click here to download. (1.5MB PDF)
Volunteers needed for FlyNY
FlyNY is an international kite design competition to benefit AFHny. The competition and kite flying event will be May 9th at Pier 1 (Riverside Park), with a design exhibition and auction to follow on May 28th.
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Architecture for Humanity 10th Anniversary T-shirt Competition
April 2009 marks the 10th anniversary of Architecture for Humanity, and AFH is holding a t-shirt competition to help celebrate the occasion.
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Gamechangers
Architecture for Humanity and Nike are looking to fund groups and individuals who are using sports to address community issues, raise awareness and create real social change.
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2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classroom
Architecture for Humanity announced the 2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classroom. Designers are asked to partner with a school of their choice, and work with students and teachers to design the classroom of the future. For more information and to sign up, visit the competition page on the OAN.
January Newsletter
Our (first!) quarterly newsletter is now online, with information about new and current projects, upcoming events, and a look back at 2008. Click here to download. (1.5MB PDF)
Architecture for Humanity New York and the Red Hook Vendors Announce Results of Design Competition
Architecture for Humanity New York and the Food Vendors Committee of Red Hook Park, Inc. are pleased to announce the results of the design competition: "A New Marketplace for the Red Hook Park Vendors – An Open Call for Ideas."
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Marketplace for the Red Hook Vendors: Jury Selection
Due to scheduling issues, the competition jury date has been moved to Friday, December 5th. Selected entries will be announced (and all entries displayed) at our Holiday Party on December 11th.
Marketplace for the Red Hook Vendors: A Month-Long Competition
Architecture for Humanity New York (AFHny) announces a short ideas competition in search of innovative concepts for a new market place for the Red Hook Food Vendors in Red Hook Park, Brooklyn.
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Join us for Park(ing) Day 2008!
This Friday, September 19th, from 7:00am to 7:00pm, we will take over a parking spot on Madison Avenue between 73rd & 74th (one block south of the Whitney Museum). Our parking spot will be transformed for the day into an outdoor art studio/workshop, to let New Yorkers contemplate the people, architecture, energy and refuse of the city around them.
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Volunteers needed for Open House New York
The 2008 Open House New York weekend is October 4th and 5th, and the Center for Architecture would like our help.
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Late-August Meetup
Join us Thursday August 28 from 7:00 - 8:30pm, at the Farrow and Ball Showroom in SoHo (112 Mercer St), as we celebrate the selection of our organization’s new directors and kick off a fall season of volunteer opportunities.
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New Directors Selected
Architecture for Humanity New York has been very busy over the past few years. We've recently completed work on a clinic in Morningside Heights for Care for the Homeless. We are continuing our work at The Point and at High Bridge Park. And we are starting new projects, including work with the Red Hook vendors, and a new health clinic at Washington Irving High School with the Institute for Urban Family Health.
We have also redesigned our organizational structure, expanding our leadership to nine directors, to keep our projects running smoothly, ensure that we continue to offer challenging and exciting opportunities to our volunteers, and deliver excellent work to our clients and partner organizations.
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Myanmar Reconstruction Appeal
AFHny is supporting Architecture for Humanity's efforts to raise funds for reconstruction efforts in Myanmar after last weekend¹s cyclone Nargis. To help with rebuilding in ways that are sustainable from ecological, social, and economic perspectives, see AFH's Myanmar Rebuilding Appeal at http://www.architectureforhumanity.org
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BCI Shelter
The AFHny BCI Shelter project was recently profiled on greenbuildingsNYC.com.
Architecture & Recovery
Kate Stohr, journalist and co-founder of Architecture for Humanity, will be at the Museum of Arts and Design on Thursday, April 17th, to present work of architects and designers who have responded to humanitarian and natural disasters, including significant projects from Architecture for Humanity's Katrina reconstruction work in Biloxi, Mississippi.
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"What if New York City..." Competition Winners Announced
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Commissioner Joseph F. Bruno today announced the winners of the "What If New York City…" post-disaster housing design competition.
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This Holiday season give the Gift of Home to a family displaced by Katrina
Dear friends - We bring glad tidings of an excellent way to give your loved ones something special and meaningful this holiday season! The ABC Home and Planet Foundation is making it possible through their Gifts of Compassion program for you and your loved ones to support AFHny in rebuilding homes for families displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Through the ABC website, you can provide a design stipend for pro bono design services and construction work to create a new home in collaboration with a family displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
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"What if New York City..." - A Design Competition for Post-Disaster Provisional Housing in New York City
With global warming comes a higher risk of severe storms, and coastal cities like New York City need a plan to house thousands of people in the event of a severe storm. AFHny invites you to enter the new design competition "What If New York City..."
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