Thursday, April 14
Citizens Housing & Planning Council Luncheon
Citizens Housing & Planning Council will host its 52nd Annual Luncheon. Speakers include C. Virginia Fields, former Manhattan Borough president and Matthew Wambua, commissioner of the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development. 11:30 am – 2 pm. $450. New York Marriott Marquis Times Square, 1535 Broadway at 46th St. For more information, click here.
Saturday, April 16
Earth Day Celebration of Sustainable Living
In honor of Earth Day, the Visionaire, a green high-rise condo in Battery Park City, is hosting an eco-conscious living event. Indulge in eco-friendly treats, hands-on activities and more. There will be tours of the building’s green operating systems (microturbine, air filtration, solar photovoltaic panels, etc.) and speakers sharing everyday living tips. There will also be a raffle. Participants include Whole Foods TriBeCa, Origins, Benjamin Moore Paints, Home Depot, Robin Wilson Home, Green Apple Cleaners, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects and many more. 11 am – 4 pm. Free. The Visionaire, 70 Little West St.
Saturday, April 16
2011 Design Awards Symposium: Architecture and Interiors
Learn more about the winning projects in the Architecture and Interiors categories of AIANY’s annual design awards program. Speakers include Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, Richard Cook of Cook+Fox Architects and Peter Han of Foster + Partners, among others. 11 am – 5 pm. $10. The Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, 212-683-0023.
Sunday, April 17
Upstairs, Downstairs: The Upper East Side Tour
An all-new version of the classic 1970s series comes to PBS this month, so the Municipal Art Society decided to examine the history and development of the Upper East Side through the eyes of the rich and those who served them. After visiting a select group of mansions and exclusive clubs, the tour will cross Park Avenue to inspect humbler carriage houses once occupied by horses and grooms, as well as modest brownstones in the Treadwell Farm Historic District and the First Avenue Estate, an innovative housing project built for the working poor. 11 am. $15, $10 MAS members. Meet at the corner of Fifth Ave. and 62nd St., www.mas.org.
Sunday, April 17
Around Manhattan Official NYC Architectural Tour
Step aboard the teak decks of the Manhattan, a 1920s style yacht, for a leisurely around-Manhattan architecture tour, hosted by architects and members of the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter (AIANY). On this nearly three-hour cruise, you will see the new stars of the skyline, Frank Gehry’s 8 Spruce St. rental tower and 1 World Trade Center, as well as Jean Nouvel’s 11th Ave.condos,Richard Meier’s Perry Street buildings and Roosevelt Island’s new Louis Kahn-designed FDR Memorial taking shape. 2:15 – 5:15 pm. $75. For more information, visit www.zerve.com/SailNYC/ArchTour.
Monday, April 18
Author at the Library Presents: 101 Cool Buildings
Richard McMillan presents an illustrated lecture on his book, “101 Cool Buildings,” which features the best of New York City architecture from 1999-2009 including work by famous architects Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Renzo Piano, Michael Graves, Jean Nouvel, Steven Holl, James Stewart Polshek, Bernard Tschumi, Rafael Viñoly, Aldo Rossi and Cesar Pelli. 6:30 pm. Free. Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Ave.
Wednesday, April 20
Factory Conversation Series: Manufacturing Space
Manufacturers discuss their space and the industrial squeeze in New York. The evening will feature Jonathon Taylor and Stephen Lynch of Caliper Studios, Williamsburg; Michael Pinkus of Sussman Corp., Long Island City; and Joseph Sultan of Chilewich, Manhattan. 6:30 – 8 pm. Free. The Skyscraper Museum, 39 Battery Place. RSVP to programs@skyscraper.org with the name of the program you would like to attend.
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