What To Do This "Archtober"

It's about a week-and-a-half until <a href="http://www.archtober.org/">Archtober</a>, "the second annual month-long festival of architecture<br />activities, programs and exhibitions in New York City." So it's time to start planning what to do, where to go, and what to see. Below are a few of the highlights, but check out <a href="http://www.archtober.org/calendar">Archtober's calendar</a> or download their <a href="http://www.archtober.org/Archtober%202012%20Calendar.pdf">PDF guide</a> for a list of all the events taking place next month.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">1-7</span><br /><b><a href="http://dht.dwell.com/about-new-york-city-home-tours">CITY MODERN</a></b><br /><img alt="archtober2012_city-modern.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/archtober2012_city-modern.jpg" title="CITY MODERN" /><br />Dwell and New York Magazine have teamed up for a week of home tours, design studio tours, panel discussions, and an exhibition. Tickets are now available. Many of the events are free for readers of this blog; just <a href="http://dht.dwell.com/buy-tickets-ny">click this link</a> and enter <b>nypress12</b> in the Promotional Code field.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">4-7</span><br /><b><a href="http://tclf.org/sites/default/files/microsites/bridging2/index.html">Bridging the Nature-Culture Divide 2</a></b><br /><img alt="archtober2012-tclf.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/archtober2012-tclf.jpg" title="Bridging the Nature-Culture Divide 2" /><br />The Cultural Landscape Foundation is hosting a symposium at the Museum of the City of New York on October 5 that "engage[s] experts with a range of relevant experience in the field of landscape architecture and environmental design in a discussion of woodland restoration and management in Central Park." October 4 is <a href="http://tclf.org/event/stewardship-central-parks-woodlands-launch-reception">a reception</a> at El Museo del Barrio, and symposium registration includes tours as part of <a href="http://tclf.org/event/whats-out-there-weekend-nyc">What's Out There Weekend NYC</a> on the 6th and 7th.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">6-7</span><br /><a href="http://ohny.org/"><b>OHNY</b></a><br /><img alt="archtober2012-ohny.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/archtober2012-ohny.jpg" title="OHNY" /><br />The 10th anniversary of Open House New York, a weekend when buildings open their doors to the public, is sure to be packed to the gills with some great places to visit and tours to attend. But the full schedule, and reservations for many of the events, won't happen until September 27. I'd recommend <a href="http://ohny.org/about/mission">signing up for their newsletter</a> because many of the events fill up very quickly -- quickly like the <a href="http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/12/black-keys-sell-out-madison-square-garden-in-15-mi.html">Black Keys at Madison Square Garden</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">6</span><br /><a href="http://www.docomomo-us.org/tour_day_2012/new_york"><b>DOCOMOMO US Tour Day</b></a><br /><img alt="archtober2012-docomomo.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/archtober2012-docomomo.jpg" title="DOCOMOMO US Tour Day" /><br />DOCOMOMO is an international organization that works for the preservation of modern architecture. One of the most important buildings in New York City in this regard is Eero Saarinen's TWA Terminal at JFK Airport. The organization's NY/Tri-State chapter is teaming up with OHNY to host a free open house from 10am to 4pm.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">9</span><br /><b><a href="http://stillspotting.guggenheim.org/visit/learn/">STILLSPOTTING NYC FINALE</a></b><br /><img alt="archtober2012-stillspotting.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/archtober2012-stillspotting.jpg" title="STILLSPOTTING" /><br />"The Guggenheim and Unsound host a variety show featuring architects, artists, scientists, musicians, politicians, and philosophers... [to] wrap up the cycle of editions in the New York project and start a larger conversation about how man-made environments can be reconceived, reshaped, and redesigned to provide increased opportunities for calm and stillness." Purchase tickets via the link above.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">13-14</span><br /><a href="http://cfa.aiany.org/index.php?section=calendar&evtid=4978"><b>BIts & Mortar: Architecture in the Age of Digital Communication</b></a><br />AIANY presents "a one-and-a-half day symposium that will bring together some of the most influential thinkers and achievers in design, technology, fabrication and publishing to discuss ways in which the discipline of architecture – enabled by fundamental technological advances– can re-establish itself as a driver of cultural change beyond the traditional boundaries of the discipline." Sunday keynote is Frank Gehry.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">13-21</span><br /><a href="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/national-design-awards/ndw"><b>Cooper-Hewitt's National Design Week</b></a><br /><img alt="archtober2012-ndw.jpg" border="0" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/archtober2012-ndw.jpg" title="National Design Week" /><br />"During National Design Week, Cooper-Hewitt's award-winning Education Department hosts a series of <a href="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/national-design-awards/ndw/events" target="_blank">free public programs</a> based on the vision and work of the National Design Awards honorees. National Design Week culminates with the National Design Awards <a href="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/events/national-design-awards-gala" target="_blank">gala ceremony</a>."<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">18-21</span><br /><a href="http://adfilmfest.com/portal/ny2012"><b>Architecture and Design Film Festival</b></a><br /><img alt="archtober2012-adff.jpg" border="0" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/archtober2012-adff.jpg" title="Architecture and Design Film Festival" /><br />"This year's festival at Tribeca Cinemas will offer more than 25 films from around the world, panel discussions with design leaders and filmmakers and architectural driving tours of lower Manhattan."<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">24</span><br /><a href="http://www.fdrfourfreedomspark.org/"><b>Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park Opens to the Public</b></a><br /><img alt="archtober2012-boat.jpg" border="0" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/archtober2012-boat.jpg" title="Four Freedoms Park" /><br />The memorial designed by Louis I. Kahn four decades ago finally opens. Don't want to wait until the 24th? Reserve a spot for the <a href="http://cfa.aiany.org/index.php?section=calendar&evtid=4867">October 19 open house</a> -- I did. Related is <a href="http://www.aperture.org/event/in-conversation-barney-kulok-and-joel-smith/">a book talk at Aperture</a> on the 30th with Barney Kulok (who photographed the construction of Four Freedoms Park) and Joel Smith.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">26-28</span><br /><b><a href="http://bookfair.designersandbooks.com/">Designers and Books Fair</a></b><br /><img alt="archtober2012-db.jpg" border="0" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/archtober2012-db.jpg" title="Designers and Book Fair" /><br />The first Designers and Books Fair takes place at FIT with two days of <a href="http://bookfair.designersandbooks.com/programs/">programs</a> and an <a href="http://bookfair.designersandbooks.com/exhibitors/">exhibition</a> of architecture and design publishers. The three-day event starts with a keynote on the 26th: Designing the Future of the Design Book.

What To Do This "Archtober"

It's about a week-and-a-half until Archtober, "the second annual month-long festival of architectureactivities, programs and exhibitions in New York City." So it's time to start planning what to do, where to go, and what to see. Below are a few of th…

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