The Architectural League of New York is getting ready to kick off another eventful Beaux Arts Ball 2016: Tabula Rasa, taking place on September 30 at the new nARCHITECTS-designed A/D/O space in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Co-chaired by Calvin Tsao and Zack McKown, this year's Tabula Rasa theme is all about celebrating creativity in progress, the act of fresh-thinking, and New York's ceaseless reinvention.
Attendees will get to mingle with fellow designers and friends, see site-specific installations from Ultramoderne and Wild Dogs International, and enjoy a menu of light fare by Fredrik Berselius of Aska.
Thanks to The Architectural League, Archinect is giving away two pairs of tickets to two of our readers!
For a chance to win, respond to the following question in the comment section below by Friday, September 23, 12 p.m. Eastern Time: Name your favorite instance of fresh-thinking and innovation in architecture this year (a project, research, an award recipient, etc.).
Only your first comment will count. Two winners will be announced next Monday, September 26. Good luck!
Tickets start at $100. 21+ only. Festive attire.
More info: archleague.org/BAB16
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David Adjaye's NMAAHC
Diller Scofidio + Renfro's Columbia Medical School Learning Center
Cella Bar / FCC Arquitectura + Paulo Lobo
As a New York native!
VIA at West 57th // Bjarke Ingles Group
Fresh thinking; building as a diagram.
Simple, yet profound, and will have implications across the building industry; Non-Gendered Restrooms. Equality, simplicity, cost savings and design innovation are all wrapped up in this very simple, and modern idea.
MVRDV's Crystal Houses -- Chanel store glass brick facade in Amsterdam
Technology combining with traditional architecture create a truly fascinating way of rethinking facades
NEW Inc. Promotes the future of innovative thought process, technological progress, and creative endeavors. Karen and Julia is at the forefront of what the practice of "architecture" should be envisioned. - Wendy W Fok
Medellín, Colombia winning the Lee Kuan Yew World city prize in 2016 in honor to its innovative architecture, urbanism, and sustainable projects in various communities throughout the city.
I am excited about how our urban and suburban landscape will change with self and data driven transportation.
The multifunctional concert Hall CKK Jordanki in Poland by Fernando Menis uses the waste of deconstruction to construct a stunning structure.
OMA's first residential tower in New York!
We cannot wait for the "Vessel" by British designer Thomas Heatherwick coming to Hudson Yards. It's honeycomb structure will definitely be a beehive for visitors. Not only is it something to look at, it's interactive. It adds to the NY reputation of eye-catching structures...another reason for tourists to just stop in front of us on the streets, haha.
The 5KL initiative. All aspects of water, land and energy innovation that will ultimately shape the future of architecture and design.
A $150 Million Stairway to Nowhere on the Far West Side
Architecture is much more than a building, it's the materialization of thoughts that shapes the world around us and determines the way we perceive it. I would say for me it is Kazuyo Sejima's mirrored commuter train. Movable space in space while perceiving the architecture of the world around us.
Stairway to Nowhere on the Far West Side- A $150 million project
LACMA acquiring Lautner's Sheats-Goldstein house; a big move for preservation and education that I hope is mimicked elsewhere.
SFMoMA by Snohetta!
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