It's back to the grind with a new season of architecture and design events in New York City. As always, the city is abuzz with creative folks expanding the possibilities of how architectural design and practice can be reinterpreted, bringing attention to what in the urban environment is constantly overlooked. For anyone curious about what local happenings to fit into your weekly schedules, Archinect and Bustler have compiled a snappy list of events that are worth checking out.

Check back regularly so you don't miss out. Have a look at our latest selection of NYC events.

Architecture, art & politics at the United Nations | October 13, recommended by Justine Testado

United Nations General Assembly Hall. Photo: Basil D Soufi/Wikipedia.

Some may argue that the United Nations Capital Master Plan is a recent prime example for discussing political architecture, and yet the renovation project hasn't been publicly discussed as much as it should. Join Dean of Parsons School of Constructed Environments Robert Kirkbride and guest speaker Anthony Cohn, who will talk about the issues, methods, and motivations leading up to the UNCMP's final design.

10th Annual Arthur Rosenblatt Memorial Lecture: David Chipperfield | October 17, recommended by Alexander Walter

Neues Museum Berlin, Germany, masterfully reconstructed by David Chipperfield Architects © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, photo by Achim Kleuker.

Mark your calendars — Sir David Chipperfield is stopping by the Big Apple to give the AIANY Cultural Facilities Committee’s annual lecture on excellence in museum design. With an international roster of celebrated cultural institutions under his architect's belt, Chipperfield certainly knows a thing or two about design excellence.

Insecurities: Tracing Displacement and Shelter | Open now until January 22, 2017, recommended by Amelia Taylor-Hochberg

"Interior of a Better Shelter prototype in Kawergosk Refugee Camp, Erbil, Iraq. Better Shelter. 2015."

The conditions of "forced displacement" have forced architects to reconsider notions of shelter and city-building in the midst of globally disruptive refugee crises. This exhibition at MoMA considers the architectural approaches to attending to the 60 million people worldwide currently experiencing some form of displacement.

Archtober 2016

Photo credit: King of Hearts / Wikimedia Commons

Happy Archtober 2016! The New York City-wide festival celebrates 31 days of architecture and design with a jam-packed calendar of events. For the entire month, Bustler and our sister site Archinect will share our weekly picks for Archtober events. See our lists for Week 1 and 2.

Also keep track of our weekly event picks for Los Angeles and London.
Find more events in New York City here.

Have an event you want to submit? Send it to Bustler for review here.