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.

Nuclear Family | Opening on October 18, recommended by Nicholas Korody

1.5 Rooms is a brand new, Graham Foundation-supported gallery that fosters dialogue between the architecture community and the art world. They have an amazing program lined up for this year, starting with their inaugural exhibit "Nuclear Family". "Wrought from the detritus of post-war American industry and the myth of a singular family unit, the show mines the fertile garbage we’ve inherited," they state. Curated in part by GRNASFCK, 1.5 Rooms promises to be an epicenter of cross-disciplinary conversation on the contemporary context.

My City Book Club | A History of Housing in New York City | October 19, recommended by Amelia Taylor-Hochberg

Learn about New York City's housing from 1850 to the present day, tracing issues of gentrification, safety, density and culture with experts from the New York City Housing Authority, the Pratt Institute, and Columbia University.

The New New York Activists | Undocumented New Yorkers | October 20, recommended by Justine Testado

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The debate on immigration rights is at an all-time high in cities worldwide. On the 20th anniversary of controversial U.S. immigration laws like IIRIRA, a panel of grassroots activists and scholars will have an open discussion about how such laws ignited one of the most significant activist movements in modern America.

Communicating the Unbuilt: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Projects in VR | October 20, recommended by Alexander Walter

Keep up-to-date with Pei Cobb Freed & Partners in this latest installment of the Archtober-specific series 'Communicating the Unbuilt' and explore 3D models of the firm's current projects in virtual reality. Hurry though and register now — the event is limited to 50 attendees.

Archtober 2016

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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 Weeks 1, 2, and 3.

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.