Planning for another week in New York City? If you're curious about where design-inclined folks are gathering around town, Archinect and Bustler have compiled a snappy list of local architecture and design events that are worth checking out. Check back regularly so you don't miss out.

This week, you can listen in on a discussion about the affordable-housing development process in NYC. Perkins + Will will open up their office for an Architectural League First Friday evening social. And if you haven't seen it already, The Met Fifth Avenue currently has an exhibition dedicated to legendary fashion designer Rei Kawakubo for the Costume Institute's 2017 spring exhibition.

First Friday: Perkins+Will | June 2

Rush University Medical Center, Campus Transformation Project by Perkins+Will. Photo credit: Perkins + Will.

If you're an Architectural League member, here's a chance to visit the NY office of Perkins+Will. Join Perkins+Will for an evening of drinks, conversation, and a behind the scenes look at their ongoing work.

Housing Brass Tacks: How Development Works | June 5

Image via archleague.org

“Two mission-driven affordable housing developers will discuss the essentials of the development process in New York City today. In a conversation moderated by Jarrett Murphy of City Limits, Michelle de la Uz of the nonprofit Fifth Avenue Committee and Martin Dunn of the for-profit Dunn Development Corp. will detail how they identify projects, whom they partner with, where the financing comes from, whom their buildings serve, and more.” A Q-and-A session will follow.

Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between | Open now until September 4

Rei Kawakubo. Photo via Flickr.

The Met Costume Institute's spring 2017 exhibition highlights the work of fashion-design legend Rei Kawakubo, founder of Comme des Garçons. Featuring almost 140 of Kawakubo's previous works, the exhibition “examines the designer's revolutionary experiments of ‘in-betweenness’”.

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