We're already approaching the half-way mark of October, and there is still so much to discover during Archtober 2020, New York City's month-long celebration of architecture and design.

For the tenth year in a row, Archinect & Bustler are proud to partner with Archtober and present you our weekly highlights from a packed calendar of events. Below are our recommendations for Archtober 2020 Week 3, October 17–24.

To scroll through this year's Building of the Day list, click here.

Scavenger Hunt: Now What, New York? | Saturday, Oct. 17

Open House New York and Archtober invite you to explore how adversity has shaped New York into the city it is today through a 36-hour, five-borough outdoor scavenger hunt taking place during this year's Open House New York Weekend (October 17–18). Think: urban trivia meets New York City Marathon meets socially distant adventure. Registration deadline: Wednesday, October 15.

Open House New York Weekend | Saturday, Oct. 17

OHNY Weekend showcases the best of New York's built environment, along with the people who design, build, preserve, curate, and animate our city. This year's festival will feature a hybrid of virtual vignettes and self-guided outdoor explorations, offering more than 100 ways to engage New York, whether you log on from your couch or venture to a new neighborhood.

From the Statue of Liberty to the Barrio: A Musical Tour of NYC | Saturday, Oct. 17

Join musician Sofia Tosello on a multicultural musical tour of our very own NYC! Learn songs and stories from New York's many Latinx immigrant and diasporic communities, starting on the subway and ending with a comparsa in the Barrio. We'll use songs, maps, and hands-on instruments in our journey through New York. A fun musical adventure for all! (Best for ages 4–10)

Victorian Flatbush Walking Tour | Sunday, Oct. 18

Explore Victorian Flatbush on this small group walking tour. Discover its spectacular 19th-century mansions, built to break away from the brownstone mold. Several historic districts, mansions, and church grounds dating back to 1654 are some of the highlights you will also see on this unique tour.

New York Art Galleries Tour | Sunday, Oct. 18

For Municipal Art Society of New York tour guide and art historian Sylvia Laudien-Meo, touring the art galleries of New York City has always been one of the biggest MAS tour highlights. It is so intriguing to see the most recent work by leading international artists in a small space and united before they get dispersed into different collections. Some art dealers put together themed group shows, sometimes including even loan works from museum collections to establish context.

Building of the Day: Noguchi Museum Renovation | Monday, Oct. 19

Sage and Coombe worked with the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City, Queens for more than a decade to renovate and modernize the historic building in three phases, affording the museum accessibility, allowing it to remain open year-round, and bringing it to the rigorous standards of contemporary museums—all while maintaining the unique character of the space. The renovation encompassed all areas of the, museum building and garden, with construction on the final phase completed in Spring 2016.

Women in Architecture Virtual Tour | Monday, Oct. 19

A 45-minute live, virtual tour in downtown Chicago highlighting discover stunning buildings designed by female architects, including the Equitable Building, Aqua Tower and Vista Tower.

Building of the Day: La Mansana de Chinati | Tuesday, Oct. 20

Judd Foundation maintains and preserves Donald Judd’s permanently installed living and working spaces, libraries, and archives in New York and Marfa, Texas. The Foundation promotes a wider understanding of Judd’s artistic legacy by providing access to these spaces and resources and by developing scholarly and educational programs. La Mansana de Chinati, Judd’s residence and studio in Marfa, informally known as "The Block," is the site of some of the artist’s first large-scale architectural projects.

Grafton Architects: Work in Progress | Tuesday, Oct. 20

Shelley McNamara and Yvonne Farrell co-founded Grafton Architects in 1978 after meeting at the School of Architecture at University College Dublin. As architects and educators, the partners honor "history while demonstrating a mastery of the urban environment and craft of construction," as their Pritzker Prize announcement states. The Pritzker Prize-winning practice’s academic, civic, cultural, and residential projects balance strength and delicacy, resulting in impactful and unique works.

Steven Holl Architects’ Ex of In House, Virtual Tour | Tuesday, Oct. 20

Join a tour of Steven Holl Architects’ Ex of In House, Rhinebeck, NY with Project Architect Dimitra Tsachrelia. This 918-square-foot guest house offers a unique spatial energy of geometry bound to the ecology of place, adjacent to the cultural project, ‘T’ Space|Steven Myron Holl Foundation.

Building of the Day: Weeksville Heritage Center | Wednesday, Oct. 21

Weeksville Heritage Center is a multidisciplinary museum dedicated to preserving the history of the 19th century African American community of Weeksville, Brooklyn—one of America’s many free black communities. The primary purpose of the new structure and landscape is to serve as a gateway to the historic houses on the premises [...] with state-of-the-art exhibition, performance, and educational facilities, as well as to provide a green oasis for visitors and the local community.

Woodlife Sweden | Meet the Architects: Trikåfabriken | Wednesday, Oct. 21

At Trikåfabriken, an extension using "timber-on-top" technique has transformed old industrial landmarks in Stockholm. To extend them by adding a timber-structure on top allows for the preservation of the old buildings and enables a quick establishment of the worksite. The new workspaces result in healthy office environments, for many.

Rafael Guastavino’s New York | Thursday, Oct. 22

The Guastavino father and son team incorporated their tile arch system into dozens of buildings across NYC, including Grand Central Terminal, City Hall Station, or the Queensboro Bridge. Join Untapped New York for a one of a kind webinar and uncover these often hidden-in-plain-sight gems.

Glass House Presents: Pioneering Women of American Architecture | Thursday, Oct. 22

Women’s absence from accounts of American architectural history has been a longstanding problem. In 2017, Pioneering Women of American Architecture was launched with the goal of documenting and publicizing women’s contributions to the built environment in the United States. Project co-editors Mary McLeod and Victoria Rosner, together with contributor Michael Kubo, will talk about their work on this timely project and the challenges of writing women back into American architectural history.

Building of the Day: Society of St. Paul Seminary | Friday, Oct. 23

This virtual talk will explore the Society of St. Paul seminary, an incredibly striking and unusual building that most New Yorkers know from seeing its exterior concrete stair tower rising out of the landscape near the Staten Island Expressway. Completed in 1969, the main building is a five story Brutalist structure of concrete and glass. The Society of St. Paul’s, or the Paulines, mission is to communicate the Christian message through all means of technology. To accomplish this purpose the complex was originally built to house a massive printing house, including offices, presses, bookstore, and chapel.

The Remnants and Future of Penn Station | Friday, Oct. 23

Go back in time and experience what it would have been to stand in the Old Penn Station before it was demolished, while discovering many of its remnants throughout today’s Penn station. Led by Penn Station expert Justin Rivers, you will also discover what's in store for the future of the station.

Architecture for KIDS | Saturday, Oct. 24

Join us virtually via Zoom, as we lead architecture and design workshops for KIDS, ages 7–12. We will have an assortment of activities including short sketching activities, popup card making and Architecture Bingo.

Skyscrapers, Highrises, and Supertalls: A Virtual Tour | Saturday, Oct. 24

Join us for a one-hour virtual tour exploring the development of the skyscraper in New York, the impacts of geography, marketing, code and zoning have on skyscraper development, and the local real estate market that drives these building heights (and prices) ever skyward.

The Architectural History of Brooklyn’s Row Houses, Part 2 | Saturday, Oct. 24

The opening of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883 did more than simply connect the city of New York to the city of Brooklyn. It also opened the floodgates to thousands of new homeowners and renters looking to live in "the City of Churches." Brooklyn’s speculative builders and their architects welcomed them with blocks upon blocks of new housing.

Don't forget to check back for our Week 4 picks! If you missed it, here are tips for Week 1 and Week 2.

For the full list of events and activities from October 1–31, head over to the Archtober event list, like the Facebook page, or follow Archtober on Twitter and Instagram.