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Architecture for Humanity New York is the New York City chapter of Architecture for Humanity. We provide a platform for socially responsible design advocacy; partnering design professionals with local non-profit organizations, schools, government agencies and community groups, we create innovative, sustainable, affordable solutions to humanitarian issues. (Learn More)

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Under the BQE is a participatory community planning initiative by Architecture for Humanity New York (AFHny). The project resulted in the design of a neighborhood-scale pedestrian and traffic safety plan near downtown Brooklyn. In October 2012, it was announced that the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) would begin the process of formally researching and implementing many of the AFHny team’s proposals. The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) was started by the Regional Plan Association in the 1930s and completed by Robert Moses in 1964. The mixed legacy of the BQE is well understood by New Yorkers who live, work, and commute through its bifurcated neighborhoods daily. In the Wallabout, Fort Greene, and Clinton Hill neighborhoods of Brooklyn, the BQE cuts an elevated swathe along Park Avenue from Navy to Steuben Streets. The 2010 census shows that over 37,000 residents live in the areas north and south of this zone. The perception of a visual and physical barrier of the BQE overpass is emphasized by neglected traffic circumstances on Park Avenue that unwittingly promote a speed corridor bypass, severing the neighborhood and challenging pedestrians, mass-transit customers, cyclists, and motorists alike. At the same time, the BQE provides covered parking as a year-round, all-weather amenity to the neighborhood. In April 2010, AFHny began working with Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project (MARP), a non-profit local development corporation associated with the nearby Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District. MARP had already engaged in substantial efforts to study the area, initially for potential parking revenue and programming. MARP also hosted visioning workshops, facilitated by partners SpaceBuster/raumlaborberlin (2009) and Pratt Institute Graduate Center for Planning (2010), to help the community conceptualize opportunities for the space under the BQE. AFHny was invited to build upon the visioning workshops and help reconsider the BQE as a broader community asset in addition to covered parking. AFHny volunteers researched the neighborhood, conducted surveys and counts, collected case studies, and began a dialogue with like-minded organizations and experts. This process generated a volume of research and substantial expertise among the volunteers. From these studies, it was clear that before other improvements could be pursued, pedestrian and traffic safety were a priority. In August of 2011, AFHny began the development of a safety plan for Park Avenue (a 17-block site), keeping in mind that interventions could be made in ways that achieved benefits across various needs (safety, social, economic, environmental). Incorporating feedback from multiple community charettes and other outreach efforts, the team identified areas of concern and generated conceptual proposals for streetscape design, parking and pedestrian zones, and green infrastructure to address these issues. The proposals were eventually streamlined into a site-wide safety plan. This plan was presented to local stakeholders and the community board, and it was submitted to NYC DOT with a series of recommendations. On June 19, 2012, Community Board 2 Transportation and Public Safety Committee members voted unanimously to support the team’s conceptual safety plan for Park Avenue. Local elected officials soon followed suit. AFHny believes that these suggested improvements are crucial to restoring the north-south crossgrain of the district, strengthening communities along Park Avenue, and to making the BQE less of a liability and more of a true community asset.
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Tue May 7

May Chapter Meeting - TONIGHT!

Chapter Event posted by Adrielle Slaugh on May 7, 2013
Are you interested in learning more about our organization, our projects and volunteer opportunities? Our monthly Chapter Meetings are for discussing current work and meeting prospective volunteers. These meetings are usually followed by informal conversation over drinks at a local pub. Both new and returning volunteers are welcome. May 7, 2013 7:00pm - 8:00pm Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Pl New York, NY 10012
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Volunteer Photo Project in Collaboration with Lomography

Opportunity posted by Adrielle Slaugh on April 30, 2013
Architecture for Humanity New York is collaborating with Lomography Gallery Store to find our next Pop-up Art Installation location. After the success of the Coleman Oval Skatepark art installation project in 2012 we are launching the search for our next location for an art installation. This can be any location in NYC (i.e. building, lot, etc.)
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Thu Apr 18

Fundraising Happy Hour - TONIGHT!

Chapter Event posted by Adrielle Slaugh on April 18, 2013
  Please join Architecture for Humanity New York for a happy hour event to support community design projects. The event will include a DJ set by Nabocough and a brief presentation about the current projects Architecture for Humanity of New York are implementing and how volunteers can get involved. Architecture for Humanity New York Directors will be available to answer questions. Lomography has generously donated a camera that we will raffle at the event. Must be present to win.
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Sat May 18

Charrette Sponsored by AIANY's Committee for the Aging

Chapter Event posted by Adrielle Slaugh on April 17, 2013
THE TIME IS NOW. More than a quarter of Americans are part of the baby boomer generation and 8,000 of them celebrate their 65th birthday each day. The change in New York City’s demographic as the population ages is not yet fully understood, but we can predict that any current challenges that remain unresolved are likely to become exacerbated.
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Volunteer Opportunity: Events Team

Opportunity posted by Adrielle Slaugh on April 4, 2013
  The Architecture for Humanity  New York events team is in need of some new members. Working alongside the Director of Events, Paola Pietrantoni, the events team members may have some of the following responsibilities: Monitoring RSVPs and ticket sales. Receiving payment for tickets at events. Sign-in of guests. Soliciting for donations of space and refreshments from local businesses. Meet with the events project team to organize monthly events or meetings. Day of event Setup/Cleanup.
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Thu Jun 20

Save the Date: Wine Tasting & Food Pairing Fundraiser

Chapter Event posted by Laura Carter on April 3, 2013
Please join Architecture for Humanity for a Wine Tasting and Food Pairing event to raise awareness and funds to support the pro-bono community design projects throughout the five boroughs of New York. We will taste 4-5 different wines from small, family farmed estates paired with picnic favorites, just in time to start summer. The Moore Brothers has donated their time and expertise and as a result 95% of your ticket will be used for the New York chapter of Architecture for Humanity and 5% will be donated to the global organization.
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Tue Jun 4

June Chapter Meeting

Chapter Event posted by Laura Carter on April 3, 2013
  Are you interested in learning more about our organization, our projects and volunteer opportunities? Our monthly Chapter Meetings are for discussing current work and meeting prospective volunteers. These meetings are usually followed by informal conversation over drinks at a local pub. Both new and returning volunteers are welcome. June 4, 2013 7:00pm - 8:00pm Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Pl New York, NY 10012 Please check back closer to the date for more information on the topic for June. 
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Tue Apr 2

April Chapter Meeting

Chapter Event posted by Laura Carter on April 1, 2013
Are you interested in learning more about our organization, our projects and volunteer opportunities? Our monthly Chapter Meetings are for discussing current work and meeting prospective volunteers. These meetings are usually followed by informal conversation over drinks at a local pub. Both new and returning volunteers are welcome. April 2, 2013 7:00pm - 8:00pm Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Pl New York, NY 10012 This month's discussion will be a broad overview of current and recently completed projects.
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Call for Volunteers: Call for Volunteers

Update posted by Mehonaz Kazi on March 11, 2013
Sustainable South Bronx (SSBx) works to address economic and environmental issues in the South Bronx – and throughout New York City – through a combination of green job training, community greening programs, and social enterprise. Architecture for Humanity NY has been working with SSBx to redesign their current offices and classroom spaces in the Bronx. We are in currently in need of volunteers for the following tasks:
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Disaster Recovery Training for New York Chapter Members

Opportunity posted by Laura Carter on March 8, 2013
  Architecture for Humanity New York is looking for members who are interested in resiliency building and/or advocacy in getting Disaster Recovery training on March 16th and March 17 at Pratt Institute in Manhattan. The workshop will be lead by Eric Cesal, Architecture for Humanity’s Director of the Disaster Reconstruction and Resiliency Studio visiting from San Francisco. To be eligible you must be available both March 16th and 17th and have a previous volunteer experience with the New York Chapter of Architecture for Humanity.
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