Events & Things To Do

April 24, 2014

Artist Kara Walker’s Provocative New Exhibit Will Allow You to Tour the Domino Sugar Factory

Prolific artist, and Banksy-homage payee, Kara Walker will be kicking off her new show at the Domino Sugar refinery on Saturday, May 10th. Walker, who is best known for creating room-size tableaux of black cut-paper silhouettes that explore everything from race, gender, sexuality, and violence, will take over the 90,000-square-foot space for what’s to be her first large-scale public installation. […]

April 23, 2014

Get Cozy With These Compact Luxury NYC Hotel Rooms

In New York, time is money, and so is square footage. As a result, hotel rooms are some of the most expensive in the country, out of the reach of many. But a number of NYC hotels have begun to pack luxury design into tiny quarters, lowering the cost and making for some beautiful rooms. At the forefront of this small space sensation? The YOTEL, located right in the heart of NYC, and hip kids' haven, The Jane.
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April 4, 2014

NYC EVENT: Cities by Water – Solutions from Copenhagen and New York

How can we create sustainable and livable cities in the face of climate change? On April 8, 2014, the AIA New York Chapter is joining forces with the Consulate General of Denmark in New York to host a panel discussion on the water-related challenges faced by New York City and Copenhagen, and the wide array of approaches and solutions that have already been deployed or will be implemented.
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