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The American Institute birmingham england hotels of Architects New York Chapter and the Center for Architecture have announced new and expanded programs for the third annual edition of Archtober , the official New York City Architecture and Design Month.
More than 50 participating groups, from the Guggenheim to the Museum of Modern Art have curated more than 150 programs, including exhibits, movies, talks, and walking tours. As Rick Bell, Executive Director of the AIA New York said today during the press preview: birmingham england hotels There is something for everyone .
Among Archtober ’s most popular programs are its walking tours and architectural tourism offerings, according to AIA New York Chapter. Most appealing is its “Building of the Day” series, for which architects and other design professionals lead noontime tours of New York’s contemporary buildings and historic sites. Highlights in 2013 include a tour and discussion of the Shake Shack in Madison Square birmingham england hotels (October 11th) and the UN complex on United Nations Day (October 24th).
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All month : Walking tours around the city of noteworthy architecture, birmingham england hotels new and old, led by Municipal Art Society of New York, the American Society of Landscape Architects New York Chapter , Regional Plan Association, Hudson Square birmingham england hotels Connection, Museum of the City of New York , and AIANY/Center for Architecture (walking and boat tours).
October 4 : The first of several resiliency events marking the one year anniversary of hurricane Sandy, starting with World Habitat Day 2013 at the United Nations. TEDxNYIT Meta Resiliency follows on October 10th.