The Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies

The Institute provides interested students the opportunity to participate in an intensive, one-semester design studio.

The Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies (Institute - NY) is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to supporting the study of architecture in New York City. The Institute's emphasis is on the exploration of architecture as a mode of cultural production, as well as its intersections with other disciplines, and the influence of new technologies and new modes of practice on the design o

f urban environments. We hope to provoke collegial discussion and debate concerning the future of New York, to bridge the divide between academia and the design professions, and to open the culture of architecture to a critical engagement with related disciplines such as art and new media, urban planning and ecology, as well as politics, economics, and sociology. Students come to the Institute from wildly different backgrounds, and with different goals in mind (often with little or no prior experience in design or architecture). The Institute is dedicated to providing both the physical and pedagogical space for students to explore these individual goals in a supportive environment. Projects are specifically tailored to each student's individual interests and experience, and emphasis is placed on the development of innovative concepts and ideas for New York City. This allows students the opportunity to immerse themselves in the city, and to interact directly with the very same urban conditions in which their projects are to be situated. Research plays an instrumental role in the formulation of design ideas and the development of each student’s project, and the use of digital design and presentation media is encouraged. The Institute sits adjacent to (and is socially integrated with) the professional office of Kevin Kennon Architects, providing prospective architecture students a glimpse into the day-to-day workings of a professional architectural practice in New York City. Furthermore, the Institute is affiliated with several academic institutions through which undergraduate course credit can be earned, including Hampshire, Amherst, and Mount Holyoke Colleges, as well as the NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study. The Institute’s graduates have shown themselves to be well positioned for advanced study or practice in architecture and related disciplines. Of those who have gone on to study architecture formally, many have found success in the most prestigious design schools in the country; still others have made important contributions to the field. Experience the city, investigate the city, design the city: study architecture in New York City at the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies. Thirteen-week courses are offered during Fall and Spring semesters, and a shorter, eight-week course is offered during the summer. For more information about the Institute’s programs, please contact us at 212.219.1171, or at [email protected].

05/10/2018

It's not too late to make plans for summer! The Institute is still accepting applications for our summer 2018 session, which runs from June 4 thru July 31. Spend the summer with us in New York City, and use Manhattan as your laboratory to explore the role of architecture and design in contemporary urban life! Visit our website for more details, and to view our student gallery. We hope to hear from you! http://institute-ny.org/student-work/

The Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies The Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies (Institute - NY) is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to supporting the study of architecture in New York City.

06/15/2017

More amazing diagrams from Minh Nguyen's summer 2015 project for the Gainsborough Studio Building called "Co-oping." He will travel to Japan in the fall for an internship with Junya Ishigami and Associates! Good luck, Minh!

06/15/2017

Congratulations to recent Institute graduate Minh Nguyen. He will travel to Japan in the fall for an internship with Junya Ishigami and Associates! Here are a some amazing diagrams from his summer 2015 project for the Gainsborough Studio Building called "Co-oping." Good luck, Minh!

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06/12/2017

The summer session is underway at the Institute! A warm welcome to our new students -- two seniors from Amherst and Hampshire Colleges, and two recent grads from St. John's College and Washington University in St. Louis. They will spend the next 8 weeks investigating these fascinating sites in nyc:

-US Custom House on Bowling Greene (Cass Gilbert)
-Penn South Co-Op in Chelsea (Herman Jessor)
-AT&T Long Lines Bldg in Tribeca (John Carl Warnecke)
-Roosevelt Island Motorgate (Kallmann, McKinnell & Wood)

03/29/2017

The Institute is still accepting applications for our summer 2017 session, which runs from June 5 thru August 2. Spend the summer with us in New York City, and use Manhattan as your laboratory to explore the role of architecture and design in contemporary urban life! Visit our website for more details, and to view our student gallery. We hope to hear from you! http://institute-ny.org/student-work/

Student Work - Institute NY

04/15/2016

Best wishes to Institute alum and Mount Holyoke College junior Julia McConnell. She is completing her semester abroad in Paris, studying architecture as a participant in Columbia GSAPP's Shape of Two Cities program. Here are a few samples from her Institute project:

04/15/2016

The directors would like to congratulate two recent graduates of the Institute -- Nick Miller and Russell Einbinder -- on being accepted to the Yale School of Architecture, UCLA, Columbia GSAPP, PennDesign, and UIC among other top schools. Best of luck to both of them! Here's a quick sample of their work from the Institute:

04/05/2016

Join us at the Five Colleges this Tuesday and Wednesday, April 5 and 6! Learn more about the Institute's upcoming summer program, and see a presentation of recent student work!

https://www.amherst.edu/news/calendar/node/645382 .ELxbW1sO&st_refDomain=&st_refQuery=

Architecture Opportunities with the Institute-NY Information Session | Amherst College Are you interested in a future in architecture, landscape, or urban design? Join Brian Holland, the assistant director of the Institute-NY, to learn about programs the Institute offers for undergraduate students. The Institute provides students who have an interest in architecture, landscape and urb…

07/28/2015

Congratulations to Institute alum Ryan King and his collaborators for their recent installation "Foamspace" at the New Museum!

06/07/2015

Summer is already off to a great start! This semester our students are tackling the Gainsborough Studios (1908), Penn South Housing (1962), and Paul Rudolph's Halston House (1968/1974).

05/18/2015

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http://www.institute-ny.org/

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180 Varick Street, Rm 410
New York, NY
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