Guided tours of significant buildings in New York City and the Tri-State area are organized by AIA New York Program Committees.
Led by architects, these intimate tours offer greater detail about a given site or building including its initial design and construction. Building tours are an opportunity to see inside some of the city’s most notable new projects and important historical sites that have made a sustained impact on the built environment.
Recent sites have included a tour of the Park Avenue Armory led by its restoration team; Congregation Beit Simchat Torah led by Stephen Cassell of Architecture Research Office; a private tour of NYC’s City Hall led by Richard Southwick of Beyer Blinder Belle; the Cary Leeds Tennis Center led by Peter Gluck of Gluck+; and the East Hampton Library and Guild Hall of East Hampton led by Robert A.M. Stern Architects and LHSA+DP.
Questions or feedback? Contact tours@aiany.org.
Upcoming Building Tours
Building Tour: Terminal Warehouse
In-Person - Student with Valid ID: $10
In-Person - General Public: $30
In-Person - AIA Member (not AIANY): $15
Join the AIANY Interiors Committee on a tour of Terminal Warehouse. Terminal Warehouse, built in 1891, spans a full city block in West Chelsea and once served as a key freight hub connecting rail lines directly to the Hudson River. Once used for industrial purposes, the building later housed self-storage, office space, and the infamous Tunnel nightclub. The building has recently been transformed into a high-performance workplace, retail and event space. The renovation prioritizes both preservation and transformation, carefully working within the building’s layered structural systems: brick masonry, heavy timber, and steel structure. Terminal Warehouse’s transformation speaks to the value of New York’s layered history to meet the demands of the future.
Tour Guides:
Darin Reynolds, AIA, Partner, COOKFOX Architects
Gaurav Sardana, Associate, COOKFOX Architects