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Oculus magazine, AIA New York’s quarterly print publication, is an important means of asserting the identity and advocacy of architects in New York.
Oculus Magazine Spring Issue Cover
Spring 2024: AIANY Design Awards

A Publication of AIA New York, Volume 86, Issue 2

On the Cover: A proposal for modernization of NYCHA housing waste yards by Grain Collective and NDNY Architecture + Design looks at the wider impact of waste yards on the city. The model pictured depicts spatial elements that would affect the experience of waste disposal at a human scale and improve each neighborhood’s streetscape. The project is currently out for bid.

Table of Contents
Features
A portrait of Nina Cooke John on location at the Harriet Tubman Monument in Newark, New Jersey.
Honor Awards
The AIA New York Chapter’s 2024 Honor Award recipients are united by their mission to address the urgent need for a more just, equitable, sustainable, connected, and resilient world.
by The Editors
The Lasting Joy Brewery by Auver Architecture.
Five Takeaways From the AIANY 2024 Design Awards
1. The Power of Storytelling The jury emphasized the importance of conveying...
by Rita Catinella Orrell
Intro & Jury
Architecture
HONOR

Saint Sarkis Church and Community Center
David Hotson Architect

Trinity Church Wall Street
MBB Architects

Perelman Performing Arts Center
REX

MIT Kendall Square Site 5
Weiss/Manfredi

MERIT

Lasting Joy Brewery
Auver Architecture

NXTHVN
TenBerke

Bedford Green House I
ESKW/Architects

m.o.r.e. CLT Cabin
Kariouk Architects

Brooklyn Public Library East Flatbush Branch
LEVENBETTS

Powerhouse Arts
PBDW Architects

International African American Museum
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners

CITATION

Robert Olnick Pavilion
Alberto Campo Baeza and MQ Architecture

Moody Amphitheater
Thomas Phifer and Partners

Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation
Studio Gang
Interiors
HONOR

Galerie56
SheltonMindel

MERIT

Arts & Letters Creative Co.
ARCHITECTUREFIRM

Schiff House Daycare Center
Michielli + Wyetzner Architects
Projects
HONOR

Newark Liberty International Airport, Terminal C, Recomposure Benches
HNTB

The Refreshing Waters
Interboro Partners

CITATION

NYCHA Waste Yard Redevelopment
Grain Collective and NDNY Architecture + Design

Mini Tower One
MODU
Urban Design
MERIT

After School Detroit: Detroit Vacant Historic Schools Disposition Strategy
Interboro Partners
Departments
Headshot of Greg Switzer
Letter from the President
Voices as Bridges: Amplifying Pathways to Belonging
by AIANY President Gregory T. Switzer, AIA, NOMA, NCARB
Headshot of Oculus Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Krichels
Letter from the Editor
A Starting Point for Inspiration
by Oculus Editor-In-Chief Jennifer Krichels
Contributors to This Issue
On View
Constructing Hope: Ukraine; NYU’s Grey Art Gallery Moves Into New Home
Index to Advertisers
Summer 2024: Call for Op-Eds
Headshot of Jesse Lazar standing outside the Center for Architecture front doors
Last Word
Democracy in Design
by Jesse Lazar, Assoc. AIA, Executive Director, AIANY/Center For Architecture
Oculus at US Modernist Library
 
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