Oculus

Oculus magazine, AIA New York’s quarterly print publication, is an important means of asserting the identity and advocacy of architects in New York.
OC Winter2019 Cover
Winter 2018: Advocacy and Social Impact + Oculus: 80th Birthday

A publication of AIA New York, Volume 80, Issue 4. Cover: Denizen Bushwick, an apartment complex designed by ODA, features 15 large-scale murals by local artists for the non-profit OPEN. Pictured is a mural by Erik Inkala. Image: Miguel de Guzmán/Imagen Subliminal. 

Table of Contents
Articles & News
2018 AIANY President Gerald F.X. "Guy" Geier II, FAIA, and 2019 AIA President Hayes Slades, AIA. Photo: AIANY.
Letter from the President
Action and Impact
by Gerald F.X. "Guy" Geier II, FAIA, and Hayes Slades, AIA
Oculus featured the AGBANY protest on the front page of its July-August 1962 issue.
Letter from the Editor
Owning Agency
by By Molly Heintz
Contributors
At the Center
On View
Street Level
Citymeals on Wheels
by Molly Heintz
John Hancock Tower, Boston, 1976. Photo: Gorchev & Gorchev.
Spotlight
Reflecting on a Life in Architecture
by Fred Bernstein
Products
Building a Renewable Future
by Cassandra Gerardo
In Print
Architecture Matters
by Aaron Betsky
In Print
Devil’s Mile: The Rich, Gritty History of the Bowery
by Alice Sparberg Alexiou
In Print
Broadway: A History of New York City in Thirteen Miles
by Fran Leadon Reviews by Stanley Stark, FAIA, NCARB, LEEP AP
Benjamin Prosky, Assoc. AIA, Executive Director, AIA New York and the Center for Architecture
Last Word
Looking Through Our Oculus
by Benjamin Prosky, Assoc. AIA
Features
Introduction
Advocacy and Social Impact
The Reaching New Heights Residence designed by Edelman Sultan Knox Wood presents an unprecedented model of public funding subsidies. Photo: David Sundberg/Esto.
Design for Dignity
The true extent of the homeless crisis isn’t visible on the streets. Here’s how architects are working to address it.
by Stephen Zacks
The Wing Soho's main room, featuring a library of women-focused books. Photo: Tory Williams.
The Architecture of Gender
Architects are grappling with the profession’s own imbalances. Can they find a more inclusive design vocabulary for themselves and their clients?
by Jennifer Krichels
Erik Inkala's mural for Denizen, which partnered with OPEN to work with local artists. Photo: Miguel de Guzmán/Imagen Sublimina.
Equity by Design
For firms looking to increase social impact and civic engagement on the job, solutions begin at home.
by Deborah Wilk
Portfolio
A newly installed lift makes the Ford Foundation’s public garden wheelchair accessible. Photo: Richard Barnes.
Walking the Talk
The Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice updates its home to match its mission.
by Molly Heintz
Postscript
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Oculus at 80
We celebrate the publication that has kept AIANY members connected, informed, and thinking across generations.
Oculus at US Modernist Library
 
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