Saturday night’s Beaux Arts Ball was a smash! Hundreds of architectural enthusiasts and even the Dosa guy from Washington Square Park trekked to Brooklyn to attend the Architectural League’s annual benefit for their exhibition and lecture programs.Attracting the likes of well-known New York-based architects Calvin Tsao, Karen Fairbanks, and co-chair Andy Bernheimer, along with a slew of designers, critics, writers, like ourselves, and design aficionados, the event at The Old American Can Factory in Gowanus opened its doors for the architecture community to explore the building’s many studios and enjoy an open bar and good company.
The ball took place in the courtyard and buildings of the factory, with studios of local artisans, fabricators, artists, designers, filmmakers, and publishers open for viewing and art making during the early hours of the night. We were pleasantly surprised to stumble upon the offices of both new and familiar faces, including Cassim Shepard, Project Director of UrbanOmnibus, John Mangin of Center for Urban Pedagogy, along with designer Lindsey Adleman of Lindsey Adleman Studio.
Lasting late into the steamy Brooklyn night, the evening was filled with everything an architect could possibly need to pull an all-nighter, from music, provided by DJ Chris Annibell/Afrokinetic, and alcohol to late-night eats from street vendors. Who said architects don’t know how to party?
