The Institute for Public Architecture (IPA)’s 4th Annual Fall Fete will be held at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum on October 26. The Benefactor’s Reception will begin at 6:30 p.m., with galleries open to view By the People: Designing a Better America and Scraps: Fashion, Textiles, and Creative Reuse.
The institute will celebrate the year in socially engaged architecture by honoring Katie Swenson, vice president of national design initiatives at Enterprise Community Partners, Carl Weisbrod, director of the New York City Department of City Planning and chairman of the New York City Planning Commission. Awards will be presented by Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen and New York City Housing Authority Chair Shola Olatoye. The IPA’s first international honoree, and 2016 Pritzker Prize winner, Alejandro Aravena, will offer remarks. The Friends Party, will follow at 8:30 p.m.
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