Stamford, CT, launched its Urban Renewal Commission in 1954. The result was a 40-year odyssey that dramatically reshaped its center. This DOCOMOMO NY Tri-State tour unpacks it. There’s a bevy of buildings designed by Victor Bisharat in the 1970s which were followed by many more from an impressive list of modern movement corporate architects of the era. 

This May join an international community of architecture, design, and heritage enthusiasts for a full-weekend of private tours through Barcelona’s architectural jewels of the 20th century. This travel tour offered by Iconic Houses and led by experts in architectural history will celebrate the bold ideas and enduring beauty that shaped Spain’s architectural landscape. Early Bird registration ends January 31.

The Center for Architecture presents Wealth of Sobriety, an exhibition featuring photographs from Dutch photographer Arjan Bronkhorst’s multi-year study of homes by Gerrit Rietveld. Drawn from Bronkhorst’s 2018 book, the exhibition showcases 15 residential projects built between 1924 and 1963, including Rietveld’s only detached house outside the Netherlands—in Ohio. Through carefully paired architectural details and interiors, the exhibition offers an intimate look at Rietveld’s minimalist vision and the lives of his clients.

Join The Glass House and New Canaan Library for a lecture by Richard McCoy, Executive Director of Landmark Columbus Foundation, on the “civic discipline” of maintaining Columbus, Indiana’s world-class modernist legacy. McCoy will share progressive preservation methods and evidence-based strategies for sustaining architectural excellence across generations.

Experience two icons of residential architecture on this exclusive half-day study tour organized by the Glass House: the Glass House in New Canaan and the Marcel Breuer House in Tarrytown, NY, (aka The House in the Museum Garden). Guests will explore Johnson’s campus before joining curators at Pocantico to discuss the unique history, art, and preservation of Breuer’s relocated masterpiece.