Landis Gores, one of the Harvard Five architects, completed a house for his family in New Canaan, CT, in 1948. The house has been owned and occupied by the family for its full 78 years. It’s now on the market for the first time. Experience this early Modern gem at the upcoming Open House.

Beth Sholom Synagogue will celebrate its 67th anniversary with a lecture by architectural historian David Brownlee exploring Frank Lloyd Wright’s fascination with modern technology and his daring use of concrete, glass, and steel.

Join the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society for a Lunch & Learn with architect Mark Markiewicz. The illustrated program will trace how Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius brought the school’s experimental approach to Harvard, shaping the education of New Canaan’s influential Harvard Five architects.

For our fall Modern Conversations event distinguished architectural historian Carol Herselle Krinsky will share everything about the Modern architecture of 42nd Street—river to river. Her talk will draw from her recently published e-book, Building 42nd Street, A Chronicle: 17th century to December 31, 2024. All the landmarks and more.

The New York Public Library will host the launch of Max Bond: The Life and Work of the People’s Architect by Brian D. Goldstein, exploring the career and legacy of influential Black architect J. Max Bond, Jr. Following his presentation, Goldstein will join author and scholar Mabel O. Wilson for a conversation about Bond’s work, mentorship, and impact on generations of architects and planners. 

Isamu Noguchi at Lever House explores Noguchi’s unrealized vision for the building’s courtyard and lobby and his influential collaboration with Gordon Bunshaft. Through models, drawings, sculptures, play works, and Akari light sculptures, the exhibition traces how ideas first developed for Lever House shaped Noguchi’s enduring approach to integrating sculpture, landscape, architecture, and public space.

Join AIA NY for a walking tour of Manhattan’s 53rd Street corridor, a showcase of post-WWII modern urbanism shaped by the 1961 Zoning Resolution. View iconic buildings like the Seagram and CBS Buildings, and discover how zoning reforms encouraged the integration of “heroic” open public space.