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November 23, 2011
(Buildings = Energy) + Kids = Creativity
By Catherine Teegarden, Photo Credit: Eleanor Lygo
Energy ran high at the Center for Architecture Foundation's Family Day on 11.12.11, as kids and their parents explored the Center for Architecture's "Buildings = Energy" exhibition.
November 10, 2011
CFAF Takes an Insider's Tour of Kahn's FDR Four Freedoms Park
By Eveline Chang, Photo Credit: CatherineTeegarden
The Center for Architecture Foundation's tour series New Buildings New York took participants to the southern tip of Roosevelt Island to visit the last piece of undeveloped land on the island.
October 26, 2011
CFAF Hosts openhousenewyork Weekend Family Festival
By Eveline Chang, Photo Credit: Eveline Chang, Hae-In Kim, Jessica Mak, Catherine Teegarden
On 10.15-16.11, the Center for Architecture Foundation, in partnership with openhousenewyork (OHNY), hosted several local organizations, providing children and their families with free interactive and engaging projects.
October 12, 2011
CFAF Kicks Off Archtober with Family Day and Building Connections Open House
By Eveline Chang, Photos by Catherine Teegarden
The Center for Architecture Foundation kicked off the launch of Archtober — the inaugural month-long festival of architecture activities, programs and exhibitions in NYC — on 10.01.11 with a number of public events at the Center for Architecture.
September 28, 2011
Learning By Design:NY Celebrates 20th Anniversary
By Eveline Chang, Photos by Catherine Teegarden
This year, the Center for Architecture Foundation (CFAF) celebrates 20 years of its K-12 in-school residency program, Learning By Design:NY (LBD:NY).
September 10, 2011
Family Day Builds Stories
By Eveline Chang, Photo Credit: Max Wolf
Families gathered at the Center for Architecture on 09.10.11 to explore the stories every building has to tell. Children and their parents learned how to “read” buildings from architectural clues about their history and use.