.jpg) The Center for Architecture (2024) | |
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| Established | October 1, 2003 (2003-10-01) |
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| Location | 536 LaGuardia Place,Greenwich Village,Manhattan,NYC |
| Coordinates | 40°43′43″N73°59′55″W / 40.728690°N 73.998490°W /40.728690; -73.998490 |
| Type | Cultural center |
| Director | Jesse Lazar |
| Website | www |
TheCenter for Architecture is located at 536LaGuardia Place inGreenwich Village,Manhattan, New York City.[1] Designed byarchitectAndrew Berman, the storefront facility was completed in 2003 to serve as the headquarters for the New York Chapter of theAmerican Institute of Architects (AIANY).[2] Since its inception, the center has functioned as an increasingly prominent cultural institution through its focus onarchitecture,urban planning,urban design, andenvironmental planning. The galleries host a revolving schedule of seminars, public feedback forums, project unveilings, and educational programs alongside its changing exhibitions.[3]
The Center for Architecture houses several partner organizations and serves as a public forum for architectural history and sustainability.[4] Programming in 2025 included a retrospective of Phyllis Birkby[5] and curated energy visibility research produced in partnership withPratt Institute.[6] In late 2025, the gallery also hosted "Searching for Superpublics", an exhibition exploring modern concepts of public space in the urban environment.[7]
Installed in the summer of 2003, the center's climate control is powered by a sustainablegeothermal system. Construction involved drilling two closed-loop wells 1,260 feet (380 m) deep beneath the LaGuardia Place sidewalk into the bedrock.[2] The system utilizes the constant 52 °F (11 °C) temperature of the Earth at that depth to heat and cool the 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m2) facility.[8] Groundwater is circulated throughheat exchangers, over which air is blown before being released into the galleries and office spaces, significantly reducing the building's overall carbon footprint.[9]
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