Events

ARCH @ 60: Symposium

Join the J. Max Bond Center for Urban Futures on Nov. 15th and 16th for ARCH @ 60. 2024 marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Architects’ Renewal Committee in Harlem (ARCH) which was started to serve the planning and urban design needs of Harlem residents. It was formed by planners and architects to ensure residents were the ones shaping their community's future and was once led by J. Max Bond, former dean of the architecture school at City College. ARCH at Sixty will use several of ARCH’s projects - ARCH itself as a model for community design centers everywhere, its advocacy and organizing work on housing and tenant's rights, and visions for 125th Street that countered the plan for the State Office Building - as starting points for conversations about Harlem’s transformation physically and demographically amidst ongoing development, including the need for more affordable housing, and the fight for neighborhood autonomy.

ARCH @ 60: Symposium Keynote and J Max Bond, Jr. Lecture
Race, Gentrification and the Financialization of Housing, with Dr. Seumalu Elora Lee Raymond, followed by a response from Moses Gates.
Friday, November 15, 5:30 pm - 8 pm
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ARCH @ 60: Bridging Past Visions and Current Reality
Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Architects' Renewal Committee in Harlem.
Saturday, November 16, 9:30 am - 4:50 pm
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This event is supported by funding from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts and the West Harlem Development Corporation.

The event is co-sponsored by the New York Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (nycoba|NOMA) and the AIANY Diversity and Inclusion Committee.