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EXHIBITION
NOT NOT: An Office, An Exhibition
NOT NOT: An Office, An Exhibition
NOT NOT: An Office, An Exhibition
Opening June 18, Van Alen hosts an exhibition and temporary office space of the newly-launched design studio NOT NOT.
EVENTS
June 20 | Creatures from the Canal
June 20 | Creatures from the Canal
Join this Gowanus community event celebrating the reopening of the Carroll Street Bridge! This day of cross-canal connections celebrates the reopening of the…
June 22 | Modeling Community Visions for a Future Without the BQE Workshop atModeling Community Visions for a Future Without the BQE
June 22 | Modeling Community Visions for a Future Without the BQE Workshop atModeling Community Visions for a Future Without the BQE
Modeling Community Visions for a Future Without the BQE MCV Workshop at Van Alen InstituteWhere: 303 Bond St, Brooklyn, NY 11231When: Monday, June 22, 2026 6-8pmDoors...
June 27 | Gowanus Yearbook Signing Party
June 27 | Gowanus Yearbook Signing Party
Celebrate the launch of Gowanus Yearbook and join us for a yearbook signing party! Gowanus is changing fast, and there's a lot to honor here: the folks who've…
CURRENT PROJECTS
OPEN CALL: Designers + Creatives – respond to our design archives
OPEN CALL: Designers + Creatives – respond to our design archives
OPEN CALL: Designers + Creatives – respond to our design archives
Open Call — Now accepting proposals for exhibition concepts responding to Van Alen's archives. Deadline: June 28, 2026.
Gowanus Yearbook
Gowanus Yearbook
Gowanus Yearbook
A living portrait of Gowanus, including long-time residents and newer arrivals.
Friends from the Canal
Friends from the Canal
Friends from the Canal
Los Círculos
Los Círculos
Los Círculos
On view October 1, 2025–July 2026, this award-winning lighting installation encourages gathering and interaction in Washington Heights.
Van Alen Vanguard
Van Alen Vanguard
Van Alen Vanguard
A cohort of rising professionals reimagining cities, public space, and designers' roles in civic life.
District Design Fellowship
District Design Fellowship
District Design Fellowship
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IN THE NEWS
Monocle: Objects and ideas collide at New York design week
Monocle: Objects and ideas collide at New York design week
Monocle: Objects and ideas collide at New York design week
Our New York-based design correspondent takes us on a journey through the city’s design week highlights.
Temporary Art The NYCHA Journal: Installation at Wyckoff Gardens That Will Make You Smile
Temporary Art The NYCHA Journal: Installation at Wyckoff Gardens That Will Make You Smile
Temporary Art The NYCHA Journal: Installation at Wyckoff Gardens That Will Make You Smile
Now through August 2026 see Friends from the Canal, a public art installation of “cheerful mutant” sculptures produced by the Van Alen Institute.
Bloomberg Citylab: Architects Imagine New Home Designs for More Than the Nuclear Family\
Bloomberg Citylab: Architects Imagine New Home Designs for More Than the Nuclear Family\
Bloomberg Citylab: Architects Imagine New Home Designs for More Than the Nuclear Family\
In a new exhibit, architects imagine radical designs to fit more living arrangements, from empty nesters and housemates to multigenerational families.
Architect's Newspaper: The House Transformed opens at Van Alen Institute
Architect's Newspaper: The House Transformed opens at Van Alen Institute
Architect's Newspaper: The House Transformed opens at Van Alen Institute
Each of the models in the The House Transformed, on view at the Van Alen Institute, centers alternative concepts for “collective living, multigenerational households, or living alone,”
Baruch: ExCEL’s Newest Partner, Van Alen Institute, Expands Impact-Driven Learning
Baruch: ExCEL’s Newest Partner, Van Alen Institute, Expands Impact-Driven Learning
Baruch: ExCEL’s Newest Partner, Van Alen Institute, Expands Impact-Driven Learning
Baruch College
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Design Sprints
Learn more: https://www.vanalen.org/project/design-sprints-building-creative-capacity/"Design Sprints: Building Creative Capacity" was developed in collabora...
The Dear Neighbor Project
Learn more: https://www.vanalen.org/project/dear-neighbor/On view April 22—August 31, 2025, The Dear Neighbor Project increases public awareness of flooding ...
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