Friends of the Review,
Greetings, this pitch sheet comes to you from quarantine day 41 in Sarah Kasper’s small Brooklyn apartment. Time has turned into a slippery flat disc of Jell-O—days jumped imperceptibly from Monday to Thursday to Wednesday until somehow, it’s almost May. Events became zooms, became postponed indefinitely. We now sit still, listening for signs of life, the quiet hum of technically challenged final reviews and invitations to virtual lunch and learns (with no hope for free lunch).
It is quieter this week.
It is time to reflect.
It is time for “UNTIMELY REVIEWS”
Starting with Issue 12, the Review will publish appraisals, reflections, and critiques of events, buildings, or publications that are months, years, or even decades old! “Untimely Reviews” can be an opportunity to share your belated thoughts on a favorite building, to take a closer look at events, competitions & parties past, or even a chance to dig up old gossip.
Have an idea for an untimely review? Get in touch with Issue 12 guest editors Phillip Denny (pdenny@g.harvard.edu) and Carolyn Bailey (cabailey@g.harvard.edu). Full pitch sheet to follow next week, but these are some bygone episodes from the recent past that we’re thinking about in the meantime:
Traffic, Diller Scofidio Renfro, 1981
Opening night at Storefront for Art and Architecture, September 18, 1982
“Deconstructivist Architecture” at MOMA, 1988
What happened in the 1990s?
Wendy @ PS1, & the Young Architects Program 1998–2019
World Trade Center Memorial Competition, 2003
The Highline Competition, 2003
Central Park Gates, Jean Claude & Christo, 2005
41 Cooper Square, Morphosis Architects, 2009
Occupy Wall Street, 2011
Barclays Center, 2012
Citi Bike, 2013—
BOOKS'
Jessica Ferri’s debut book comes out on May 1, 2020. Silent Cities New York: Hidden Histories of the Region’s Cemeteries
Speaking of cemeteries… our BUILDING OF THE WEEK is the entry gate at Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn. Designed by Richard Upjohn, this gothic revival structure is home to many birds. Rumor has it you might even spot a few exotic Monk Parrots.
If you aren’t an introverted type like I am— secretly enjoying this lack of social interaction, jumping at the excuse to pick up more books than time normally allows— and would prefer to focus on more current events, there are still plenty of virtual talks to fill the void. The Conference of the Animals and the Center for an Urban Future panel discussion are at the top of my list.
On Tuesday…
6:00PM The New School talks Homelessness and COVID with panelists Marcus Moore, Annie Carforo, and Manon Vergerio
6:30PM Neeraj Bhatia presents his work New Investigations in Collective Form followed by a panel discussion with Peggy Deamer and Keith Krumwiede moderated by Nora Akawi
7:00PM. Hassan Darsi presents his project Kariati Hayati
On Wednesday…
6:30PM Mabel O. Wilson talks violence and public space
7:00PM The Conference of the Animals is sure to give you a few moments of child-like respite
On Thursday…
10:00AM The Center for an Urban Future hosts a panel discussion between Harry Holzer, David Jones, Jose Ortiz, Jr., and Maria Torres Springer on restarting NYC’s economy
6:00PM Chris and Dominic Leong discuss their ongoing research into collectives
6:30PM The Art Deco Society of New York and the Center for Jewish History come together to discuss modern domestic space of the Twentieth-century
Take your pick. You can see all the week’s online architecture events on our website, nyra.nyc.
LOGISTICS…
Send pitches to editor@nyra.nyc. Not sure how this whole thing works? See our Writing Guidelines. Missed last week’s post? You can find it here.
Very best,
Sarah