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Tonight: Economics of Amusements Panel Discussion

What is the role of the amusement business in a recession-era urban economy? Does Coney Island have the potential to become a true economic engine for New York? Please join us at MAS for a panel...

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Tuesday: Public and Design Professionals to Present ImagineConey Submissions

Please join us for the final ImagineConey program this Tuesday, February 17, at 6.30 p.m. at MAS to see presentations of submissions to the ImagineConey initiative by members of the public and design...

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Walls Start Talking This Wednesday at MAS

Join architectural historian Anthony Robins for the first of four weekly sessions on how to unearth detailed information about New York City buildings this Wednesday, February 25. Each week in his...

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Crisis, Confidence & the Architect, March 3

Architect and author Adam Kalkin will present his recent book Quik Build: Adam Kalkin’s ABC of Container Architecture on Tuesday, March 3 at 7:00 p.m., hosted by the Municipal Art Society’s bookstore...

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MAS to Hold Public Briefing on New DOB Rule

The City may be changing the way the Department of Buildings does business. Under a potential new rule, the agency would post on their web site diagrams of proposed new buildings or major enlargements....

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By Way of Broadway:New York Photographs by Cervin Robinson

MAS is pleased to announce the opening of the exhibition, By Way of Broadway: New York Photographs by Cervin Robinson, next Thursday, March 26. One of the most widely-published architectural...

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Urbanist Members Enjoy Open House with MAS Staff

The Urbanists — the MAS membership group of young New Yorkers in their 20s and 30s —  joined advocacy staff on Wednesday night for an informal, insider’s presentation of the advocacy campaigns MAS is...

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Celebrate the Centennial of the Manhattan & Queensboro Bridges with MAS

Architectural historian John Kriskiewicz talks to Tamara Coombs of MAS about his April 2 lecture, The 100th Birthday of Two Great Bridges: The Queensborough & The Manhattan, celebrating the...

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City of Art: New York’s Hidden Treasures Revealed

Ahead of the panel discussion City of Art: New York’s Hidden Treasures Revealed which MAS is hosting on Thursday, April 16, at 6:30 pm., leading environmental artist George Trakas talked to Elizabeth...

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Tonight: Mannahatta -A Natural History of New York City

Travel back in time on Tuesday night to 1609 when Manhattan was home to thousands of species, over fifty-five ecosystems, and the Lenape, who called the island “Mannahatta,” meaning “island of many...

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Urban Parks in the 21st Century Tonight at MAS

Join MAS President Vin Cipolla and an expert panel tonight for a fascinating discussion of the future of parks in New York City. The city’s parks system is currently undergoing an ambitious expansion...

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LNP at Pratt Encourages Students and Community Activists to Mix It Up

Last Saturday, MAS, the Pratt Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment (GCPE), and the Pratt Institute Planning Student Association sponsored the Livable Neighborhoods Program at the Pratt...

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Denise Scott Brown: 40 Years of Evolving Architectural Imagination

Pioneering architect, planner and theorist Denise Scott Brown brings her singular perspective to MAS on November 12 for what is sure to be a lively evening. Ms. Brown, who was educated in the 1940s and...

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Livable Neighborhoods Program Training Helps New Yorkers Become Effective...

On Saturday, May 8, nearly 150 New Yorkers attended the fourth annual Livable Neighborhoods Training Program (LNP) at Hunter College. See slideshow below. The LNP was created to provide communities...

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MAS Summit for New York City

MAS is proud to announce the inaugural Summit for New York City, a unique gathering of civic-minded New Yorkers and leaders in the fields of urban planning, urban design, housing, economics, and...

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