Events

Events

Upcoming Events

February 11, 2026

CB6 Full Board Meeting

Brooklyn’s Community Board 6 holds their monthly Full Board meeting at Van Alen Institute. Open to the public.


Join us for the book launch of Value of Design: Creating Agency Through Data-Driven Insights, a publication from researchers at MIT's Real Estate Innovation Lab.


Join us for our inaugural Van Alen Vanguard event: A discussion on cross-disciplinary design collaboration between Studio Loutsis, REX, and Snøhetta.


Join us to celebrate The House Transformed, an exhibition exploring alternative concepts for the house — including ideas for collective living, multigenerational households, and caregiving.


Brooklyn’s Community Board 6 holds their monthly Full Board meeting at Van Alen Institute. Open to the public.


April 7, 2026

Wasted x Van Alen

Pratt Institute comes to Van Alen for their annual Wasted event — a public conversation about the status of waste in architecture.


Past Events

In this panel organized by AIA Brooklyn, explore how architects can learn from coast-to-coast approaches to climate, health, social, and affordability challenges.

Bond Street Bash, May 12, 2022. Photo: Cameron Blaylock

November 12, 2025

CB6 Full Board Meeting

Brooklyn’s Community Board 6 holds their monthly Full Board meeting at Van Alen Institute. Open to the public.


In this panel organized by AIA Brooklyn, hear how New York might reimagine how housing gets built — putting public good and great design on equal footing.


How can museums evolve in the wake of restitution? Join us for a conversation with the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York and Mariam Issoufou Architects.


October 18, 2025

Van Alen Fall Fest 2025

Join us on Saturday, October 18 for an festive open house to learn more about Van Alen and community-led design projects across NYC. RSVP recommended!