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1. Gallery Talk: Designing for Caregiving

   April 27, 2026 11:11 am Comments Off on Gallery Talk: Designing for Caregiving

   Designing for Caregiving
   Tuesday, April 28, 6–8 pm
   303 Bond Street, Brooklyn

   ​How can we design homes for new family typologies that expand well beyond the confines of the nuclear? Join Cynthia Davidson in conversation with The House Transformed participants Tei Carpenter, Rocio Crosetto, and Erica Goetz.*

   ​Refreshments will be served.

   On view at Van Alen Institute through May 22, The House Transformed presents new ideas for domestic architecture. Featuring participants from local and global contexts, the exhibition rejects conventional notions of nuclear family and a “one-size-fits-all” approach to the house. These models and drawings explore alternative concepts for collective living, multigenerational households, and caregiving.

   *Please note: due to unforeseen circumstances, Rossana Hu is no longer able to participate in this event.

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2. Single-Family Homes Aren’t Just for Nuclear Families

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5. Photos: The House Transformed opening reception

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   On February 24, friends new and old ventured out after a historic blizzard to celebrate The House Transformed.

   On view at Van Alen Institute through May 22, The House Transformed presents new ideas for domestic architecture. Featuring participants from local and global contexts, the exhibition rejects conventional notions of nuclear family and a “one-size-fits-all” approach to the house. These models and drawings explore alternative concepts for collective living, multigenerational households, and caregiving.

   The exhibition debuted at the Princeton University School of Architecture and is curated by Mónica Ponce de León with Shoshana Torn and Massimo Giannone.

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   The House Transformed, an exhibition curated by Mónica Ponce de León, opens at Van Alen Institute

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   Urban Room

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   Exhibition: The House Transformed

   On view through May 22, The House Transformed presents new ideas for domestic architecture.

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   Using our HQ to host public programs and as a flexible community space.

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6. The House Transformed, an exhibition curated by Mónica Ponce de León, opens at Van Alen Institute

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7. Opening Reception: The House Transformed

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   Opening Reception: The House Transformed
   Tuesday, February 24, 5:30–8 pm
   Van Alen Institute
   303 Bond Street, Brooklyn

    

   Join us to celebrate The House Transformed, on view February 24–May 22, 2026.

    

   Following its debut at the Princeton School of Architecture (SoA), The House Transformed presents new ideas for domestic architecture. Featuring participants from local and global contexts, the exhibition rejects conventional notions of nuclear family and a “one-size-fits-all” approach to the house. These models and drawings explore alternative concepts for collective living, multigenerational households, and caregiving.

    

   Curated by Mónica Ponce de León, George Dutton ’27 Professor in Architecture, Princeton School of Architecture, with Shoshana Torn and Massimo Giannone.

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   Photos: The House Transformed opening reception

   Friends new and old ventured out after a historic blizzard to celebrate the exhibition The House Transformed. 

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8. Gallery Talk: Designing for Singleness

   January 31, 2026 12:05 pm Comments Off on Gallery Talk: Designing for Singleness

   Designing for Singleness
   Thursday, March 26, 6–8 pm
   303 Bond Street, Brooklyn

   ​How do we think about designing homes and housing for single people? Whether childless, living apart from a partner, or cohabitating with roommates, singleness takes many spatial forms and is a largely unexplored design question. Join this conversation moderated by Beatriz Colomina with The House Transformed exhibitors Daisy Ames, Paul Lewis, Clara Sola Morales, and Verena von Beckerath.

   ​Light bites and refreshments will be served.

   On view at Van Alen Institute through May 22, The House Transformed presents new ideas for domestic architecture. Featuring participants from local and global contexts, the exhibition rejects conventional notions of nuclear family and a “one-size-fits-all” approach to the house. These models and drawings explore alternative concepts for collective living, multigenerational households, and caregiving.

   Event Schedule

   6 pm: Doors open

   ​6:30 pm: Conversation

   ​7:30 pm: Reception

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   Exhibition: The House Transformed

   On view through May 22, The House Transformed presents new ideas for domestic architecture.

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   Using our HQ to host public programs and as a flexible community space.

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9. Gallery Tour: Community and Curation

   January 30, 2026 12:15 pm Comments Off on Gallery Tour: Community and Curation

   Community and Curation
   Saturday, April 4, 2–3:30 pm
   303 Bond Street, Brooklyn

   Please join us for a special guided gallery tour of The House Transformed with curator Mónica Ponce de Leon and Rome Prize-winner Akima Brackeen. Akima’s practice is focused on justice in the built environment, and housing is a key part of what makes cities and communities livable and vibrant. Akima and Mónica will introduce visitors to the nearly 50 models through this lens, specifically geared toward our local Brooklyn community.

   On view at Van Alen Institute through May 22, The House Transformed presents new ideas for domestic architecture. Featuring participants from local and global contexts, the exhibition rejects conventional notions of nuclear family and a “one-size-fits-all” approach to the house. These models and drawings explore alternative concepts for collective living, multigenerational households, and caregiving.

   ​Coffee and tea will be served.

   ​Event Schedule

   ​2 pm: Doors open

   2:30 pm: Guided gallery tour

   3 pm: Discussion

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   Exhibition: The House Transformed

   On view through May 22, The House Transformed presents new ideas for domestic architecture.

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   Using our HQ to host public programs and as a flexible community space.

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10. Gallery Talk: Domestic Takes

    January 29, 2026 11:08 am Comments Off on Gallery Talk: Domestic Takes

    Domestic Takes:
    Three generations on what matters most on the home front
    Monday, April 13, 5:30–8 pm
    303 Bond Street, Brooklyn

    How do members of Gen X, Y, and Z think about home? What about residential architecture do they see as valuable, problematic, compelling, or needing more exploration? Mónica Ponce de León, Shoshana Torn, and Massimo Giannone—the generation-spanning curators of The House Transformed—discuss their views in a conversation led by Tiffany Jow, editor-in-chief of the design journal Untapped.

    On view at Van Alen Institute through May 22, The House Transformed presents new ideas for domestic architecture. Featuring participants from local and global contexts, the exhibition rejects conventional notions of nuclear family and a “one-size-fits-all” approach to the house. These models and drawings explore alternative concepts for collective living, multigenerational households, and caregiving.

    Event Schedule

    5:30 pm: Doors open

    ​6 pm: Conversation moderated by Tiffany Jow

    ​6:45 pm: Reception

    RSVP

    Related Projects

    

    Urban Room

    Ongoing

    Exhibition: The House Transformed

    On view through May 22, The House Transformed presents new ideas for domestic architecture.

    See Project

    

    Ongoing

    Urban Room

    Using our HQ to host public programs and as a flexible community space.

    See Project