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Common Build: BMA Design Installation
With the Broadway Mall Association (BMA), we're producing an outdoor installation in Washington Heights. Designer applications are now closed.
ManhattanNOT NOT: An Office, An Exhibition
On view through August 15, Van Alen transforms into an exhibition and temporary office space of the newly-launched design studio NOT NOT.
BrooklynOpen Access: Exploring 130 Years of American Design
On view in Fall 2026, this exhibition invites designers and creatives to respond to Van Alen's 130-year-old archive.
Friends from the Canal
On view through August, these inflatable, illuminated sculptures by artist duo Mookntaka are a playful welcome to Gowanus.
BrooklynDistrict Design Fellowship
Building capacity of NYC's local leaders through design projects that champion small businesses.
BronxManhattanStaten IslandGowanus Yearbook
A living portrait of Gowanus, including long-time residents and newer arrivals.
BrooklynVan Alen Vanguard
A cohort of rising professionals reimagining cities, public space, and designers' roles in civic life.
BrooklynEducation Partnerships
Working with teachers and students through collaborative projects, research, and field trips.
Brooklyn
Common Build
Surfacing the work of emerging designers and testing new strategies to bring people together in public space.