Van Alen Institute

About

We're an architecture & design nonprofit based in Gowanus, Brooklyn. We work to make it easier for communities to shape the places where they live.

Events

• Gowanus Yearbook Signing Party 2026-06-27
• Creatures of the Canal: A Bioluminescent Block Party 2026-06-20
• Bond Street Bash 2026 2026-06-04
• We <3 Cookie Cutter Housing 2026-05-14
• Designing for Caregiving: Gallery talk moderated by Cynthia Davidson 2026-04-28
• Summit: District Design Fellowship 2026-04-23
• Unveiling: Friends from the Canal 2026-04-21
• Domestic Takes: Three generations on what matters most on the home front 2026-04-13
• Wasted x Van Alen – with Pratt Institute 2026-04-07
• Community and Curation: Gallery tour with Mónica Ponce de Leon and Akima Brackeen 2026-04-04
• Designing for Singleness: Gallery talk moderated by Beatriz Colomina 2026-03-26
• The House Transformed: Exhibition Opening 2026-02-24