A guide to Archtober, NYC’s architecture and design festival

Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Photo credit: Demian Neufeld

New York City’s annual architecture and design festival returns next month. Now in its 15th year, Archtober , organized by the Center for Architecture along with more than 80 partners, celebrates the cityscape with behind-the-scenes tours, special exhibitions, panels, and events throughout October. This year’s theme, “Shared Spaces,” invites participants to rethink how we “move, connect, and live together” in New York.

“In a moment where uncertainty, hyper-individualism, post-pandemic isolation, and climate crises loom ever larger, we’re urgently and collectively feeling a need for public space and human connection,” Jesse Lazar, Assoc. AIA, Executive Director, AIA New York, and the Center for Architecture, said.

“As we ce