2024 Special Series

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Over 270 destinations are part of Open House New York Weekend on October 18-20. Our 2024 festival guide includes seven special series focused on a range of topics from sustainable design to historic preservation.

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Innovation in Preservation

Uncover the techniques, tools, and materials helping practitioners breathe new life into historic architecture, landscape design, and decorative and fine arts, produced in partnership with the Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation.

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Urban Omnibus 15

Offering “An Urban Omnibus-Eye View of New York City,” this special series guest curated by Urban Omnibus examines enduring social and spatial questions in New York City through places and projects featured by the publication over its fifteen-year history.

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Structural Engineering

See award-winning projects and reveal the stories and feats of engineering typically hidden from view, guest-curated by the Structural Engineers Association of New York (SEAoNY).

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Green Economy

Inspired by NYC’s new Green Economy Action Plan, see how sustainable design and investments are reshaping the way we build, work, move goods, and generate power.

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Building Capital

Learn how community organizers, designers, developers, funders, artists, and cultural institutions are working together to shape new or noteworthy places for New Yorkers to gather, share, learn, live, work, and play.

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Bloomberg Connects

Additional expert-curated content, including video and audio guides for this location, is available on Bloomberg Connects, the free app that connects people to arts and culture at any time, from anywhere.

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Family Friendly

Bring the kids! More than a dozen OHNY Weekend partners are offering special activities for families. All activities are free and open to the public. Drop in during open hours—no tickets are needed!