The Center for Architecture is closing early at 5pm on Fri, May 23. Closed Mon, May 26 for Memorial Day.
Guided tours of significant buildings in New York City and the Tri-State area are organized by AIA New York Program Committees.
Led by architects, these intimate tours offer greater detail about a given site or building including its initial design and construction. Building tours are an opportunity to see inside some of the city’s most notable new projects and important historical sites that have made a sustained impact on the built environment.
Recent sites have included a tour of the Park Avenue Armory led by its restoration team; Congregation Beit Simchat Torah led by Stephen Cassell of Architecture Research Office; a private tour of NYC’s City Hall led by Richard Southwick of Beyer Blinder Belle; the Cary Leeds Tennis Center led by Peter Gluck of Gluck+; and the East Hampton Library and Guild Hall of East Hampton led by Robert A.M. Stern Architects and LHSA+DP.
Questions or feedback? Contact tours@aiany.org.
Sat, May 31 3:30 pm
In-Person - AIANY Member: Free
In-Person - Student with Valid ID: Free
In-Person - General Public: $15
Join the AIANY Historic Buildings Committee for a tour of The Players, a private club on Gramercy Park and a designated New York City Landmark designed by Stanford White. In 1888, the building was purchased by Edwin Booth, one of the greatest American actors of the 19th century. He transformed the townhouse into a club for actors and patrons of the arts, commissioning White to renovate the space. The result is a distinctive blend of residential warmth and institutional grandeur, creating a true cultural retreat. Our tour will include a visit to Booth’s preserved bedroom—maintained exactly as it was on the day he passed away there in 1893—offering a rare glimpse of a 19th-century home interior.
