Institute for Public Architecture

🔊Meet the Fellows!🔊⁠
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This summer, the IPA welcomes eight Fellows to spend eleven weeks living and conducting research at the Block House located on Governors Island in New York City. Representing a range of disciplines including architecture, literature, technology, ecology, inclusive innovation, social infrastructure, and design - the 2026 Summer Fellows will engage with the island as a living laboratory to develop projects and ideas. IPA Fellows are among the first to stay overnight on the island since the Coast Guard’s exit in 1996 and are immersed in the interdisciplinary culture of the program. ⁠
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📍Visit us on Saturday, June 20th from 12-4pm for the first Open [Block] House of the summer. Meet the Fellows, learn about their research, and view in-progress work.⁠
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Amelyn Ng⁠
Architecture⁠
New York City, New York⁠
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Sara Dean⁠
Architecture⁠
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Finn Brunton⁠
Literature/History⁠
Berkeley, California⁠
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Ann Dinh⁠
Multi-Disciplinary Design⁠
New York City, New York⁠
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Martin Rodriguez Jr⁠
Architecture/Technology⁠
Detroit, Michigan⁠
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Susana Chinchilla⁠
Architecture/Social Infrastructure⁠
New York City, New York⁠
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Jahlik Parkes⁠
Urban Design/Ecology⁠
Queens, New York⁠
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Amanda Ramos (2026 Visiting Fellow)⁠
Inclusive Innovation⁠
New York City, New York

🔊Meet the Fellows!🔊⁠
⁠
This summer, the IPA welcomes eight Fellows to spend eleven weeks living and conducting research at the Block House located on Governors Island in New York City. Representing a range of disciplines including architecture, literature, technology, ecology, inclusive innovation, social infrastructure, and design - the 2026 Summer Fellows will engage with the island as a living laboratory to develop projects and ideas. IPA Fellows are among the first to stay overnight on the island since the Coast Guard’s exit in 1996 and are immersed in the interdisciplinary culture of the program. ⁠
⁠
📍Visit us on Saturday, June 20th from 12-4pm for the first Open [Block] House of the summer. Meet the Fellows, learn about their research, and view in-progress work.⁠
⁠
Amelyn Ng⁠
Architecture⁠
New York City, New York⁠
⁠
Sara Dean⁠
Architecture⁠
Ann Arbor, Michigan
⁠
Finn Brunton⁠
Literature/History⁠
Berkeley, California⁠
⁠
Ann Dinh⁠
Multi-Disciplinary Design⁠
New York City, New York⁠
⁠
Martin Rodriguez Jr⁠
Architecture/Technology⁠
Detroit, Michigan⁠
⁠
Susana Chinchilla⁠
Architecture/Social Infrastructure⁠
New York City, New York⁠
⁠
Jahlik Parkes⁠
Urban Design/Ecology⁠
Queens, New York⁠
⁠
Amanda Ramos (2026 Visiting Fellow)⁠
Inclusive Innovation⁠
New York City, New York

🔊Meet the Fellows!🔊⁠
⁠
This summer, the IPA welcomes eight Fellows to spend eleven weeks living and conducting research at the Block House located on Governors Island in New York City. Representing a range of disciplines including architecture, literature, technology, ecology, inclusive innovation, social infrastructure, and design - the 2026 Summer Fellows will engage with the island as a living laboratory to develop projects and ideas. IPA Fellows are among the first to stay overnight on the island since the Coast Guard’s exit in 1996 and are immersed in the interdisciplinary culture of the program. ⁠
⁠
📍Visit us on Saturday, June 20th from 12-4pm for the first Open [Block] House of the summer. Meet the Fellows, learn about their research, and view in-progress work.⁠
⁠
Amelyn Ng⁠
Architecture⁠
New York City, New York⁠
⁠
Sara Dean⁠
Architecture⁠
Ann Arbor, California⁠
⁠
Finn Brunton⁠
Literature/History⁠
Berkeley, California⁠
⁠
Ann Dinh⁠
Multi-Disciplinary Design⁠
New York City, New York⁠
⁠
Martin Rodriguez Jr⁠
Architecture/Technology⁠
Detroit, Michigan⁠
⁠
Susana Chinchilla⁠
Architecture/Social Infrastructure⁠
New York City, New York⁠
⁠
Jahlik Parkes⁠
Urban Design/Ecology⁠
Queens, New York⁠
⁠
Amanda Ramos (2026 Visiting Fellow)⁠
Inclusive Innovation⁠
New York City, New York

Happy June 🌞✨
Today is the official move-in day for our 2026 Summer Residency at the Block House!
As June kicks off, we want to take a moment to reflect on our 2025 Summer Fellows and the joyful energy that filled the warm months they spent working and living on Governors Island.

These photos were captured by photographer Thalia Bassim who joined the summer fellows on the days of preparation before their final activation last August. From mobile architectures to night-time photography shot by the glow of the moon and citylights, the Summer Fellows had rare overnight access to Governors Island, allowing them to create unique site-specific research and projects. The cohort included Kii Kang (Sound/Digital Art), David Johnson (Photography), Corwin Green (Social Innovation), Sherry Aine Te (Architecture), Chong Gu (Architecture), and Chris Sancomb (Industrial Design/Sculpture).

Alongside the Fellows spot some amazing collaborators- 💫 musician and performer MIZU who rehearses for Kii Kang’s sound walk: Synapic Island, performed later that night on Governors Island, 🔊prolific photographer and DJ, Stefan Ruiz playing a live set in Nolan Park as part of the Radio-In-Residence series hosted by Deli Radio .nyc, and 🌱 artist and filmmaker Zacarías González who led the 2025 TEST KITCHEN experimental residency dinner series.

📍Excited to catch some of this energy this summer?
Join us for our upcoming Summer Open [Block] House dates on:
June 20
July 11
August 8 💥Summer Exhibition💥

📅Want to be a Fellow? Our 2026 Open Call deadline has been extended!
Apply for limited Fall spots until June 15, 2026.

Links in bio for all the things!!
See you on the island ⛴️☀️

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Register for our upcoming Earth Day at the Block House event!

📍Screening in the Studio:
🎥The Story of the BQE Documentary Film (45-minute run time)
🕑12:15pm & 1:15pm

The Story of the BQE, a 45-minute documentary produced by the Institute for Public Architecture (IPA) with NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate, examines the institutional segregation and environmental damage caused by the construction of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Directed by architect Adam Paul Susaneck of Segregation by Design Segregation by Design , the documentary highlights the devastating impact the 35-mile highway had on Brooklyn and Queens, displacing tens of thousands of residents across the two boroughs and dividing communities. A short 4-minute video from IPA’s Modeling Community Visions for a Future Without the BQE workshop with Sunset Park residents will be shown after each screening of the documentary.

📍Fellows Talk in the Library:
🌿With Sine Lindholm, Architect and Educator (IPA Fellow Fall 2025)
🕝2:30pm

Sine Lindholm Sine Lindholm is a Danish architect, educator, consultant, and certified nature therapist, recognized for her distinctive integration of architecture with nature-centered therapy. She joins us on Earth day to discuss Terramation, a regenerative design–build experiment developed during the 11-week 2025 Fall Residency period. Exploring what happens when architecture becomes part of the biological cycle of life and decay, Sine will dive into her research on compost as building material and architecture as a living vessel.

This event is free and open to the public on Governors Island - learn more and register at the link in bio!