5 OHNY Picks

The 2016 Open House New York (OHNY) weekend is just over a week away. The list of the 275+ participating sites for the 2016 OHNY Weekend was released on Wednesday (PDF link). Below are a handful of the sites – one per borough – that stand out to me. These don't require any reservations (those that do sell out quickly), but nevertheless be prepared for lines at these and other venues.

And for those interested in the OHNY Weekend Launch Party, it's taking place on Thursday, October 13, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, at A/D/O, a former warehouse renovated nARCHITECTS as a new design space that will open later this year. Tickets can be purchased here. Maybe I'll see you there: my new book will be one of the items being raffled off during the party.

Bronx

CUNY Bronx Community College: Marcel Breuer Buildings
Sunday, October 16: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Architect: Marcel Breuer, 1961

[Photo: Vicente Muñoz, via Curbed]

Brooklyn

Naval Cemetery Landscape
Saturday, October 15: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Architect: Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects with Marvel Architects, 2016

[Photo: Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects]

Runner-up:
Sunset Park Material Recovery Facility
Saturday, October 15: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Architect: Selldorf Architects, 2013

Manhattan

Westbeth Artist Housing
Saturday, October 15: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sunday, October 16: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Architect: Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz, 1896-98; Renovation, Richard Meier, 1970
Note: Visit includes some artists' studios and the rooftop, not just the courtyard pictured here.

[Photos: John Hill]

Runner-up:
Barnard College: Diana Center
Sunday, October 16: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Architect: WEISS/MANFREDI Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism, 2010

Queens

New York State Pavilion
Sunday, October 16: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Architect: Philip Johnson and Lev Zetlin, 1962-64

[Photo: Daniel Avila/NYC Parks]

Runner-up:
Marine Air Terminal
Saturday, October 15: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Sunday, October 16: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Architect: William Adams Delano, 1939; Restoration, Beyer Blinder Belle, 2005

Staten Island

Battery Weed
Saturday, October 15: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Architect: Joseph Gilbert Totten, 1847-1864
Note: This site is part of the special series celebrating the National Park Service’s Centennial Anniversary.

[Photo: via NYCGO]