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By The Architectural League and the Urban Design Forum
The League’s monthly After Hours events, formerly called First Fridays, are informal social gatherings that allow members to visit the offices of leading design practices and see work on the boards.
Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners (BBB) is a design practice based in New York City with additional offices in Washington, DC, Boston, and Miami. Led by 11 partners, the studio is recognized for its work on complex urban sites, often involving historic preservation and adaptive reuse, a focus central to its work since its founding in 1968 by John H. Beyer, Richard Blinder, and John Belle. Today, the studio’s portfolio spans architecture, interiors, campus planning, and urban design, and its expertise has been recognized with numerous awards for design excellence from the national to the local level for design excellence, including the American Institute of Architects Firm Award.
Completed projects include:
TWA Hotel This restoration and redevelopment of Eero Saarinen’s historic hotel at John F. Kennedy International Airport added a new restaurant, 512 rooms, and a 46,000 square-foot underground conference center.
New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Renovations to the main library branch building, originally constructed in 1911, centered on improving circulation and creating flexible spaces to support expanding programs.
H. Carl I Moultrie Courthouse, C Street Addition BBB’s addition to this Washington, DC, courthouse, originally constructed in 1976, includes a new green roof and thermal energy systems, as well as the creation of new offices, public spaces, and state-of-the-art courtrooms.
Address:
Equitable Building, 120 Broadway, Manhattan
New York, NY 10271
Phone:
212 753 1722
Event Date: Nov 20, 2025
Event Time: 6:00PM
Event Duration: 2 hours
Admission Policy:
In-person After Hours events are open only to current League members.
Registration will open for this event in October 2025.