New York’s month-long architecture festival, Archtober, turns 15 this year under the banner “Shared Spaces,” a theme that asks how we live together and steward limited resources in a denser, more collaborative city. Against that backdrop, “Shaping the Future of Residential Architecture” brings an evening of insightful conversation about what “cutting-edge” really means in housing today and where it’s headed next. Expect discussion around design that’s rooted in daily rituals and place, and a redefinition of “modern” toward warmth, approachability, and livability.
Moderated by Paul Makovsky, editor in chief of ARCHITECT, the panel assembles David Bench (Bench Architecture), Faith Rose (O’Neill Rose Architects), and Bryan Young (Young Projects). Drawing on their work and research conducted by ARCHITECT in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco, they’ll explore how detail, scale, and atmosphere shape residential experience and how fast-shifting client expectations are reframing the project brief from the first sketch. Daylighting, privacy, and flexible planning sit alongside material tactility and calibrated thresholds between rooms, landscape, and city.
It’s a timely discussion as residential architecture is being asked to do more with less—less carbon, less square footage, less budget—while delivering more adaptability, health, and delight. Across markets, architects report consistent wish lists: richer connections to the outdoors, two home offices, multigenerational flexibility, better air, and technology that hides its complexity. Windows and doors, in particular, are being treated as the eyes of the house, central to comfort, light, acoustics, and ritual, while materials choices balance craft, performance, and cost.
Event Details
- What: Shaping the Future of Residential Architecture (Talk)
- When: Tuesday, Oct. 21, 6-8 p.m.
- Where: Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY 10012
- Presented by: ARCHITECT Magazine, Center for Architecture
Sponsor: Marvin
