09/11/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 09/11/2024 12:45
Hosted by the AIANY Interiors Committee, Recipe for a Room is a model-making contest about building spatial, sculptural, miniature rooms while fostering creativity and professional mentorship. The 2024 edition benefits Terra Firma, a New York City-based non-profit organization supporting newly arrived immigrant children and families in gaining access to quality healthcare and legal representation.
Over 180,000 asylum seekers have arrived in New York City since the spring of 2022. Many did not choose this city as their destination, but all are travelers who left a previous home behind. In September 2023, Mayor Eric Adams stated, "New York is one of the few states where you have the right to shelter… however, while our compassion is limitless, our resources are not." Shelter is only guaranteed for 30 days for single individuals and 60 days for families. This year's contest asked student competitors to create a safe, temporary, portable room for two displaced persons (one parent and one child), constructed of items one might take when leaving a previous life: a bag, a coat, favorite shirt, shoes, family photos, etc. Two-person teams, each comprised of a student and architect mentor, designed one-person shelters that can be folded up into suitcase-size, portable packs. Winners were determined during a live contest event on Thursday, September 5, 2024.
Saddqa Saeed Bahidrah, Pratt Institute
Lauren Schlesinger, Principal,Glickman Schlesinger Architects
Olivia Langford, City University of New York
Chuck Wolf, Senior Project Designer,Ennead Architects
Elaina Michetti, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Aya Matsumoto, Principal, AMAT Architecture
Gabriel Pena, City University of New York
Yutaka Takiura, Associate Professor, Pratt
Gerardo Ruiz, New York Institute of Technology
Eric Gering, Design Professor, New YorkSchool of Interior Design
Thank you to our renowned jury:
Amy Mielke, AIA, Associate Principal, Ennead Architects
Dr. Sharon Egretta Sutton, FAIA, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Architecture, Parsons School of Design
Kim Yao, FAIA, Principal, Architecture Research Office (ARO)