# Open [Block] House

Open [Block] House at Building 9, Saturday 7 November 2026, 07:00.

- Venue: Building 9
- Go to page: https://instituteforpublicarchitecture.org/2026-Fall-Open-Block-House-Series

![Open [Block] House](https://noky.io/images/171e598a95a23791545d2114dfa03956e2d05f696ccfe7dfc213b001d47f763a-2000.webp)

Open [Block] House is a day of workshops, talks, studio visits and more at Nolan Park - Building 9. It is hosted by The Institute for Public Architecture (IPA), which welcomes a new cohort of fellows to Governors Island this Fall. Visitors can join Open Studio visits to see in-progress prototyping and research, public reading hours in the IPA library, and meet the Fall Fellows working in sustainable design, architecture, art and landscape architecture.

## Dates

- Saturday 7 November 07:00 — Building 9

Written by a model, sources: [govisland.com](https://www.govisland.com/things-to-do/events/open-block-house-3)

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