My Chinese-American Architect: Chinatown Walking Tour
1 – 2:40PM
Join Philip Poon for a tour of some of the most iconic (and complicated) buildings that his father built in Chinatown over the past 30 years. Themes and questions addressed during the tour include: the complicated relationship between architecture, gentrification, and local politics, architecture as an expression of cultural identity, and the unpredictable ways that building use changes over time.
The tour will start at the office of Peter Poon Architects: 54 Howard Street, 4th Floor
This project is a part of the What Can We Do? artist grant program, presented by Asian American Arts Alliance (A4) and is supported by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Special thanks to Council Members Christopher Marte and Sandra Ung.