Hello from Slow Construct, we hope you’re doing well.
A lot is converging in New York this month. Climate Week is bringing questions around infrastructure, materials, mobility, and resilience into the city at the same time that new AI tools are changing how architects and designers actually work.
For Slow Construct, we’re bringing people together to test housing ideas over brunch, following new approaches to EV infrastructure, sharing ways to amplify creative work, and exploring AI tools of our own.
Read on for ways to get involved. As always, if you have ideas that may benefit this community, reply to this email and let’s have a chat.
For the Community
Workshop: Brunch & Build Competition with Autodesk Forma
Join Slow Construct and Autodesk Forma for Brunch & Build, a Sunday design sprint at Van Alen Institute. The session is part of Autodesk Forma Futures Challenge, with prizes including $1,000 gift cards and features on ArchDaily and Autodesk Forma. We’ll also select a Slow Construct People’s Choice winner. We provide the bagels courtesy of Rollin’ Bagels. You bring your laptop and a point of view.
Sunday, September 27 · 12–3pm ET
Van Alen Institute · 303 Bond Street, Brooklyn
Free · Capacity limited to 50 · Registration subject to approval
Info Session: Illoca’s Creator Program for Architects & Students
Our partnership with Illoca continues. The team is introducing Shapers, a creator and community program for architects, students, and educators experimenting with Plamo, its AI workspace for agentic 3D modeling. The program offers +3,000 credits per month, micro-grants to host events, and other benefits. Join the info session to learn more; the team will also be revealing a Plamo Workflow Challenge with prizes.
Thursday, October 8 · 12–1pm ET · Google Meets
From the Community
Panel: Material Experiments Meet the Real World
Material Futures brings together designers, entrepreneurs, and students for an evening exploring how more sustainable materials move from experimentation into production. Expect perspectives across biomaterials, circular systems, packaging, and manufacturing, followed by discussion and opportunities to connect.
Friday, September 18 · 6–8pm ET
345 Adams Street, Brooklyn
Climate Week: Our Picks for Architects & Designers
New Climate Futures at Newlab ft. it’s electric
September 24 · 11-5pm · Newlab, 19 Morris AvenueSeptember 21 · 3:30–6:30pm · JLL, 330 Madison Avenue
September 23 · 9–11am · Center for Architecture
From the Practice
A milestone for it’s electric & New York
Congratulations to our partner, it’s electric, selected to build out NYC’s permanent curbside EV charging network across all five boroughs. We’ve supported the team through campaigns helping people understand and engage with its approach to neighborhood charging across the US. To see this major win in our home city feels special: it’s clear that cities can make EV infrastructure more accessible, visible and beautifully integrated into everyday urban life.
Work with Slow Construct
Alongside our community and programming, we work with brands, organizations, and tech companies on positioning, communications, exhibitions, and collaborations. Planning a launch, opening, or something that needs to bring the right people together? Reply to this email to schedule a chat, learn more, or connect on LinkedIn.
