See It • Build It • Know It
See It • Build It • Know It
No phrase is probably truer for non-profits than "Time equals money," and the Center tries to take the best advantage of both.
On the "money" side, the Center raises the bulk of its operating expenses through The Annual Benefit. Every May, over 300 people come together to celebrate the Center's achievements, with a distinguished list of honorees receiving Founder's Awards for Business, Design, and Public Service. Past honorees have included Cesar Pelli, Santiago Calatrava, Morton Zuckerman, and Chancellor Joel Klein. The Benefit link to your right will give you a full account.
This year, we had our most successful benefit ever, raising over $550,000. Held on May 6, 2008, at the Citigroup Center Atrium at East 53rd Street and Lexington Avenue, we honored William and Harry Macklowe [Business], Adrian Benepe, NYC Parks Commissioner [Public Service], and Moed de Armas and Shannon Architects P.C. [Design]. To be put on a mailing list for next year, send us an email.
You are also always welcome to make a monetary donation to the Center at any time, not just during the Annual Benefit. The Make A Donation link will allow you to do just that.
On the "time" side, we are always looking for volunteers willing to work with us on a variety of projects. Our largest volunteer project is the Annual Design Charrette, where 30 to forty volunteer architects and engineers work with over 100 students to meet a day-long design challenge. (Read more about the Charrette.) But we have many other ways you can donate your time and expertise; click on Volunteer above to see how.
No matter how you contribute, through time or money, your contribution will always be welcome. Look forward to working with you.
Our founder, Mario Salvadori, a world-renowned structural engineer, believed that the built environment held all the knowledge that a person needed to be an intelligent and active member of the community. What teachers need to make this knowledge available to their students are tools with which they can "unpack" the knowledge embedded in the built environment.
The Salvadori Center gives these tools to teachers and students through a pedagogy grounded in what it calls "project-based, hands-on/minds-on activities" that employ the principles of architecture, engineering, and the design process. Through this method, teachers and their students can unlock the math, science, art, and humanities embodied in the structures and systems that surround them.