New Exhibition Opens in Archive Gallery and Upcoming Events
September 8, 2025
New Hudson Valley Houses Exhibition Opens in Archive Gallery
New Hudson Valley Houses
SAA/Stan Allen Architect, Garrick Ambrose, Steven Holl Architects, Toshiko Mori, MOS
September 7, 2025 – December 2025
Archive Gallery Open Hours: Monday–Friday, 10 AM – 5 PM.
60 Round Lake Road, Rhinebeck, NY 12572
New Hudson Valley Houses features ten recently designed homes by five architects, within three hours of New York City. The works are presented solely through models and drawings (no photos), inviting viewers into the design process. The houses are at different stages of design and each unique to their situation with four shared aspirations.
1. Maximum Preservation of landscape
On large rural sites these houses aspire to guard and preserve the natural landscapes of the Hudson Valley in the spirit of the organization Scenic Hudson.
2. Individuation of expression
The possibility of independent experimental actions, expressive of freedom of individual
thought, are counter to the repetitive dictates of consumer culture.
3. Material / Detail / Scale
Often underestimated, domestic architecture at this scale is a critical platform for experimenting with the core principles of architecture: light, proportion, material detailing, and scale.
4. Ecological architecture embedded in landscape
The Hudson Valley’s landscape—shaped by ancient glaciers and varied in its geography—offers a testing ground for new and experimental relationships between architecture and nature. Houses aspire to be free of fossil fuel, deploying varying strategies of solar, geothermal, and green roofs respectively.
The exhibition can be viewed during open hours or by booking a guided tour of the ‘T’ Space Reserve, or a private gallery appointment. Email [email protected] to schedule.
Archtober Guided Tours
October 4 and 5, 2025, 10:30 AM and by appointment
Films on Architecture at Upstate Films
Monday, October 20, 2025, 5 PM
Premiere of Spirit of Space short film on the SMHF Archive plus selected shorts & discussion with Steven Holl and guests.