A nonprofit organization, based in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, that advances the role of design in shaping public life through competitions, fellowships and public programs. It traces its founding to 1894 as the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects, later the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, and took its present name in 1995 in honor of William Van Alen, the architect of the Chrysler Building, who had received the institution's own Paris Prize in 1908 to 1909.
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Organization TypeNonprofit Design Organization 1 Founded YearFounded 1894 as the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects; renamed the Van Alen Institute in 1995 in honor of architect William Van Alen. HeadquartersBrooklyn, New York, United States 2 Organization Type
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Named in honor of William Van Alen, architect of the Chrysler Building.
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Wikimedia FoundationVan Alen Institute, founding and renaming section
In 1995, the institute was named in honor of William Van Alen
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