Architects for Animals: Giving Shelter

Between 2010 and 2016, some of New York's most respected architects and designers helped our city's feral and stray community cats by creating imaginative winter shelters to provide them with a refuge from the cold.

Feral cat shelter designed by architect
Photo by David Lagville

For five years between 2010 and 2016, some of New York’s most respected architects and designers, through an inventive project called Architects for Animals, helped our city’s feral and stray community kitties by creating imaginative winter shelters to provide them with a refuge from the cold. We were delighted to present these collections of unique, inspired winter shelters for public viewing at the Architects for Animals: Giving Shelter exhibit before they were placed in locations throughout the city to provide comfort for the cats. These exhibitions benefitted the New York City Feral Cat Initiative of the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals.

Architects for Animals: Giving Shelter 2016
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Steelcase Showroom, 4 Columbus Circle, Manhattan

Architects for Animals: Giving Shelter 2014
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Steelcase Showroom, 4 Columbus Circle, Manhattan

Architects for Animals: Giving Shelter 2013
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Steelcase Showroom, 4 Columbus Circle, Manhattan

Architects for Animals: Giving Shelter 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Steelcase Showroom, 4 Columbus Circle, Manhattan

Architects for Animals: Giving Shelter 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Steelcase Showroom, 4 Columbus Circle, Manhattan