Los Cubos

The first permanent home for Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City

Made Possible by Architecture Firm LOT-EK

“The Cubes” at Socrates Sculpture Park is a new 2,640 square-foot, two-story building designed by the innovative architecture studio LOT-EK. Multi-functional by design, this new permanent space provides facilities for the park’s administrative offices, arts education and community work, creating opportunities for year-round public programming. Constructed from up-cycled shipping containers, the building’s origin, materials, and design invokes Socrates Sculpture Park’s founding principles of creative reclamation, adaptable re-use, and honoring the neighborhood’s industrial roots.

The new building has two main functions:

1) to serve as administrative offices for the organization allowing us to physically be in the park we operate and program

2) to provide an indoor space for our curatorial, education, and community programming during the fall and winter months.

Aesthetically and philosophically, The Cubes is a highly innovative building. The building design embodies a 21st century imperative of reuse, adaptability and sustainability. It was selected in 2016 as one of ten public capital projects to receive The Public Design Commission Design Award. Completed in April 2024, this new home secures the Park’s future so generations to come can enjoy the Park and take advantage of our programs.

SUPPORT

Leadership support for “The Cubes” is made possible by Stuart Match Suna, as well as public funds from the Queens Borough President’s Office in partnership with Donovan Richards and the New York City Council in partnership with Julie Won. Additional support is provided by Catherine Nolan & the New York State Assembly. Thank you to The Whitney Museum of American Art.

Capacity support for this project is also made possible by the generous donors to the Future Fund campaign:

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