Mission
THE ARCHITECTURAL LEAGUE NURTURES EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, AND URBANISM, AND STIMULATES THINKING AND ACTION ON CRITICAL DESIGN AND BUILDING ISSUES OF OUR TIME. WE CONNECT ARCHITECTS AND THE LARGER SOCIETY, TO CONTINUALLY EVOLVE ARCHITECTURAL (CONTINUED OF SCHEDULE O) THINKING AND PRACTICE AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO OUR SHARED CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT. THE LEAGUE WORKS TO HELP CREATE A MORE JUST, EQUITABLE, AND BEAUTIFUL FUTURE, WITHIN THE CARRYING CAPACITY OF THE PLANET. WE CARRY OUT THIS WORK THROUGH LECTURES, PUBLICATIONS, DIGITAL MEDIA, DESIGN STUDIES, EXHIBITIONS, RESEARCH, AND ADVOCACY ON IMPORTANT ISSUES IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT; A PARTICULAR FOCUS IS ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG DESIGNERS THROUGH COMPETITIONS, COMMISSIONS, MENTORSHIP, AND TRAVEL GRANTS. THE LEAGUE'S ONLINE PUBLICATION, URBAN OMNIBUS, IS DEDICATED TO OBSERVING, UNDERSTANDING, AND SHAPING NEW YORK TO ADVANCE THE COLLECTIVE WORK OF CITY MAKING.