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All photos by Rafael Herrin-Ferri <\/p>\n
About All the Queens Gardens:<\/p>\n
In his second book exploring the urban vernacular of Queens, Rafael Herrin-Ferri shifts his focus to the green spaces that accompany the houses and small multi-family buildings of the “World\u2019s Borough.” As varied and colorful as the fa\u00e7ades featured in All the Queens Houses<\/a>, these spaces introduce an organic, botanical element to the streetscape. <\/p>\n Semi-formal lawns in the French and Italian traditions sit cheek by jowl with the improvised arbors of Chinese vegetable gardens, Caribbean-inspired flower gardens, brightly colored Hindu courtyards, elaborate handcrafted water features, life- size replicas of fauna, and countless other displays of idiosyncrasy and cultural diversity. Through its photographs and text, this book paints another portrait\u2014softer and greener this time\u2014of the dynamic and multicultural landscape that is Queens, New York.<\/p>\n About Rafael Herrin-Ferri:<\/p>\n Rafael Herrin-Ferri was born in Barcelona to Spanish and American parents in 1972. He was raised in Ithaca, NY, from the age of 7 with intermittent schooling in Valencia and Seville. He attended the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning at Cornell University, graduating in 1996. <\/p>\n After working at several architectural firms in San Francisco and Barcelona, including an internship with Enric Miralles Benedetta Tagliabue (EMBT), he returned to New York City in 2003. He has continued to work as a professional architect in various award-winning studios based in Manhattan and Brooklyn. <\/p>\n In 2013, he began to study the various facets of the Queens urban vernacular via photography. In 2017, he exhibited a large selection of his photographs at The Architectural League of New York. Four years later, he published his first book: All the Queens Houses<\/a>: An Architectural Portrait of New York\u2019s Largest and Most Diverse Borough<\/a> (Jovis, 2021), to critical acclaim. After another four years, the companion book, All the Queens Gardens: Everyday Landscaping in New York\u2019s Largest and Most Diverse Borough<\/a> (Jovis, 2025) was published. Also in 2025, a short documentary titled All the Queens Houses, by Sean Mowry, premiered at the DOC NYC film festival. Rafael lives in the multicultural capital of Queens (Jackson Heights), with his wife, daughter, and Boston Terrier.<\/p>\n How do I sign up for this event?\u00a0<\/p>\n Click on the pink \u201cBook Here\u201d button to book this event for free!<\/p>\n I registered already, how do I join the event?<\/p>\n After signing up for the event, you will receive an email with a link from Zoom. Simply click on this link to join the event! Please check your junk mail if you can\u2019t find your Zoom link.<\/p>\n I missed the event, can I watch the replay?<\/p>\n