# Book Launch: Material Variance edited by Lola Ben-Alon - **When:** Thu, Nov 19, 2026, 6:00 PM EST – 8:00 PM EST - **Where:** Van Alen Institute, 303 Bond St, Brooklyn, NY 11231, USA - **Price:** Free - **Organizer:** [Van Alen Institute](https://eventing.ing/organizers/orgz_1m3h2c6cw3c6a9466er7vr) - **Categories:** Arts & Culture - **View on Luma:** https://luma.com/n34iru6x Join us for a collective reading and conversation celebrating Material Variance, edited by Lola Ben-Alon and published by Columbia Books on Architecture and the City (CBAC). Alongside the debut of the book, the event will feature the unveiling of LEEFO, a site-specific installation by Lola Ben-Alon’s Natural Materials Lab at Columbia GSAPP. Moving beyond the traditional panel format, the evening will stage cross-readings in which contributors read excerpts from one… Source: Luma. Eventing indexes this event and links to the source for tickets and the full description. Same event as JSON: https://api.eventing.ing/events/evnt_1m3h2d0cmf9dcy7htbmgpz