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“Constructing Hope: Ukraine” an exhibition co-curated by Adjunct Lecturer Sasha Topolnytska runs until September 3, 2024, at AIA New York Center for Architecture. Associate Professor and Director of the Urban Design, Master of Urban Planning (MUP) program Julio Salcedo-Fernandez is on the exhibition committee at the AIA New York Center for Architecture.

“Constructing Hope: Ukraine” presents the work of over a dozen participants currently applying architectural thinking to support Ukraine’s short- and long-term reconstruction efforts.

In the face of Russia’s unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine, these multidisciplinary creatives regain agency over their environment by employing architectural strategies and practices as a form of resistance. The exhibition brings together a wide range of projects—from modular furniture designs and housing for internally displaced individuals to detailed documentation of destroyed buildings and spatial memories—to illustrate how architecture can foster mutual aid and facilitate crucial support networks for entire communities.

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Curators: Ashley Bigham, Betty Roytburd, and Sasha Topolnytska

Graphic Designer: Aliona Solomadina

For more information, please check out the exhibition review in The New York Times.