Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture Annual Report – PDF This two-year annual report compilation offers a view, through the lens of “building community,” of an extraordinary two-year period, a glimpse of several of our truly extraordinary students, faculty research, a hint of the transformations ahead, and a look at the support of alumni
I am pleased to present City Works X, the tenth volume of the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture’s compilation of student work drawn from the Bachelor of Architecture, Master of Architecture, Master of Landscape Design, Master of Urban Design, and Master of Sustainability in the Urban Environment programs. For its tenth volume, City Works has been conceived of anew. The student work showcased
In the midst of current debates about the accessibility of public spaces, resurfacing as a result of highly visible demonstrations and occupations, this book illuminates an overlooked domain of civic participation: the office, workshop, or building where activist groups meet to organize and plan acts of political dissent and collective participation. Author Nandini Bagchee examines
Structures of Coastal Resilience presents new strategies for creative and collaborative approaches to coastal planning for climate change. In the face of sea level rise and an increased risk of flooding from storm surge, we must become less dependent on traditional approaches to flood control that have relied on levees, sea walls, and other forms
Student Editors from the MLA Class of 2019: Nusrat Alam, Hana Georg, Alyssa Martori, Suko Presseau, Garrett Ray, Justin Robertson, and Anna Speidel Featuring curated submissions by students, faculty, artists, and practitioners, PLOT Volume 7 explores the theme of MAGIC. The issue’s content is developed by the second-year MLA student editorial board in collaboration with
In What Goes Up, Michael Sorkin takes to task the public officials, developers, “civic” organizations, and other heroes of big money, who have made of his beloved New York a city of glittering towers and increasing inequality. He unpacks not simply the forms and practices—from zoning and political deals to the finer points of architectural design—that