M Arch second-year student Marina Santos is the winner of a 2016 American Institute of Architects New York State (AIANYS) Student Award. The honor is for her project “Reach,” a design proposal for an art gallery at Brooklyn College. Santos will receive a scholarship and have her work exhibited at the Quad State (AIANYS, AIANJ, AIAPA,
Spitzer School Atrium Gallery Approximately 12:00 p.m. (immediately following college-wide City College Commencement ceremony) Celebration of graduation day, with ceremony, refreshments, and end-of-year student exhibit. Open to all graduating students, family, and friends.
As Assistant Landscape Architect at the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, Shastine van Vugt (MLA ’12) helped design the new park, Van Name Pelt Plaza, at the Richmond Terrace Wetlands in Staten Island. The project has been awarded a 2016 Public Design Commission Design Excellence Award.
Adjunct Professor Marcha Johnson and Amanda Bayley (MLA ’09) have edited the book Coastal Change: Ocean Conservation and Resilient Communities published by Springer in 2016. This collection of essays and design case studies explores a range of ideas and best practices for adapting to dynamic waterfront conditions while incorporating nature conservation in urbanized coastal areas. The editors
Nicholas Cichanowski graduated from the M Arch Program in 2013 Why did you choose SSA? I visited SSA along with several other architecture schools in the New York City area. During my visit, Prof. Bradley Horn, the director of the MArch program, met with me and talked about the school’s philosophy of striking a balance
7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:30.) Hunter College, 68th Street and Lexington Avenue, southwest corner Reservations Introduction by: Catherine Seavitt Nordenson Lecture by: Dr. Eric Sanderson In this talk, Dr. Eric W. Sanderson of the Wildlife Conservation Society will attempt to find the soul of New York City in its waterways, some missing, others less so.