The Spitzer School of Architecture’s J. Max Bond Center for Urban Futures and the New York-based firm Davis Brody Bond (DBB) announced the formation of a research partnership focused on equitable design practices and urban research. DBB and the Bond Center, which was established in 2012, both represent the legacy and celebrated career of DBB
A pilot project facilitated between Fundacion CoMunidad (Panama) and Modest (NYC, Adjunct Lecturer Christine Facella MLA ’17) along with the community of La Yeguada and global product designers has been selected to participate in USAID’s Sustainable Landscapes co-creation workshop, aiming to troubleshoot solutions to deforestation in the Amazon. Their project outlines alternative income opportunities to
B Arch student Evana Said has been named one of two winners of the second annual Paul A. Volcker Careers in Government Essay Contest, selected from a competitive pool of nearly 150 submissions. Said is in her final semester as an honors student, working toward a Bachelor of Architecture degree and a minor in legal
Gonzalo J. Lopez, adjunct associate professor at the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture and cofounder of KnitKnot architecture, has recently published “Radical Geography and Advocacy Mapping: The Case of the Detroit Geographical Expedition and Institute (1968–1972)” in the Journal of Planning History. The article explores the Detroit Geographical Expedition and Institute (DGEI), a
The CCNY Master of Landscape Architecture Program has been selected as a finalist for the International School’s Prize in the International Biennial of Landscape Architecture, Barcelona. Five projects representing the school are online and will be exhibited at the event. Student work submitted for the prize included: Anna Speidel and Hana Georg’s work from the
A Spitzer School Spring 2017 Advanced Studio led by Martin Stigsgaard explored strategies that can tackle challenges of mass incarceration. Some of their work is discussed in a recent Architectural Digest article. Students investigated pathways that have potential to improve the U.S. penal system through architecture and strategic thinking. With input from human rights activists,