The Spitzer School of Architecture mourns the loss of former faculty member M. Paul Friedberg, the founder of the undergraduate program in urban landscape architecture in 1970. Here are excerpts from “Remembering M. Paul Friedberg” by Charles A. Birnbaum for The Cultural Landscape Foundation: Maverick, innovator, fearless … these are just a few of the
Four faculty members and one alumna of the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at The City College of New York have received Independent Projects grants from the New York State Council on the Arts in conjunction with the Architectural League of New York. Each $10,000 award was granted for a self-generated year-long project in design practice
Junior Cruz B Arch ’26 recently wrote an article, “CCNY Students on Changing the Face of Architecture,” for Harlem View, which discusses the transformative contributions of architecture students in reshaping the field. Cruz explores how students are rethinking design practices by integrating sustainability and inclusivity into their work, emphasizing the importance of creating spaces that
Two Spitzer School graduate students have been selected for the 2024-2025 cohort of the Fund for the City of New York’s Community Planning Fellows Program. Oranette Johnson M Arch ’25 and Sonia Uthuph MLA ’25 will learn from seasoned professionals in urban planning, local politics, and community development in addition to collaborating on real-world projects
The spring 2025 Sciame lecture series, Still Making Space for Gender, centers women and LGBTQIA+ folk in the built environment. While the discourse framing gender morphs and gender identities broaden and become more intersectional, the predicament remains the same. Women and LGBTQIA+folk continue to struggle against exploitation and fight for equal rights and equity opportunities
Bernard Spring, an influential architect and educator who helped transform architectural education in America by championing the integration of modern technology and community engagement into design curricula, died on January 2, 2025. As the inaugural dean of the School of Architecture and Environmental Studies (now the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture) at The City