Author Archives: Hannah Borgeson

PLOT Volume 12: Edge

Featuring curated submissions by students, faculty, artists, and practitioners, PLOT Volume 12 explores the theme of EDGE. This year’s shark-toothed faculty editor Michael King, along with our sharp and superfine editors Courtney Behrens, David Smucker, and Samuel Syrop, have assembled a selection of edges and edgy thinking, places perhaps farthest away from the center of

Professor Bagchee and East New York CLT on CUNY TV

Professor Nandini Bagchee‘s work with the East New York Community Land Trust was featured on the most recent episode of DiverseCITY on CUNY TV. The segment features a brief history of CLTs in New York by Prof. Bagchee, as well as an explanation of how the CLT could better steward the currently empty lots. See the

Fall 2022 Sciame Lecture Series: Arturo Ortiz Struck

This lecture was held on 11/17/22 and was part of the Spitzer Fall 2022 Sciame Lecture Series, titled “Border Crossings: Architecture and Migration in the Americas.” Arturo Ortiz Struck is a visual artist and architect. Currently he is leading Taller Territorial de México, a research centre on architecture, art, and urbanism. He was member of the

Three Students Win Hollander Design Fellowship and Awards

We are proud to announce the 2022 Hollander Design Fellowship winner for first-year students in our Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) program: Cassandra Castano won the three-year Hollander Design Fellowship, and Ximena Diaz Velasco and Sonia Uthuph each won a one-time award of $4,000! Hollander Design Landscape Architects was founded by Edmund Hollander, FASLA, president of

2013 Mumford Lecture by Marshall Berman, “Emerging from the Ruins”

On the occasion of a special event celebrating the acquisition of books and papers of the late Distinguished Prof. Marshall Berman, the school is pleased to share Berman’s Mumford Lecture from May 2, 2013, “Emerging from the Ruins.” In the annual Mumford Lecture convened by the Graduate Urban Design Program at the City College of

Fall 2022 Sciame Lecture Series: Loreta Castro and Gabriela Carrillo

This lecture was held on 11/10/22 and was part of the Spitzer Fall 2022 Sciame Lecture Series, titled “Border Crossings: Architecture and Migration in the Americas.” Loreta Castro Reguera, born in Mexico City in 1979 is architect and co-founder, with José Pablo Ambrosi, of Taller Capital. Their work focuses on the design of multifamily housing