Author Archives: Jack Li

Haferd, Member of Dark Matter U., Receives #BlackVisionaries Grant

We are proud to announce that Assistant Professor of Architecture Jerome Haferd, through his affiliation with Dark Matter U. (DMU) as a member of their leadership team, has received a #BlackVisionaries $100,000 grant to be used for the group. DMU is a democratic network of design professionals and academics that considers and centers multiple subjectivities and co-creates

“Michael + Marshall” Event Celebrates Love of Architecture, Libraries, and Urbanism

The Spitzer School hosted “Michael & Marshall: Celebrating Friendship, Life & Scholarship” on Dec. 1 to celebrate the lives of CCNY Distinguished Professor of Architecture Michael Sorkin and CCNY Distinguished Professor of Political Science Marshall Berman. The evening was a reason to rejoice and reflect on the two larger-than-life personalities as writers, scholars, and men dedicated to

CCNY Spitzer School Annual Report 2019-2022

Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture Annual Report – PDF This multiyear report provides a thorough compilation of our truly extraordinary students, faculty, and staff along with deep gratitude for the support of alumni and friends who make so much possible here at the Spitzer School. We also take a step back to affirm

Prof. Haferd’s Practice Part of AIANY New Practices Exhibition

Professor Jerome Haferd‘s co-founded firm, BRANDT : HAFERD, is one of six emerging practices being honored as part of the AIANY Center For Architecture’s prestigious “New Practices New York” Exhibition now on view through Feb 25, 2023, at the Center. BRANDT : HAFERD and the other innovative young firms were chosen as the New Practices New

Prof. Johnson’s Plan for Rikers Island Published by RPA

A Plan for Renewable Rikers by Professor Andrea Johnson MLA ’15 in collaboration with the Renewable Rikers Coalition, an outgrowth of her Kaplan Fellowship project, has been published by the Regional Plan Association and is getting significant attention, from the Architect’s Newspaper to the New York Times. Her project envisions Rikers Island replacing its appalling jail