Adjunct Associate Professor Lindsay Harkema’s critical inventory of privately owned public spaces (“POPS”) in New York City is published in the new book Urban Inventories by the Bureau d’études de pratiques indisciplinées of the École de design at the Université du Québec à Montréal. It appears in the chapter “Towards a Generic Public,” which presents a
Cristina Stivala, a first-year B Arch student at Spitzer, placed runner-up in this year’s AIA Design Competition “Recipe for a Room.“ The challenge was to create a classroom model entirely out of school supplies while focusing on the impact COVID-19 has had on these places of learning. Cristina’s approach was to implement an engaging, outdoor
The Spitzer School has helped to endow the new J. Max Bond Jr. Fund at the Center for Architecture. The founding organizations will collaborate to develop programming in honor of the school’s late dean, Max Bond, and addressesing issues related to equity, underrepresented communities in design, and global cultures — particularly those of Africa and
Design the city at City! The Spitzer School offers accredited professional degrees for undergraduate and graduate students (from all undergraduate backgrounds), along with advanced, post-professional degree programs for architects and landscape architects. Take the first step by learning about these award-winning architecture and design programs — and how to apply — at an info session
Harlem’s East Calvary Day Care underwent major renovations in 2020-2021 thanks to generous grants from the offices of NY State Senator Brian A. Benjamin and City Councilman Bill Perkins. A team from our J. Max Bond Center for Urban Futures led the renovations with Prof. Shawn Rickenbacker in the lead and Estefano Torres B Arch
PLOT Volume 9: Top Down Bottom Up (Spring 2020) has received the 2021 Douglas Haskell Award’s Honorable Mention for Student Architecture Journals from the Center for Architecture. The award letter noted, “The jury was particularly impressed with the fresh and relevant content included in the publication.” PLOT is the annual landscape journal edited by the