Author Archives: Liza Otto

Urban Design Director Receives AIA Collaborative Achievement Award

Distinguished Professor and Director of the Graduate Urban Design Program Michael Sorkin has been selected for the AIA Collaborative Achievement Award alongside Jan Gehl of Gehl and Anne Taylor of School Zone Institute. This award recognizes the “excellence that results when architects work with those from outside the profession to improve the spaces where people live and work.”

Spring 2019 Advanced Studios Announced

Following are the Advanced Studios that are being offered in spring 2019: Kutan Ayata Diverging Conventions New York, New York Nandini Bagchee Jackson Eco Dwelling Jackson, Mississippi Monica Bertolino Inter-Sections/Interacting with the South American Territory San Juan Province, Argentina Jeremy Edmiston Design/Build: Iona Island Stony Point, New York Jerome Haferd Shifting Ground – The Harlem

B.Arch Student Named University Innovation Fellow

B Arch class of 2021 student Gabriela Gonjon has recently been named a University Innovation Fellow as part of the Stanford Global Fellowship Program. Upon acceptance to the program she, along with fellow CCNY undergraduate students Skavi Ballinas (Mechanical Engineering, 2019) and Ahsanul Abeer (Political Science, 2020), are going through training to become better equipped

Unfinished Book Launched at Spitzer

On November 19, the Spitzer School of Architecture hosted a book launch for the publication that accompanies its current gallery exhibition, Unfinished, winner of the 2016 Golden Lion Award at La Biennale di Venezia. The celebration included a gallery talk with former Spitzer Visiting Critic and co-curator of the show Iñaqui Carnicero and was followed by a

Alumnus Accepted to AIA Civic Leaders Program

Nadia Habib M Arch ’17 was selected for this year’s class of the AIANY Civic Leadership Program. The program was created two years ago to encourage young design professionals committed to community engagement and advocacy in New York City. Habib’s interest in the program stems from her experience as an undergraduate DACA recipient studying psychology at

M Arch I Visits International Masonry Institute

This week, the first-year M Arch I students visited the International Masonry Institute in Long Island City as part of their Materials and Construction curriculum. The first-semester course, taught by Alan Feigenberg, Mathias Neumann, and Fabian Llonch, introduces students to systems and techniques employed in construction with a focus on materials like timber and masonry.