News Archives - The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture

News10.7.2024

Former Adjunct Lecturer Jessica Larson explores the rise and fall of NYC Neighborhood San Juan Hill

Architectural historian and former adjunct lecturer Jessica Larson has spent years studying the buildings of San Juan Hill, the New York City neighborhood depicted in West Side Story, where Thelonious Monk grew up and Josephine Baker got her start. Painted as a slum by politicians and the press, the neighborhood was razed in the 1950s

Alumni10.7.2024

Spitzer School alumnus Aaron Rand ’65 gifts CCNY $30K in memory of grandson

Aaron Rand, an alumnus of The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at The City College of New York, gifted the college $30,000 to help students in Spitzer School’s Bachelor of Architecture Program. A total of $25,000 of the gift will be used to establish The Elan Ganeles Endowed Scholarship Fund, and $5,000 will

News9.24.2024

Open Faculty Position: Assistant Professor of Master of Landscape Architecture

We are excited to announce that the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture (SSA) at the City College of New York invites applications invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in landscape architecture at the rank of assistant professor. This faculty appointment is anticipated to commence in Fall 2025, and includes teaching, research, and

News9.19.2024

Portrait photograph of Amy Ho looking directly into camera. A quote anchors image at the bottom.

Amy Ho B Arch ’24 Named a Great Grad

We’re excited to report that Spitzer student Amy Ho B Arch ’24 is included in CCNY’s Great Grads highlight publication this year! “Finding community no matter the circumstances, Amy Ho appreciates opportunities when they present themselves. As such, she is a member of the first graduating class of the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture’s “5+1” B

News9.19.2024

Prof. Zhang involved in innovative CCNY climate project winning $1M DoE grant to co-develop tools that help NYC prepare for extreme heat

The Climate Lighthouse Project, an interdisciplinary venture led by City College of New York atmospheric scientist Jimmy Booth, is the recipient of a three-year $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) to help communities bearing the brunt of climate change. The funding is part of a $10 million DoE largesse to 10 innovative Climate

Alumni9.19.2024

Frank J. Sciame B Arch ’74 is new Foundation for City College board chair

Frank J. Sciame B Arch ‘74 is the new board chair of the Foundation for City College, Inc. at The City College of New York, as of July 1. He succeeds Martin Cohen ’70, D.Sc. (hon.) ’13, chairman and co-founder of investment firm Cohen & Steers, Inc. Sciame founded F.J. Sciame Construction Co., Inc. in