The spring 2025 Sciame lecture series, Still Making Space for Gender, centers women and LGBTQIA+ folk in the built environment. While the discourse framing gender morphs and gender identities broaden and become more intersectional, the predicament remains the same. Women and LGBTQIA+folk continue to struggle against exploitation and fight for equal rights and equity opportunities
Assistant Director of the J. Max Bond Center for Urban Futures Lizzie MacWillie‘s recent article “More Than Skin Deep” in Urban Omnibus discusses the ongoing renovations of public housing developments in New York City, specifically focusing on the PACT (Permanent Affordability Compact Together) program. The article explores these issues through various perspectives, including those of
Bernard Spring, an influential architect and educator who helped transform architectural education in America by championing the integration of modern technology and community engagement into design curricula, died on January 2, 2025. As the inaugural dean of the School of Architecture and Environmental Studies (now the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture) at The City