Two Spitzer School graduate students have been selected for the 2024-2025 cohort of the Fund for the City of New York’s Community Planning Fellows Program. Oranette Johnson M Arch ’25 and Sonia Uthuph MLA ’25 will learn from seasoned professionals in urban planning, local politics, and community development in addition to collaborating on real-world projects
Adjunct Assistant Professor Marina Correia B Arch ’06 is the inaugural Michael Sorkin Visiting Distinguished Lecturer at the Bernard & Anne Spitzer School of Architecture. Made possible by an initial gift by Mark A. Willis and Carol A. Willis, the position allows a distinguished senior designer or scholar with expertise in urbanism to spend a semester at the
Assistant Professor Laura Wainer and her Spring 2024 B Arch Advanced Studio students (with special credit to Valeska Abarca B Arch ’24, Lorraine Colbert B Arch ’24, and Juan Jimenez Giraldo B Arch ’25) have published “PATHWAYS TO HOME: Design Solutions for Immigrant-Centered Housing,” a culmination of a two-year collaboration with the immigrant advocacy organization
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