On the first anniversary of his loss to COVID-19, March 26, City College is cohosting a free public celebration of Michael Sorkin’s enduring contributions as a brilliant urbanist, fierce critic, and beloved mentor, Ninety Minutes with Michael. The college has also established the Sorkin Legacy Fund at the Spitzer School of Architecture to support programs ...read more
PLOT is an award-winning annual journal produced by the Master of Landscape Architecture students of the City College of New York’s Spitzer School of Architecture. The theme of PLOT Volume 10 is X and submissions are open to all: students, professors, place-holders, mathematicians, practitioners, collaborators, and friends. Submissions may be drawings, speculative texts, formulas, treasure ...read more
A project by associate Professor Fabian Llonch in partnership with B Arch students Trisha Nicole Estuye and Lanhua Weng got an honorable mention in the Dupont Circle International Competition in Washington DC. The organizers received nearly 100 registrations from around the world, China to New Zealand to France to Argentina. The public announcement of the ...read more
The Chair’s office at Spitzer is thrilled to announce the Architecture Department Lunchtime Lecture Series for Spring 2021. In this series of Zoom talks, Spitzer faculty members will share their work and research with our community. All students, faculty, and staff are welcomed to attend. These events are co-sponsored and moderated by Spitzer student ...read more
The Spitzer School of Architecture’s J. Max Bond Center for Urban Futures and the New York-based firm Davis Brody Bond (DBB) announced the formation of a research partnership focused on equitable design practices and urban research. DBB and the Bond Center, which was established in 2012, both represent the legacy and celebrated career of DBB ...read more
A pilot project facilitated between Fundacion CoMunidad (Panama) and Modest (NYC, Adjunct Lecturer Christine Facella MLA ’17) along with the community of La Yeguada and global product designers has been selected to participate in USAID’s Sustainable Landscapes co-creation workshop, aiming to troubleshoot solutions to deforestation in the Amazon. Their project outlines alternative income opportunities to ...read more