We are pleased to announce the release of Funicular Structures: The Art of Building Efficiently, authored by Prof. Damon Bolhassani, Assistant Professor of Architecture and Director of the Advanced Building Construction Lab (ABC Lab) at The City College of New York (CCNY). This book provides an in-depth exploration of funicular structures — structural systems designed
Prof. Jerome Haferd is the recipient of two honors, a fellowship from United States Artists and selection by the 2025 U.S. Pavilion to participate in the upcoming Venice Biennale. Fifty artists and collectives make up the 2025 USA Fellow cohort. The national award chose awardees based on their groundbreaking artistic visions and unique perspectives within their field. The fellowship is awarded through a
The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at CCNY announced that Eliot Spitzer, one-time governor and twice-elected attorney general of New York, has been given an honorary chair to the Dean’s Advisory Council of the school bearing his parents’ names. “I am delighted to welcome Eliot Spitzer to my Advisory Council,” said Marta Gutman, Spitzer
The Spitzer School of Architecture mourns the loss of former faculty member M. Paul Friedberg, the founder of the undergraduate program in urban landscape architecture in 1970. Here are excerpts from “Remembering M. Paul Friedberg” by Charles A. Birnbaum for The Cultural Landscape Foundation: Maverick, innovator, fearless … these are just a few of the
Jessica Nolasco M Arch ’26 and Mouhamadou Dieng B Arch ’25, won the 2024 Recipe for a Room competition, which was hosted by the AIANY Interiors Committee. The model-making contest—about building spatial, sculptural, miniature rooms—benefits Terra Firma, a New York City-based non-profit organization supporting newly arrived immigrant children and families in gaining access to quality
The Spring 2025 semester is off to a wonderful start. On January 30th, we marked the beginning of the semester with convocation in Aaron Davis Hall. View the presentation here. Dean Marta Gutman led the event and provided updates on community standards, policy guidelines, facilities, and upcoming events. Chair Sean Weiss highlighted the new faculty,