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Publications6.23.2015

City Sink

Carbon Cycle Infrastructure For Our Built Enviroments

Denise Hoffman Brandt & Michael Sorkin

City Sink is a design research proposal for a meta-park of dispersed landscape infrastructure to boost carbon stocks in biomass and through formation of long-term sequestration reservoirs for soil organic carbon in New York City and Long Island. City Sink research merges urban land-use lifecycles and the carbon cycle to describe a systemic response to

Publications6.23.2015

Found Space :

A Therapeutic Journey to Urban Resurrection

Mi Tsung Chang

FOUND SPACE: A THERAPUTIC JOURNEY TO URBAN RESURRECTION is a book that addresses the issue of urban deterioration and seeking methods to halt the dissolution of our urban fabric in a creative way. Perspective readers of this book will find that it responds well to the many challenges of urban resurrection, factors required for the

Publications6.23.2015

Beyond Zuccotti Park :

Freedom of Assembly and the Occupation of Public Space

Lance Jay Brown

The Occupy Wall Street movement has challenged the physical manifestation of the First Amendment rights to freedom of assembly. Where and how can people congregate today? Forty social scientists, planners, architects, and civil liberties experts explore the definition, use, role, and importance of public space for the exercise of our democratic rights to free expression.

Publications6.23.2015

Urban Design for an Urban Century :

Shaping More Livable, Equitable, and Resilient Cities

Lance Jay Brown

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to urban design, from a historical overview and basic principles to practical design concepts and strategies. It discusses the demographic, environmental, economic, and social issues that influence the decision-making and implementation processes of urban design. The Second Edition has been fully revised to include thorough coverage of sustainability issues

News5.29.2015

Congratulations to our class of 2015!

Commencement Book 2015

Exhibits5.17.2015

Sagrada Família

Jul 23, 2015 to Jul 31, 2015

Gaudí's Unfinished Masterpiece

The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at The City College of New York is hosting a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition of La Sagrada Familia, the magnum opus of Antoni Gaudí, the father of Catalan Modernisme. This is the only time that such a demonstration of Gaudí’s genius will be featured on American soil. Many institutions