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News4.14.2026

People gather in the gallery, standing in small groups as they look at poster displays mounted on boards.

Concrete Masonry Forum

On March 16, 2026, the Spitzer School of Architecture became a hub of innovation and collaboration as it hosted the Concrete Masonry Forum. The event brought together a diverse group of over 80 attendees, including Spitzer faculty, staff, and students, as well as visiting students from the High School for Math, Science and Engineering (HSMSE),

Alumni3.23.2026

An architectural rendering of a proposed grand ballroom addition to the White House, as featured in an article by Iman Ansari for Architectural Record. The image shows a massive, multi-story neoclassical building with a prominent central portico featuring a row of tall Corinthian columns and a large triangular pediment. The structure is finished in white stone to match the existing White House, which is visible in the background to the right. The rendering is viewed from a low angle behind a stone and black metal perimeter fence, with green lawns in the foreground. A caption below notes that the image was shared by President Trump on social media on February 3, 2026.

Iman Ansari B Arch ’08 publishes White House critique in Architectural Record

We are proud to highlight a recent article by Iman Ansari B Arch ’08. In his latest essay, “The White House Ballroom and the Phantom of Modernization,” featured in Architectural Record, Ansari provides a compelling analysis of the proposed East Wing Modernization Project at the White House. He critically examines the administration’s decision to replace

News3.4.2026

An eye-level, wide shot of a busy New York City street during the day, featuring heavy traffic and tall apartment buildings on both sides. In the foreground, several cars and a cyclist are visible, while the background shows more vehicles stretching into the distance under an overcast sky. The top of the image includes the digital masthead for

Spitzer Faculty featured in “Designing Mamdani’s New York”

The Spitzer School of Architecture is proud to highlight that Prof. Ifeoma Ebo, Prof. Nandini Bagchee, and former faculty member Richard Dattner are featured in a recent Urban Omnibus article, “Designing Mamdani’s New York.” As the city enters a new chapter with a new mayoral administration, the article questions leading practitioners on how design can

News2.6.2026

The Spitzer School of Architecture annual career fair

10th Annual Spitzer School Career Fair

The Spitzer School of Architecture at City College of New York would like to invite you to meet our talented students and alumni at our school’s 10th annual Career Fair! The 2026 fair is taking place in person on Thursday, February 26, from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Employers are invited to meet and recruit CCNY undergraduate and graduate

News1.16.2026

Announcing the Spring 2026 Lecture Series

The Spring 2026 Sciame lecture series, The Elephant in the Room: Locating Animal Lives in Buildings, Cities, and Landscapes, takes its title from the expression “the elephant in the room,” which originates in the Russian author Ivan Krylov’s 1814 fable “The Inquisitive Man.” In the story, a visitor to a natural history museum becomes so

News1.12.2026

An overhead photograph of a conceptual architectural model made from brown cardboard. The model consists of numerous interlocking and individual geometric shapes, primarily hexagons and elongated polygons, arranged in a sprawling, organic pattern across a flat cardboard base. Some shapes are grouped closely together to form dense clusters, while others are more isolated. Faint geometric lines are etched into the base board, suggesting a site plan or layout. Dramatic lighting from the side casts long, deep shadows, emphasizing the three-dimensional forms and the varying heights of the cardboard walls.

Nine Spitzer School student projects featured in Dezeen School Shows

Nine student projects representing the Bachelor of Architecture, Master of Architecture I, Master of Science in Architecture, Master of Landscape Architecture, and Master of Urban Planning in Urban Design programs were recently featured in Dezeen’s latest School Show. Among the student projects are a co-housing design inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s work, an accessory dwelling