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Publications6.5.2023

PLOT Volume 12: Edge

Faculty Editor: Michael King; Student Editors: Courtney Behrens, David Smucker, and Samuel Syrop

Featuring curated submissions by students, faculty, artists, and practitioners, PLOT Volume 12 explores the theme of EDGE. This year’s shark-toothed faculty editor Michael King, along with our sharp and superfine editors Courtney Behrens, David Smucker, and Samuel Syrop, have assembled a selection of edges and edgy thinking, places perhaps farthest away from the center of

News5.24.2023

Professor Frank Melendez Wins Italian Fellowship

Spitzer School architecture Professor Frank Melendez wins Italian Fellowship

Associate Professor Frank Melendez is the recipient of an international fellowship from the Italian organization Nature, Art & Habitat Residency (NAHR). He is one of seven fellows who have been awarded the one-month summer residency in the Taleggio Valley, a rural region in the Italian Alps. The theme for the 2023 Fellowship is “AIR.” Fellows will

News5.24.2023

M Arch Studio-Designed Pavilion Moves Closer to Realization in Brownsville

The Powell Street Garden in Brownsville, Brooklyn, has long sought an indoor space for gathering and education. This is the project Professor Ali C. Höcek of ACHA brought to the second-year Master of Architecture studio in spring 2018, tapping into the students’ creativity, drive, and community mindedness. During the semester, students worked with a cadre

Videos5.22.2023

The Lewis Mumford Lecture flyer features a gradient orange background with black text detailing the lecture's information.

Pressing Change in the Increasing Inflexible City – Emily Badger – Lewis Mumford Lecture Recording

This year’s Lewis Mumford Lecture was held on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at 6 pm. Emily Badger is a staff writer with The New York Times, covering cities and urban policy. She is particularly interested in housing, transportation, and inequality — and how they’re all connected. Prior to joining the Times in 2016, she wrote

Videos5.22.2023

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Designing with Water: Past, Present, and Future — Carola Hein — Spring 2023 Lecture Recording

This special lecture was held on 03/23/23 and was co-sponsored by the UN Highlevel Water Conference in New York. Carola Hein is Professor History of Architecture and Urban Planning at Delft University of Technology, Professor at Leiden and Erasmus University and UNESCO Chair Water, Ports and Historic Cities. She has published widely in the field of architectural, urban

Videos5.22.2023

The Sciame Lecture flyer features a map of the world with a purple, pink, and orange background, along with black text detailing the lecture's information.

Preserving Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Historic Sites: Dispelling and Disaggregating the Acronym and the Data — Michelle Magalong — Spring 2023 Lecture Recording

This lecture was held on 02/21/2023 and was part of the Spitzer Spring 2023 Sciame Lecture Series, titled “Across the Pacific Rim: Architecture and Landscape in Translation.” Michelle G. Magalong, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Historic Preservation program at the University of Maryland’s School of Architecture. Planning and Preservation, where she previously served as