Forum on the Nature of Enclosure Jeffrey S. Nesbit and Shawn Rickenbacker come together to discuss the upcoming book, Nature of Enclosure (Actar Publishers, 2022). In this forum, topics and themes challenge historical episodes of the enclosed environment and reflect on its cultural impact in contemporary society. From Crystal Palace in 1851 to Buckminster Fuller’s Spaceship
The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture is launching a new fellowship program that invites and supports up-and-coming designers, practitioners, planners, spatial activists, advocates, historians, and other academics outside the CUNY system in their research in architecture, landscape architecture, sustainability, or urban design. Applications in all areas of architectural research, design, technology, digital techniques,
We are excited to spread the word about the ASLA Fund’s new program to support women of color in their pursuit of landscape architecture licensure and increase racial and gender diversity within the profession. State licensure signifies a level of professional competency and is an important way to achieve greater career and business success.
Congratulations to adjunct professor Marcus Wilford (UD ’18), whose design work as an Institute for Public Architecture fellow was exhibited at the Blockhouse on Governors Island last month. He and his “NYC Loop” teammates proposed repurposing a portion of the BQE right-of-way between Jackson Heights in Queens through to Williamsburg in Brooklyn to extend the
Professor Jake Alspector, coordinator of Spitzer’s Third Year Undergraduate Core Studio 6, organized a tour of The Shed hosted by DS+R Senior Associate, Michael Samoc in conjunction with their studio design project – a multi-purpose events center for CCNY on the NAC Parking Lot Site. Students also visited the exhibit by the artist Tomas Saraceno.
Q&A With the Spitzer Travel Grants Committee Thursday, March 24, 2022 Time – 1:00 pm Location – Sciame Auditorium Join us, get your application, share ideas, and learn about other fellowships. Thanks to the generosity of Bernard and Anne Spitzer, the architecture school offers three $5,000 travel fellowships each year to advanced students