Spitzer ArchIT, led by IT Director Muhammad Ahmad, is joining big-tech companies like Google and Intel in putting its empty computer labs to good use. Computer power will be donated to COVID-19 related projects, including vaccine research through the Folding@Home app. Folding@Home pairs research labs that need extra computing power with people who have extra
Future Architects of the Middle East (F.A.M.E) is excited to annouce the release of their publication, Mashrabiya. “Volume 00″ explores Middle Eastern Identity as it relates to space. “Whether we manifest it ourselves, or it is superimposed on us, our sense of identity can become a driving force behind everything we create. Identity is
Professor Lior Galili’s article on the work of Israeli Architect Doron Sheinman has recently been published on ArchDaily. The Sheinman residence at Neve Shalom is a private two-story building for single-family occupancy. Located at Wahat al-Salam/Neve Shalom — a one-of-a-kind Israeli Arab-Jewish village committed to cultural equity — the house’s position embodies the experience
Spitzer’s Spring 2020 Final Reviews will be conducted remotely from May 8 to 14, finishing off a semester like no other. Several are open to the public on Zoom, with details available on the school calendar. View the full schedule here.
Green Capsule is an innovative design of building-integrated medicinal cannabis systems to provide myriad benefits including reducing the building’s energy consumption. The cannabis wall is a modular system, grown vertically using hydroponics, on structures that can be either free-standing or attached to walls. The design concept originated from a Fall 2019 Advanced Studio at Spitzer
The City College of New York announces the selection of Isabella Joseph as its salutatorian, the first CCNY salutatorian from the Spitzer School. An architecture major, anthropology minor, and member of CUNY’s Macaulay Honors College, Joseph is graduating summa cum laude with a 3.94 GPA. Other accolades include recognition as a WX Women in