Please join us for the last in the SCIAME Zoom Lecture Series on climate justice with Denise Hoffman Brandt, Associate Professor and Graduate Landscape Architecture Program Director, as she presents, “Petri Dish: a study of the forces shaping our viral landscape” on April 23rd @5:30PM. Denise Hoffman Brandt, RLA, is director of the Graduate
Dean Lokko’s article, “Shady Democracy,” is now out in Architectural Review (April 2020). As the dark of the night is progressively hedged out by 24/7 cities and light technology, political futures for many around the world nevertheless seem increasingly overcast, the dark cloud of the climate crisis looming menacingly over all. In this issue, writers and
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Academic Advising Schedule: Monday to Friday 9AM- 5PM During this period of distance learning, the Spitzer administrative staff are working remotely and are all available for consultation via email. Please reach out to an advisor with your questions and be sure to include your full name and EMPLID for a quick response. *Incoming Fall
We are pleased to announce that Professor Mohammad Bolhassani’s proposal to the CUNY Interdisciplinary Climate Crisis Research Grant (ICCRG) Program, entitled “Employing a new construction material and technique to reduce the global CO2 emission,” has been selected for funding. The award amount is $15,000 in Tax Levy funds. Professor Bolhassani, with the help of Professor
Adjunct Assistant Professor Beom Jun Kim kicks off CLOG issue 17 with his article “Cannabis Virtualis” discussing the false narratives surrounding cannabis (il)legalization as a veil for anti-immigration policies in the United States. “Marijuana, pot, weed, dope, Mary Jane, grass, ganja. After being criminalized for decades and contributing to surging prison populations, today a wave of
Intermediate School 201: Race, Space, and Modern Architecture in Harlem Professor Marta Gutman presents an in-depth study of the role the Intermediate School 201 played in the history of segregation within the Harlem educational system and grassroots civil rights activism in the 1950s and 1960s that changed racist school policies through boycotts, court orders,