BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.6//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:806@ssa.ccny.cuny.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270226T170000 DTSTAMP:20261007T143453Z URL:https://ssa.ccny.cuny.edu/events/design-matters-in-favor-of-urban-publ ic-space/ SUMMARY:Design Matters: In Favor of Urban Public Space DESCRIPTION:The Spitzer School of Architecture joins the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB) in celebrating the twenty-fifth anniver sary of the European Prize for Urban Public Space\, a biennial competition organized by the CCCB that\, since 2000\, has recognized projects that cr eate\, transform\, and recover public spaces understood to be clear indica tors of the democratic health of cities within Europe. With a robust exhib ition documenting a quarter-century of exemplary design focused on urban p ublic space\, and a robust program of public events\, the Spitzer School a nd the CCCB insist that design matters and that dialogue about cities and public space is both possible and necessary in our increasingly urbanized and fractured world.\nExhibition\nThe exhibition starts from the premise t hat design shapes the conditions of everyday life in cities. It positions design as a critical form of inquiry that engages questions of equity\, go vernance\, ecology\, and collective well-being\, and tackles design in rel ationship to ten themes.\n\n Memory: Overlapping Times\n Mobility: Shari ng Movement\n Hybrids: Fostering Complexity\n Waterfront: Living with Wa ter\n Naturalization: Activating Ecologies\n Recycle: Revitalizing Urban Fabrics\n Marketplace: Exchanging Wealth\n Participation: Being Togethe r\n Housing and Public Space\n Childhood and Care\n\nThe solutions exhib ited offer examples of best practices at every possible scale of interven tion: a bench\, a playground\, a waterway\, a public square.\nPublic Event s\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Spitzer School and the CCCB wi ll convene a robust program of public events\, hosting conversations betwe en colleagues from different parts of the world.\n\nPractitioners\, teach ers\, and thinkers will reflect on the expanded role of design in contempo rary society and examine how architectural and urban practices can respond to complex\, often conflicting demands ranging from public accountability and environmental resilience to cultural specificity and global interdepe ndence. The discussions will foreground design not as a neutral act\, but as a situated and ethical practice with material consequences.\nColloquium : Why Design Matters? In Favor of Urban Public Space\nThursday\, September 10\, 2026\, 4:00 PM\n\nIntroduction: Prof. Fabian Llonch\n\nModerator: Pr of. Julio Salcedo-Fernandez\, Director\, Graduate Program in Urban Design\ n\nPanelists (15-minute presentations):\n\nMaria Buhigas\, Chief Architect of the Barcelona City Council\n\nJosep Ricart\, Principal\, Harquitectes\ n\nMimi Hoang\, Architect and Principal\, nARCHITECTS\, New York\n\nHow ca n design respond to urgent challenges without reinforcing existing inequal ities? What does it mean to design for resilience in a rapidly changing wo rld? How can diverse voices shape the outcomes of design processes? What r esponsibilities do designers hold in shaping these futures? How might desi gn move beyond problem-solving to become a tool for collective imagination and transformation?\nPlease RSVP here.\n \;\nExhibit Opening and Rece ption\nThursday\, September 10\, 2026\, 6:00 PM\n\nWelcome remarks:\n\nDr. Tony Liss\, Provost\, The City College of New York\n\nDr. Marta Gutman\, Dean and Professor\, Spitzer School of Architecture\n\nJudit Carrera\, Dir ector\, CCCB\n\n\n\nSpeakers (left to right) Tony Liss\, Marta Gutman\, Ju dith Carrera\n\nIn addition to Judit Carrera Escudé\, Pilar Soldevila i G arcía\, CCCB Executive Director\, Mario Corea Delepianne\, Infrastructur es and Technical Production Section\, and Elisabet Goula Sardà\, Head of the Debates Service\, will join the opening.\nPlease RSVP here.\n \;\n Colloquium: Why Care Matters\nThursday\, October 8\, 2026\, 4:00 PM\n\nInt roduction: Marina Correia\, Architect\, historian\, adjunct assistant prof essor\, Spitzer School of Architecture\n\nModerator: Dr. Marta Gutman\, De an and Professor\, Spitzer School of Architecture\n\nPanelists (15-minute presentations):\n\nDr. Zaida Muxi\, Architect\, City Planner\, Distinguish ed Professor in Architecture for the School of Architecture\, Art and Desi gn\, Tecnológico de Monterrey\, Mexico\n\nProf. Sasha Topolnytska\, Archi tect\, Adjunct Lecturer\, Spitzer School of Architecture\n\nAnnya Ramirez- Jimenez\, AIA\, Partner\, Marvel Designs\n\nWhat infrastructures are in pl ace to sustain care? How can cities and institutions better support those who give and receive it? How might care reshape our understanding of indep endence and interdependence? What would it mean to design with care at the center? How might prioritizing care transform our environments\, our poli cies\, and our collective futures?\nPlease RSVP here.\n \;\nColloquium : Why Housing Matters\nThursday\, November 5\, 2026\, 4:00 PM\n\nIntroduct ion: Prof. Kaja Kuehl\n\nModerator: Prof. Laura Wainer\n\nPanelists (15-mi nute presentations):\n\nJing Liu\, Architect and Principal\, SO-IL\, New Y ork\n\nCassim Shepard\, Distinguished Lecturer\, Spitzer School of Archite cture\n\nCésar Vivas\, Architect and Founding Partner\, Vivas Arquitectos \, Barcelona\, Spain\n\nClaire Weisz\, FAIA\, Hon. FRAIC\, Hon. ASLA\, Fou nding Principal of WXY architecture + urban design\n\nWhat defines “secu re” housing today? Who has access to it\, and who is left out? How do po licies and markets shape these conditions? What role can design play in ad dressing displacement and affordability? And how might housing respond to climate realities while remaining equitable? What would it mean to treat housing as a right rather than a privilege? How can we imagine new models of living that support both individual dignity and collective well-being?\ nPlease RSVP here.\n \;\nMumford Lecture 2027\nSave-the-date: Monday\, February 22\, 2027\n\nLocation: Great Hall of Shepard Hall at The City Co llege of New York\n\nLecturer: Dr. Eleni Myrivili\n\nDr. Myrivili’s talk will be related to the exhibit\; the title and abstract are to come.\n\nD r. Myrivili is Chief Heat Officer for the United Nations Human Settlements Programme. Leading figure in urban climate resilience\, recognized among Nature’s 10 people who helped shape science in 2023\, as well as Earth. org’s Ten Women Leading the Fight Against Climate Change\, and PlanetMar k’s 10 Inspirational Female Voices in the Climate Race in 2024. Today\, she serves as Global Chief Heat Officer for UN-Habitat and the Atlantic C ouncil’s Climate Resilience Center and as Strategic Advisor for the Glob al Covenant of Mayors. As elected deputy Mayor for the City of Athens (201 4-2019) she spearheaded the city’s Urban Resilience\, secured 55m from E IB for its implementation. Recognition for this work led to engagement wit h multiple cities and organizations worldwide\, as she focused on building resilience to rising temperatures. Eleny Myrivili was member of the Jury of the European Prize for Urban Public Space in 2022.\n\nThis lecture ser ies was founded by the late Michael Sorkin\, distinguished professor\, for mer director of Spitzer’s Urban Design Program\, and one of the most inc isive voices in the critical discourse on cities. Named in honor of Lewis Mumford\, the influential writer\, critic\, and urbanist who attended City College\, the series invites figures whose work reshapes how we think abo ut cities\, offering impactful visions for the future of urban life.\n--\ nStatement of Conduct:\nThe City College of New York\, founded on a vision of access to excellence\, educates thousands of students each year and en courages civic and robust debate\, respectful dissent\, and thoughtful inq uiry.\nConsistent with this commitment\, City College supports academic fr eedom and convenes conversations representing multiple perspectives throug hout the year. The views expressed at events are those of the individual s peaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the college.\nAll participants are expected to treat others with respect and consideration\, uphold personal and professional integrity\, and comply with all applicab le College policies and venue rules. 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