Adjunct

A black and white studio portrait of a woman sitting and looking off to the side. She has her hair in a messy bun, with loose strands framing her face, and is wearing a top with ruffled sleeves. Her arms are crossed, and she is wearing a ring on her left hand.

Zarith Pineda

Adjunct Lecturer

Email: zpineda@ccny.cuny.edu

https://territorialempathy.com
https://www.instagram.com/territorialempathy/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/zarith-pineda-a5b6b562/

Educational Credentials :

  • Master of Science in Urban Design, Columbia University, 2017
  • Master of Architecture, Tulane University, 2015
  • Bachelor of Architecture, Tulane University, 2015
  • Bachelor of French, Tulane University, 2015
  • Master Cycle 1, Architecture, École Spéciale d’Architecture, 2014

Teaching Experience :

  • Adjunct Associate, Columbia University, Applied Analytics & GSAPP, 2016-Present

Professional Experience :

  • Founder, Executive Director, Territorial Empathy, 2018 - Present
  • Research Fellow, Non-Extractive Architecture, Venice Biennale, 2021–2022
  • Architectural and Urban Designer, WXY architecture + design, 2017-2019

Selected Publications and Recent Research :

  • "A South Bronx Garden Offers a Place for New York’s Immigrant Communities to Keep Traditions Alive." Dwell, July 8, 2025.
  • "‘Interior activism is about being within systems and choosing not to replicate them’." Frameweb, April 23, 2025.
  • "Un santuario autosostenible para los inmigrantes en el Bronx / A Self-Sustaining Sanctuary for Immigrants in the Bronx." El País, 2024.
  • "Territorial Empathy: Community Garden Project in the South Bronx." The Architect’s Newspaper, 2023.
  • "Tulane Features Alumna Zarith Pineda and Her Work." Tulane University, 2023.
  • "Junge Architektinnen." Baumeister, 2023.
  • Pineda, Zarith. "Design Transforms." University of the Arts London. London, UK. 2022.
  • Women and GIS, Volume 3: Champions of a Sustainable World. Redlands, CA: Esri Press, 2021.
  • "The People's Bus: A NYC Civic Engagement Project." NYC Civic Engagement, 2021.
  • "Rikers Island: Territorial Empathy and Reimagining Civic Engagement." ArchDaily, 2021.
  • "Territorial Empathy Maps Inequality." Esri, 2021.
  • "Segregation is Killing Us." New America, 2021.
  • "Once a Bus That Transported Incarcerated People Around Rikers, Now a Gorgeous Work of Community Art." Next City, 2021.
  • Pineda, Zarith. "Community Storytelling." Columbia Urban Design. New York, NY. February 3, 2021.
  • "Building Empathy: Zarith Pineda on Human-Centered Design and New Territories." ArchDaily, 2020.
  • "Students Say NYC’s Public School Admissions Process Is Flawed. Here’s What They’d Do Instead." Next City, 2020.
  • "¿Cómo redefinir la arquitectura para emergencias de migración? / How to Redefine Architecture for Migration Emergencies?" ArchDaily, 2020.
  • "Territorial Empathy propone intervenir Plaza de Bolívar / Territorial Empathy Proposes to Intervene in Plaza de Bolívar." ArchDaily, 2020.
  • "Remarkable Women Supporting New Yorkers Amid the Pandemic." WomenNYC, 2020.
  • "Analyzing Food Access in NYC During COVID-19." Carto, 2020.
  • "Construyendo empatía: diseño centrado en humanos y nuevos territorios / Building Empathy: Human-Centered Design and New Territories." ArchDaily, 2020.
  • "In Times of Crisis, Design and Visual Messaging Are More Important Than Ever." We Heart, 2020.
  • "Combating Urbicide Using Public Interest Tech." New America, 2020.
  • Pineda, Zarith. "EUSAS Lecture." European Union of Students of Architecture (EUSAS). Scotland, 2020.
  • "Justice in Place." Columbia University Press, 2019.
  • Pineda, Zarith. "Territorial Empathy." Global Citizen Forum. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2019.
  • Pineda, Zarith. "The Future of Data Visualization." NYU Wagner. New York, NY, 2018.
  • Pineda, Zarith. "Refugee Camp Infrastructure." Salzburg Forum, International Peace Institute. Salzburg, Austria, 2018.
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