Dear GSAPP Alumni, We are pleased to invite you to a symposium organized by the Urban Design program, featuring a stellar roster of fellow alumni currently working in Singapore, Tel Aviv, Vienna, and New York. Join us for presentations followed by a reception. [**Register to attend.**] (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ud-sessions-the-expanded-field-of-urban-design-tickets-34858602017) The symposium explores the expanded field of urban design through the lens of people who graduated from GSAPP’s Urban Design program in recent years. By presenting their current work and reflecting on how their experience at GSAPP shaped their thinking about design, cities, and politics, the event intends to open a dialogue about emerging practices in the field. **Speakers** **Skye Duncan** ‘07 MSAUD Global Designing Cities Director at National Association of City Transportation Officials **Johannes Pointl** ‘12 MSAUD Senior Architect and Urban Designer at Studio Vlay, Assistant Professor at TU Vienna **Els Verbakel** '01 MSAUD Head of the Urban Design Program at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design and Principal at Derman Verbakel Architecture **Lay Bee Yap** ’11 MSAUD Director of Urban Planning at Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore **Moderators** **James Khamsi**, Principal, FIRM Architecture and Design and Adjunct Assistant Professor, GSAPP **Thaddeus Pawlowski**, Senior Urban Designer, NYC Department of City Planning and Adjunct Assistant Professor, GSAPP Organized by Columbia GSAPP Urban Design program.