It’s the final week of the Spring semester, but don’t forget about the Town & Country: Architecture Between Dichotomies conference taking place at the end of this week. Scroll below for further details.

Architecture, by operating on both material and discursive levels, mobilizes the urban/rural dichotomy. Addressing the vital role of architecture in producing both the condition and meaning of “urban” and “rural,” this conference revisits the origins and consequences of the dichotomy and asks how it gained explanatory power at different moments in time. Through investigating the historical emergence and usage of the urban/rural split, it aims to discuss the analytical value of the dichotomy in our present day: what does it help us see, what does it occlude?

View details about the keynote here and the full conference schedule here.

Organized by GSAPP’s Ph.D. Program in Architecture

At the conclusion of each academic year, Columbia GSAPP celebrates the work of its students with the End of Year Show. A selection of projects spanning the fields of architecture, urban design, urban planning, historic preservation, and real estate development capture the school’s playful experimentation, unbridled imagination, disciplinary expertise, and incisive critical thinking.