MARCH AT GSAPP
This March, midterm reviews turn classrooms into arenas of exchange as ideas are tested, challenged, and propelled forward. GSAPP launches the inaugural World Actioning Summit in Seoul, convening the World Actioning Coalition as a platform for collective strategy and cross-disciplinary action. From the Open House Lecture and the CCCP Lecture to the PhD in Urban Planning lecture series, March assembles conversations that traverse campus and world, aligning design, research, and public engagement as interdependent practices shaping contemporary life.
Pictured: Scenes from February events and happenings at GSAPP.
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INAUGURAL GSAPP WORLD ACTIONING SUMMIT IN SEOUL
March 14, 10:30am
Seoul, Korea
On Saturday March 14, the inaugural GSAPP World Actioning Summit will take place in Seoul, Korea.
Speakers throughout the day will include: David Benjamin (’05 M.Arch, the living), Minsuk Cho (’92 M.Arch, MASS Studies), Rachaporn Choochuey (’98 MSAAD, (all)zone), Jong Ho Hong (SNU), Nahyun Hwang (GSAPP, NHDM), Dean Andrés Jaque (GSAPP), Lydia Kallipoliti (GSAPP, ANAcycle), Mireia Luzzarága (GSAPP, TAKK), Bart-Jan Polman (’10 MSAAD, GSAPP), Philippe Rahm (GSAPP, Philippe Rahm architectes), Wang Shu & Lu Wenyu (amateur architecture studio), Shirley Surya (M+), Marc Tsurumaki (GSAPP, LTL Architects), Mark Wasiuta (GSAPP), Weiping Wu (GSAPP), and many others.
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CCCP Lecture: Stan Douglas
March 26, 6:30pm
Wood Auditorium
Since the 1980s, Stan Douglas has created films, photographs, and multidisciplinary projects that investigate the parameters of their respective mediums. The lecture will be followed by a conversation with Director of PhD in Architecture and Co-Director of M.S.CCCP Felicity Scott and Co-Director of M.S.CCCP Mark Wasiuta. |
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PhD in Urban Planning Lecture: Faranak Miraftab
March 30, 6:30pm
Wood Auditorium
The 2026 PhD in Urban Planning Lecture, “Planning Education, and Promise of Humane Urbanism” will be delivered by Faranak Miraftab (RMIT), with a response by Faculty Hiba Bou Akar. |
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The Lecture in Planning Series (LiPS): Dan Pitera
March 3, 1:15pm
Ware Lounge (Avery 600)
Dan Pitera has practiced, taught, and researched methods focused on the social, ecological, equitable, and political dimensions of architecture and urban design.
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Preservation Lecture Series: Cormac Murray
March 4, 1pm
203 Fayerweather
Cormac Murray is an Irish architect, lecturer at TU Dublin, and series editor at TYPE.ie. His research and publications focus on twentieth‑century Irish architecture.
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Preservation Lecture Series: Gregory Dreicer
March 11, 1pm
209 Fayerweather
Gregory Dreicer engages people in exploring cultural issues with innovative museum experiences and historical scholarship. The lecture will be followed by a response by Amy Slaton.
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NEWS
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Faculty Fernanda Canales (FERNANDA CANALES Arquitectura), Mimi Hoang (nARCHITECTS), Takaharu Tezuka (Tezuka Architects), and Alum Minsuk Cho (‘92 M.Arch, MASS Studies) are elevated to AIA College of Fellows. (pictured) Director of M.S.AAD Lydia Kallipoliti’s book Histories of Ecological Design (Chinese translation, 2025) receives a Certificate of Honor for being in the top 10 books in China. Director of M.Arch Marc Tsurumaki (LTL Architects) is featured on Columbia News. |
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