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Computational Design Practices Open House

M.S. in Computational Design Practices Curriculum

Open House 2026 MSCDP curriculum presentation by Program Director Laura Kurgan.

Please see the main Open House page for additional details and all online sessions.

Online Open House Program
Date Event Registration Link
Oct. 28 Wednesday
9:00am MSCDP Curriculum Presentation with Program Director Laura Kurgan view recording
Oct. 30 Friday
9:00am Admissions & Financial Planning with GSAPP Admissions and Columbia Student Financial Services
(2-hour session)
12:00pm Career Services: Professional Paths for GSAPP Students the Career Services team
In-Person Open House October 26, 2026
Time Location Event
9:30am – 10:00 am Low Library Faculty Room Check-in and Breakfast
Late arrivals may check in after 11:00am at Avery 407
10:00am – 11:00am Leaving at Low Library Program-specific Tours
with visits to Research Centers & Labs, Making Studio, Avery Library, and more
11:00am – 12:00pm Avery 114 Admissions and Career Services Q&A
learn about the application process and professional support
12:00 – 2:00pm Low Library Rotunda Lunch with GSAPP Dean, Faculty, and Student Representatives
12:30– 1:15 pm Low Library Rotunda Welcome Remarks by Dean Andrés Jaque
2:00 – 3:00pm Various Locations: Curriculum Presentation by your academic Program Director:
Avery 113, Wood Auditorium M.Arch, Marc Tsurumaki
Avery 408 MSAAD, Lydia Kallipoliti
Fayerweather UD Studio MSAUD, Neeraj Bhatia
Avery Library Wallach Seminar Room MSCCCP, Felicity Scott and Mark Wasiuta
Avery 409 MSCDP, Laura Kurgan
Avery 114 MSRED, Adam Lubinsky
Avery 600, Ware Lounge MSUP, Weiping Wu
3:00 – 4:00pm Various Locations,
by program as above
Conversations with current students in your academic program
4:00pm – 5:00pm Leaving at Avery Hall entrance Campus Tour
5:00 – 6:15pm Avery 100 Life at GSAPP
Hear from current students about Student Organizations
6:15 – 6:30pm Avery 113, Wood Auditorium Pre-Lecture Reception
6:30 – 8:30pm Avery 113, Wood Auditorium GSAPP Open House Lecture: Emanuel Admassu and Olalekan Jeyifous

Additional Resources

Student Work

Visit the online 2026 End of Year Show to see the work by the most recent graduates from Computational Design Practices.

You can also browse the digital archive for work associated by studio and instructor.

Columbia GSAPP Lecture and Event Series

The School’s public programs invite guests from across the world to deliver talks and participate in discussions with the GSAPP community. Below is a selection of events featuring MSCDP faculty members.

AI Actioning Summit

Panel 2: Local AI – How can AI incorporate local knowledge?
With Maya Indira Ganesh (University of Cambridge), Catherine Griffiths (GSAPP), Dan Miller (GSAPP), Vernelle Noel (Carnegie Mellon), Moderator Emanuel Admassu (GSAPP)