The Clinic is a new pedagogical format engaged in an active de-centering of the school and instead prioritizes the skill and knowledge-based collaboration of all degree programs.

In 2022, GSAPP launched the Design Clinics, which have pioneered the possibility for faculty, researchers, and students from all the disciplines of the built environment – spanning architecture, real estate, urban planning, and historic preservation – to work hand-in-hand with communities and leaders in New York and across the world to provide impactful solutions to urgent and unprecedented crises that can only be addressed through an interdisciplinary approach. This format consolidates GSAPP’s legacy of anticipating formats that lead the evolution of the disciplines of the built environment by pioneering pedagogical formats never tested before – moving from knowledge to action and ideas to impact.

Suzana Bentes Araujo, Dzormo Cofie, Nicholas Giroux-Doehring, Ioannis Kanakas, Isabel Lewis, Jiayi Liu, Laura Mungai, Raphael Ogoe, Nicole Quah, Satria Ramadhan, Ethel Rivera, Trian Smith, Peder Ulven, Winston Van, Geneva Vest, Katerina Zaharieva

Studio Instructors: Adam Lubinsky, Maxine Griffith

Kokrobitey Institute

Kokrobitey Institute is a cultural campus in coastal Ghana dedicated to advancing African design, craftsmanship, and knowledge systems. Situated within a rapidly growing national context—where urbanization is accelerating and youth unemployment remains high—this proposal explores how a single institution can respond to broader social and economic pressures.

Rooted in a Pan-African vision, the Institute positions itself as a site of reconnection and exchange, contributing to the African fashion renaissance through its creative production and global networks. Anchored by a new Cultural Center, the project expands capacity for performances, exhibitions, and workshops, strengthening Kokrobitey’s role as a cultural hub at both local and international scales.

At its core, the proposal asks how Kokrobitey can grow financially and sustainably while remaining grounded in its values—advancing cultural impact, education and workforce development, youth employment, and environmental resilience.