Tuesday Talks

Tuesday Talks provides GSAPP students with the opportunity to engage with the wider alumni community for informative mentorship during the fall semester. This program pairs current students with alumni professionals for hour-long, one-on-one discussions on career development. Alumni mentors are welcome to participate in the program at their discretion.

The chance to discuss the job market with trusted alumni, including those from various American cities and international locations, is invaluable for emerging practitioners. The demand for mentorship has consistently remained high since the program’s launch in March 2020. Those interested in volunteering as a mentor are encouraged to reach out to gsappalumni@columbia.edu, providing their job title, company name, and location.

Thank you to our GSAPP Alumni Volunteers for Tuesday, November 8 at 12:00 pm EST.

Stan Benecki ‘90 MSRED
Founder
Benecki, LLC
Atlanta, GA

Christian Budow '23 MSUP
Rail Operations Analyst
Hatch
Vancouver, B.C.

Grace Cheung AIA '94 M.Arch
Founder/ Principal Architect
XRANGE
Taipei, Taiwan

Jongwon Michael Choi '19 M.Arch
Design Staff
Mitchell Giurgola Architects
New York, NY

Michelle Clara '21 MSAAD
Architectural Project Manager
Archimaera Architecture PC
Brooklyn, NY

Robert Grace '84 MSAAD
Principal
Robert Grace Architecture
Paris, France

Soichiro Harada '24 MSUP
Urban Designer
Bjarke Ingels Group New York
Brooklyn, NY

Nikita K '20 MSAUD
Urban Designer
Sasaki
New York, NY

Soyeon Kim '22 MSUP
Research Analyst & Community Planner
NYCHA Real Estate Development Department
New York, NY

Jisoo Kim '22 MSAUD
Junior Designer
BIG
New York, NY

Charles Klein '80 M.Arch
Charles Klein Design, Inc
New York, NY

Anadya Kukreja '24 MSAUD
Architect
C.P Kukreja Architects
New Delhi, India

Mengxuan Liu '19 MSAAD
Architect II
AECOM
New York, NY

Brian Ma '00 MSAUD
Design Architect
MY Architect & Design Limited
Central, HK

David M. Polzin, AIA '92 M.Arch
Executive Director, Design
CannonDesign
Saint Louis, Missouri

Heather Roiter '07 MSUP
Deputy Commissioner, Planning and Resilience
NYC Emergency Management
New York, NY

Stephany Santiago Selles '08 MSAAD
VP of Real Estate Development
GBM Real Estate
Mexico City, MX

Vir Shah '23 MSAUD
Urban Designer
APD Urban Planning & Management
Atlanta, GA

Gawon Shin '15 M.Arch
Project Director
SHoP Architects
New York, NY

Leah V. Smith '22 M.Arch
Project Architect
KSS Architects LLP
New York, NY

Katherine Xiong '20 MSAAD
Principal + Creative Director
Pre-Cool
NY/Florida

Yancun Yang '20 MSAAD
Software Engineer / Founder
Brooklyn, NY

Zhuoran Zhao '16 MSAUD
Project Manager
Miralles Tagliabue EMBT
Vancouver (BC) Canada