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 12 at 12:00 pm EST.

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

Sritoma Bhattacharjee '20 MSAAD
Computational Designer
Google
Toronto, Canada

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

Jay Chen '15 MSUP
Investment Director
Fosun Four Trees Capital Management
New York, NY

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

Patrick Conway '11 M.Arch
Integrated Design Studio Leader
New York City Housing Authority
New York, NY

Muso Fan ‘16 MSAAD
Founder & CEO
NeXT SCENE Inc.
China

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

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

John Hooper '12 M.Arch
Associate Principal
Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF)
New York, NY

Aniruddh Jain '17 MSRED
Partner
AJA Capital
Toronto, CA

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

Aleeya Khan '16 M.Arch
Founder & Principal
ALEEYA. Design Studio
Karachi, Pakistan/Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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

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

Trevor Lamphier, AIA '12 M.Arch
Associate Principal
Beck Group
(former architect at DS+R)
Tampa, FL

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

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

Annie Mennes, AIA '04 M.Arch
Principal
Garrison Foundry
Garrison, NY

Dan Mock '09 MSRED
President
Rockwood Development, Inc.
Columbus, NC

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

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

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

Bika Sibila Rebek '15 MSCCCP
Partner
Some Place Studio
New York, NY

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

Catherine Townsend '03 MSRED
Principal
NYAH Advisors, LLC
Portland / Brooklyn

Shen Xin '22 MSUP
Data Scientist/Solid Waste Engineer
Arcadis
New York, NY

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

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

Kaiqi Zhang '18 MSUP
Senior Transportation Planner/Project Manager
Foursquare ITP
Philadelphia, PA