We are thrilled to invite you back to campus for GSAPP Alumni Weekend Friday, June 3 and Saturday, June 4. Tickets are now available for the following events:
ALL ALUMNI PARTY
Friday, June 3
7:30—10:30PM
Avery Plaza
Open to graduates of any program and class, the All Alumni Party is the largest annual alumni event at GSAPP. Use promo code EB22 to buy tickets to the All Alumni Party before April 15 to qualify for Early Bird pricing. Purchase tickets.
REUNION FOR CLASSES OF 2s AND 7s
Saturday, June 4
10AM—4:30PM
View tentative schedule
Reunion programming is complimentary. However, all Alumni and their guests must register to attend.
Note, tickets to the All Alumni Party should be purchased separately.
**Call for Volunteers**
If you would like to add your name to the Host Committee for the All Alumni Party or serve as a Reunion Leader, please send a note to gsappalumni@columbia.edu.
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Celebrating Classes of
2020 and 2021
We are delighted to share that an in-person University celebration honoring the Classes of 2020 and 2021 will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2022, 9:00am–10:30am EDT with a GSAPP reception to follow in Avery Plaza 3:30pm–5:00pm EDT. The GSAPP and University Commencement sites will continue to be updated as details come together.
For additional inquiries, please contact Esther Turay at et2169@columbia.edu.
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Get Involved
**Alumni Board Nominations**
Interested in joining the Board? The deadline for nominations from alumni across all programs, generations, and geography is May 20. The Alumni Board particularly seeks nominations with demonstrated leadership and dedication to GSAPP.
Submit a GSAPP Alumni Board Nomination.
Call for Alumni Talent
Following Interim Dean Weiping Wu’s message on Renewing Connections across GSAPP, the GSAPP Alumni Office is pleased to announce the return to in person gatherings. To add energy to upcoming social events, we invite alumni to reach out to gsappalumni@columbia.edu with unique talents and services to be considered for hire. In the past, we have featured alumni musicians, DJ’s, photographers, and multimedia artists during our events.
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Featured
[**10 Iconic Buildings and Spaces
Designed by Columbia Architects**](https://magazine.columbia.edu/article/10-iconic-buildings-and-spaces-designed-columbia-architects)
Columbia Business School, which moved to its new home on the Manhattanville campus in January, can now welcome students to a cutting-edge, energy-efficient, technologically advanced facility designed by architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with FXCollaborative. Architects Ricardo Scofidio ’60GSAPP, Charles Renfro ’94GSAPP, and Elizabeth Diller ’18HON, who, along with Benjamin Gilmartin, also designed the Roy and Diana Vagelos Education Center at CUIMC and a number of other important New York buildings, are just three from the roster of visionary alumni who have created some of America’s most treasured and iconic spaces.
Read the full story.
Image at top: Kravis Hall designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro on the Manhattanville campus. Photography by Iwan Baan.
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Andrea Fraser
March 21, 2022, 6:30pm
Wood Auditorium
Andrea Fraser is an artist and the Department Head and Professor of Interdisciplinary Studio of the School of Arts and Architecture at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Response by CCCP Program Co-Directors Felicity Scott and Mark Wasiuta.
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Inés Sánchez de Madariaga
March 22, 2022, 1:15pm
Virtual, 114 Avery
Gender and Planning: from research to implementation
Inés Sánchez de Madariaga is a Professor of Urban Planning and the Director of the UNESCO Chair on Gender at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
The Lectures in Planning series is organized by the PhD in Urban Planning Students at Columbia GSAPP.
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Talking Climate Justice with ENLACE: Building Resilient Communities in Puerto Rico
March 22, 2022, 7pm
Avery 300
A panel discussion between Licd. Estrella D. Santiago Perez, Environmental Affairs Manager for the Corporation of Proyecto ENLACE del Caño Martin Peña, and Mario Nuñez Mercado, Vice President of Board of Directors for the Corporation of Proyecto ENLACE del Caño Martin Peña, moderated by Dr. Hugo Sarmiento, Assistant Professor at Columbia GSAPP.
Organized by LatinGSAPP. Co-sponsored by the Institute of Latin American Studies.
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Race, Space, and Architecture
March 23, 2022, 6:30pm
Virtual
Race, Space and Architecture: Reflections on a Curriculum
A discussion among Suzi Hall, Associate Professor at the London School of Economics; Huda Tayob, Senior Lecturer at the University of Cape Town and a CCA Mellon Fellow; and Thandi Loewenson, an architectural designer and researcher. Emanuel Admassu, Assistant Professor at Columbia GSAPP, will provide the response.
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Counting Land
March 24, 2022, 12pm
Virtual
A conversation between Benedict Clouette, Doctoral Student in Architecture at Columbia GSAPP, and Alma Steingart, Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Columbia University.
Organized as one of the “Conversations on Architecture and Land in the Americas” by the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia GSAPP.
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Eric Liftin
March 24, 2022, 12:30pm
113 Avery
NYC Adventures in Mass Timber
A lecture by Eric Liftin ‘94 MArch, founder of MESH Architectures. The firm explores new materials and technologies, such as sustainable design (passive house), mass timber, LED lighting, and digital interfaces.
Organized by the M.S. in Real Estate Development Program at Columbia GSAPP.
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Galia Solomonoff
March 28, 2022, 6:30pm
Wood Auditorium
Galia Solomonoff is an Associate Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia GSAPP and Principal of SAS/Solomonoff Architecture Studio.
This lecture is hosted on occassion of Columbia GSAPP’s Open House for Admitted Students.
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Luis Bettencourt
March 29, 2022, 1:15pm
Virtual, 114 Avery
Planning for Complexity: Emerging lessons from urban science towards more sustainable and equitable cities
Luis Bettencourt is a Professor of Civic Media at Emerson College and the Director of the Engagement Lab.
The Lectures in Planning series is organized by the PhD in Urban Planning Students at Columbia GSAPP.
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**Kinne Week March 7 – 11**
This month marked the return of student travel for Kinne Week! Follow Columbia GSAPP on Instagram (@columbiagsapp) or search hashtag #gsapptravels to browse photos of GSAPP students traveling to various sites throughout the week.
Image at top: Students in the Advanced Architecture VI “Factory” studio led by Mimi Hoang of nARCHITECTS visited the midcentury modern residence of Charles and Ray Eames in Los Angeles. Photo by Malvina Mathioudaki ‘22 MSAAD.
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**APTNE Scholarship Recipients**
The Association for Preservation Technology Northeast (APTNE) has awarded scholarships to two GSAPP students. Congratulations to Preme Chaiyatham ‘22 MSHP, recipient of the APTNE Scholarship, and Shannon Trono '23 MSHP, recipient of the 2022 Melissa Morrissey Scholarship.
Image at top: Preme Chaiyatham (left) and Shannon Trono (right) were awarded scholarships by APTNE.
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WATCH
CAA Women in Architecture
Recorded February 24
Stella Daouti ‘05 MSAAD, Evita Fanou '12 MSAAD, Agapi Proimou '02 MSAAD, and Parina Vasilopoulou '12 MSAAD presented their award-winning projects from small to large scale. Organized by Dr. Anna Karagianni '10 MSAAD and Electra Kontoroupi '12 MSAAD, Board Members of the CAA Greece chapter.
2022 Fitch Colloquium:
Preservation in China’s Future
Recorded March 3 and 4
The 2022 Fitch Colloquium is organized by the Historic Preservation Program at Columbia GSAPP in collaboration with the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Dialogues on Climate Justice
Recorded March 8
Climate justice is a leading issue for planning practice and cities. The panel was organized by PhD students in the Urban Planning Program at Columbia GSAPP.
Image at top: Bamboo Craft Village designed by Archi-Union. Photo by Bian Lin.
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