Today at 6:30pm, architect Boonserm Premthada, who is leading an Advanced VI Architecture studio at GSAPP this semester, will deliver the first lecture of the Spring 2023 public programming series. Titled “Non-Human Centered Architecture,” the talk will present the latest work of Boonserm’s firm, Bangkok Project Studio.

Later this week, Sheryl-Ann Simpson will speak about how states and communities interact in place as it relates to citizenship, immigration, environmental justice, and urban health; architect and Fulbright visiting scholar Sophie Leemans will discuss the transformation of dispersed European territories, geographies, and ecologies with respect to water infrastructure networks; and Dror Poleg will deliver a lecture on the impact of remote work, artificial intelligence, and non-linear production on real estate development.

Save the date for Graphics Project lectures on February 3 and portfolio reviews on February 4–5!

Graphics Project is an annual series of lectures, discussions, and portfolio reviews exploring the role of graphic design in the field of architecture. The initiative aims to help students build a successful graduation portfolio while simultaneously unpacking the topics, tools, and trends of contemporary graphic design.

February 3: Lectures

• Andrea Chiney, Arianna Deane (A+A+A, GSAPP, Parsons)
• Manuel Miranda (MMP, Yale)
• Jonathan Lee (Google)

February 4–5: Portfolio Review

• The portfolio reviews are open to graduating Columbia University students only. Students will have a chance to share and receive feedback on their WIP portfolio layouts. Visit the Graphics Project website for more information. A registration form for the portfolio reviews will be posted soon.

Tuesday Talks pairs current students with alumni professionals for hour-long, one-on-one conversations about career development. This session includes:

• Jacob Feit ‘06 MSUP (Department of Army)
• Udit Goel ‘18 M.Arch (Studio Ma)
• Maximilian Hartman '15 M.Arch/'16 MSRED (JDS Development Group)
• Doneliza Joaquin '12 MSUP (Google)
• Jewelle Kennedy '14 MSRED (Ensemble Real Estate Investments)
• Anne Kurtin '10 M.Arch (University of Arizona)
• Samer Mohammad '18 MSAAD (AGi architects)
• Nathan Ogle AIA '95 MSAUD (TRACTORgreen | 12CHC | Design Management)
• Ameesh Patel '03 MSRED (Miura Holdings)
• Tomás Quijada AIA '99 MSAAD (STUDIOS architecture)
• Miranda Shugars '18 M.Arch (Virginia Tech)
• Andrew Thompson AIA '93 MSAUD (Passaic County)
• Wan-Ting Tsai '18 MSAUD (CGL Companies Architects, PLLC)
• Daniel Vega '18 MSRED (StoryBuilt)
• Anne Weber FAIA '82 M.Arch/MSHP (John G. Waite Associates, PLLC)
• Zhen Wu '20 MSRED (Truist Securities)
• Jennifer Whisenhunt '13 MSHP (Beyer Blinder Belle)
• Raymond Zhang '11 MSRED (Heitman)
  

• The Reggio School designed by Dean Andrés Jaque/Office for Political Innovation is described as “one of the most inventive school buildings of the century, breaking ground in everything from its layout, to the use of materials and its relationship to the natural world” in The Guardian.

• Faculty Karla Rothstein’s firm Latent Productions’ adaptive reuse project Greylock WORKS was recently visited by Massachusetts governor Maura Healey among other officials to announce a $987 million economic development bonding bill — the space was cited as “an example of what the program can do.” Read more in The Berkshire Eagle.

• “The Oceanic,” Professor Steven Holl’s first editorial as Guest Editor of Domus, states that the latest issue “aspires to express the concept that humans are organisms that are absolutely dependent on other organisms, with a sense of art that is open, unbounded, a feeling of something limitless… the oceanic.” Read more in Domus.