This year’s MSRED Conference, Elevating Cities; Actioning Real Estate, convened leaders from New York and across the country to confront urgent questions about the future of cities. Across two days of panels and dialogue, architects, planners, developers, financiers, and civic leaders examined how real estate can drive transformational change.
At Columbia GSAPP, shaping the built environment is understood not only as the production of form but as the shaping of societies and systems that must adapt to the climate crisis, spatial inequality, ecological interdependence, and shifting political and social forces. Real estate, in this context, is not merely a financial instrument but a critical arena where inclusion, access, and environmental responsibility must be foundational.
The conference underscored real estate’s power to advance equity and resilience at every scale, positioning New York City as both case study and call to action.
