Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation announces the GSAPP Incubator Prize to support alumni-led projects through five awards of $10,000 each

Launched in 2015, the GSAPP Incubator supports GSAPP alumni in their development of new ideas and projects about architecture, contemporary culture, and the future of the city. With the upcoming closing of the New Museum’s NEW INC space at 231 Bowery, where the GSAPP Incubator was an anchor tenant for the past four years, the initiative will be redeveloped during the coming years. During this transitional period, Columbia GSAPP will maintain its commitment to supporting innovative alumni-led projects by offering direct financial support to selected recipients. During the 2019–2020 cycle, this GSAPP Incubator Prize (the “Prize”) will award five alumni prizes of $10,000 to advance their projects and support new forms of engaged practice.

The Prize encourages a wide range of experiments initiated by Columbia GSAPP graduates, while focusing on a specific topic of inquiry each year. The 2019-2020 cycle is dedicated to Climate Change at the Building Scale and seeks projects that advance environmental concerns in architecture and its related fields. As a platform for entrepreneurship and expanded modes of practice, the Prize supports projects that bridge critical discourse and active practice and engagement.

The Prize is open to recent Columbia GSAPP graduates from across its programs. Recipients will develop their work independently and can be based internationally. Operating within the broader ecosystem of Columbia GSAPP’s commitment to new forms of design research and practice, GSAPP Incubator Prize recipients will convene at the School for discussions and exchanges throughout their one-year award period, and will present their work at the School at the end of the academic year.

The call for submissions launches on June 5, 2019, and is open to alumni of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation who graduated between 2004 and 2018. The submission deadline is July 15, 2019 and winners will be announced by September 3, 2019.

Applications can be submitted via online form.

Requirements include a CV, a portfolio or prior work samples in PDF format, a 750-word project description, and two professional references.

In accordance with University and Federal policy, prizes and awards are taxable. Recipients are responsible for reporting taxable payments and for remitting any tax due with their personal income tax return. U.S. withholding tax may apply to foreign recipients.

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