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{ _____ } agency

Architectural models displayed on small round tables and large printed site maps across a polished gallery floor, with architectural drawings mounted on white walls in the background.
Architectural models and site plans on display during Visiting Lecturer Alessandro Orsini’s M.S. AAD studio final review in the Gensler Family AAP NYC Center's West Gallery. photo / Arryan Siingh

Exhibition

Location

Gensler Family AAP NYC Center

11 E Loop Rd, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10044

Contact

Gensler Family AAP NYC Center

aapnyc@cornell.edu

Abstract

Multiple forms of agency overlap to shape how people interact, how cities function, and how places evolve and gain meaning. This exhibition explores the hidden agencies that drive New York City’s perpetual flux through mapping, reimagining, reclaiming, and redistributing forms of power and action. Featuring works by students in the Gensler Family AAP NYC Center’s M.S. AUD (Advanced Urban Design), M.S. AAD (Advanced Architectural Design), Landscape Architecture, and City Visionaries programs, { _____ } agency reveals the potential for familiar conditions and elements to become instruments of change.

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