Lecture
Location
Gensler Family AAP NYC Center
11 E Loop Rd, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10044
Contact
Alumni Affairs and Development
(607) 255-7510
Recording
Biography
Kim Yao
Kim Yao, FAIA, holds an undergraduate degree in architecture from Columbia College, Columbia University, and a Master of Architecture from Princeton University. She is a lecturer at MIT and has taught at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation; The School of Constructed Environments at Parsons the New School for Design; and Barnard College (2001–2011). She has lectured widely throughout the United States and abroad. Yao has been awarded the AIA New York (AIANY) Medal of Honor and the Beverly Willis Foundation Mentorship Award. She was President of AIANY in 2020 and serves on the Board of the Center for Architecture.
The L. Michael Goldsmith Lecture, held annually in New York City, was established in 2009 in memory of architect Michael Goldsmith (B.Arch. ’72) by his family and friends in recognition of his passion for his education at Cornell, his career, and his love of the profession of architecture.
Introduction by J. Meejin Yoon, Gale and Ira Drukier Dean of the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning.
In advance of the Goldsmith lecture, AAP’s Molly Sheridan talked to Kim Yao about her experiences in teaching and practice. Read the conversation.
