In the Media
Amanda Williams: Embodied Sensations, Apr 10–Jun 20 at MoMA
Museum of Modern Art: "Who has the freedom to move, and why?" In her participatory exhibition, artist Amanda Williams (B.Arch. '97) considers this question and invites audiences to consider four keywords—care, knowledge, access, and power. Opens April 10 at MoMA.
SO – IL and Jennifer Bonner Among Architects Designing ADUs for LA's Standard Plan Program
DesignBoom: In DesignBoom, work by alumnus Sekou Cooke (B.Arch. '99) is among recently approved designs for the City of Los Angeles to develop plans for more accessible housing.
After Architecture Believes Natural Waste Is the Future of Construction
Cultured: Cultured features a sustainable project by the firm of B.Arch. 2013 graduates Katie MacDonald and Kyle Schumann that is a critique of the standard practice of wood-beam construction, deforestation, and material waste.
Peter Gerakaris Completes AquaVerse Commission
Instagram: Fine art alum Peter Gerakaris (B.F.A. '03) adds finishing touches to AquaVerse, a site-specific commission in collaboration with ZTCA Hamptons Architecture. Gerakaris plans upcoming projects at the Museum of Arts & Design and more.
How Can Blackness Construct America?
The New York Times: New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman writes about the new Black Reconstruction Collective of architects and artists including alumni Olalekan Jeyifous, Sekou Cooke, Amanda Williams, and Sean Anderson.
100 Women to Watch in Architecture
Architizer: Architizer's list of 100 Women to Watch in Architecture include Kimberly Dowdell (B.Arch. '06); visiting critics Dasha Khapalova and Stella Betts among others.
Exhibit Columbus announces virtual 2021 Design Presentations lineup
The Architect's Newspaper: The Architect's Newspaper presents the lineup of the highly anticipated Exhibit Columbus 2021 design presentations this March, featuring Olalekan Jeyifous (B.Arch. '00) among others.
MoMA's Reconstructions Takes A Hard Look At Racism In The Built Environment
Culteredmag: In Cultured, co-curators Sean Anderson (B.Arch./B.S. '96) and Mabel O. Wilson discuss MoMA's Reconstructions show that includes work by Sekou Cooke (B.Arch. '99), Olalekan Jeyifous (B.Arch. '00), and Amanda Williams (B.Arch. '97).
MoMA Receives Donation of 100 Photos by Women Artists Spanning a Century
Hyperallergic: A substantial gift of images from the early modernist period to today represents examples of women artists' pioneering work, among them Louise Lawler (B.F.A. '69) and Catherine Opie. In Hyperallergic.
Weiss/Manfredi and Reed Hilderbrand Release New Plans for Longwood Gardens
Architectural Record: Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA, announced plans for transforming 17 acres of its botanical gardens, woodlands, and meadows, led by the firm of Michael Manfredi (M.Arch. '80). In Architectural Record.
10 Black Architects Making History Today
Architizer: Architizer's list of top Black architects includes upcoming architecture guest lecturer Sean Canty and alumni Sekou Cooke (B.Arch. '99); Kimberly Dowdell (B.Arch. '06); and Moody Nolan's Curtis Moody, led by CEO Jonathan Moody (B.Arch. '07).
PIN-UP 29—Reconstructions Fall Winter 2020/21
PIN-UP: PIN-UP features video portraits of Black Reconstruction Collective founders Sekou Cooke (B.Arch. '99), Olalekan Jeyifous (B.Arch. '00), and Amanda Williams (B.Arch. '97) in a special issue on the Reconstructions show at MoMA.
Madame Architect's Julia Gamolina on Rejecting Misogyny in Architecture
Arch Daily: ArchDaily features Design and the City with Julia Gamolina (B.Arch. ’13), a podcast on community, collaboration, and media.
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Cole Norgaarden (B.S. URS '17), an organizer with Debt Collective in South Philadelphia, says full debt cancellation is the only equitable solution in this article from The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Queens Solid Waste Advisory Board Gains Formal Recognition
Queens Daily Eagle : Wylie Goodman (M.R.P. '17), founder and chair of the New York City borough advisory board's organizing committee, says formal recognition of the board opens the door to more community participation. Reported by Queens Daily Eagle.
Extra! Extra! Kim Hastreiter's Back With "The New Now"
The New Yorker: In The New Yorker, a New York City art mentor hoped alum Jill Magid (B.F.A. '95) would hand out pennies from her performance project Tender to help launch a new broadside publication.
25 Creative Revolutionaries Lead the Way for Positive Change
CODAworx: CODAworx named Associate Professor Jenny Sabin and alumna Meredith Winner (B.F.A. '08) among a community of creative designers who inspire positive change.
Brooklyn-Based Artist Olalekan Jeyifous Imagines a New York Transformed by Climate Change
Architectural Digest: Architectural Digest previews Jeyifous's (B.Arch. '00) commissioned work in MoMA's upcoming "Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America."
Jan. 16–Mar. 13: James Siena in Xippas Gallery Paris "30 Years Already #1"
Xippas Gallery Paris: Abstract painter and alum James Siena (B.F.A. '79) is among the artists whose work is celebrated in the Xippas Gallery Paris 30th anniversary exhibition.
Cornell AAP's New York City Program Receives $10 Million Gift from Gensler Family
The Architect's Newspaper: Arch Paper announces the Gensler family's substantial gift that will enable AAP to sustain its New York City program, AAP NYC.
