In the Media
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.
Weiss/Manfredi Reimagines Iconic U.S. Embassy Campus in New Delhi, India
Arch Daily: Arch Daily covers alum Michael Manfredi's (M.Arch. '80) firm's commission to expand the U.S. embassy campus in New Delhi, India.
Artnet: Artnet's piece features recent M.F.A. alumna Amie Cunat's account of her adjustment to full-time teaching, art-making, and parenting.
The New Yorker: In The New Yorker, a memorial to Shirley Chisholm by architecture alums Amanda Williams and Olalekan Jeyifous, is among NYC's "monumental" changes.
Onassis USA Announces The Eureka Commissions, A Program Supporting New Projects From 15 Artists
Broadway World: Noted in Broadway World, Olalekan Jeyifous (B.Arch. '00) is one of 15 artists receiving grants to create new work for an exhibition at MoMA PS1 in Feb.
Number of Licensed Black Female Architects Increases to 500
Archinect: Increasing the number of Black licensed architects is an ongoing concern for many, such as architect and outgoing NOMA president Kimberly Dowdell (B.Arch. '06).
The Written Image: Black Futures
Poets & Writers: Noted in Poets & Writers, work by alumna Amanda Williams (B.Arch. '97) is part of a new book that asks what it means "to be Black and alive right now."
The Best Buildings of 2020 With Architecture's Future Under a Cloud
Wall Street Journal: A Wall Street Journal art reviewer says Höweler + Yoon's "Memorial to Enslaved Laborers" shows how art can address fraught times, encourage healing.
Moody Nolan Wins 2021 AIA Architecture Firm Award
ARCHITECT: In Architect, Moody Nolan, led by CEO Jonathan Moody (B.Arch. '07), is noted for carrying on the firm's exceptional legacy and body of work.
A Doc to Understand the Confiscation of the Memory of Architects
IDEAT: IDEAT features art alum Jill Magid's (B.F.A. '95) documentary film about the mysterious archives of storied architect Luis Barragán.
