In the Media
Friday, January 5, 2024
In Their "Epic" Lofted Studio, Artist Baseera Khan Paints, Collages, Draws, and Dreams
Artnet: Khan (M.F.A. '12) shares insights into their studio practice, favorite tools, and current explorations.
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
The Paris Olympics' Seine River Plan is Bold, Audacious … and Risky
The Washington Post: CRP Associate Professor Jennifer Minner, who studies the impact of mass events on their host cities, comments, "If it fails during the Olympics, it will be remembered as a large-scale failure, but that could be overcome by the permanent benefits that are realized over time."
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Wall Street's Growing Housing Stock Prices Out Latino Renters, Buyers
NBC News: The report cites CRP Associate Professor Suzanne Lanyi Charles's 2019 study showing that corporate ownership of housing is closely linked to locations where foreclosures had taken place in 2007 and 2008, which greatly impacted Latino and Black communities.
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
The Black Woman Architect Who Hopes to Change the Face of Design in America
Bloomberg CityLab: Kimberly Dowdell (B.Arch. '06) comments on her goals as the new AIA president, the challenges facing the field, and why every city should hire its own chief architect.
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
DeCordova Welcomes Hugh Hayden's Huff and a Puff to its Sculpture Park
ArtDaily: The new permanent commission by Hayden (B.Arch. '07) is a slanted replica of the one-room home where Henry David Thoreau lived in relative isolation at nearby Walden Pond.
Friday, December 22, 2023
Congestion Pricing Faces Pushback on All Fronts. What Might "Exemptions" Mean for Drivers?
WAMC Northeast Public Radio: CRP's Zakhary Mallett, a Strauch Fellow researching the intersection of transportation finance and travel behavior, weighs in on the congestion pricing plan for New York City.
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Greyhound Bus Stops Are Valuable Assets. Here's Who's Cashing In on Them
CNN: CRP Assistant Professor Nicholas Klein comments on the impact of bus lines shifting to curbside service.
Monday, December 18, 2023
A Platform for Something to Happen
The Architectural League of New York: Architecture faculty Jennifer Newsom and Tom Carruthers discuss their conceptual art and design practice.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Chad Oppenheim Named Winner of the 2023 American Prize for Architecture
Archinect: A prolific American architect, Oppenheim (B.Arch. '94) was lauded for work on five continents that is by turns equally "subtle, powerful, elegant, and deeply romantic."
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Bloomberg Citylab + Green: CRP Assistant Professor Linda Shi comments on the need for funding not just for property acquisition but for increased capacity at the state and local level to carry out joint buyout and climate adaptation efforts.
Monday, December 11, 2023
The Architect's Newspaper: In the Barbara G. Laurie Student Design Competition, first place was awarded to students from Cornell University for their project Reclaiming Albina’s Legacy: Carving as a Catalyst for Healing.
Friday, December 1, 2023
New York Will Plant Thousands of Trees Using New Tech to Maximize Foliage Impact
The Guardian: Alexander Kobald, who developed the 3D mapping tool Tree Folio NYC with the Design Across Scales Lab and the Urban Tech Hub, explains why it focuses on individual trees and can help better direct resources.
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
TIME100 Climate 2023: Mina Hasman
Time: Hasman (B.Arch. '08), sustainability director at Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill (SOM), appears on the list after her team launched a system that can evaluate the emissions potential of any project, enabling more carbon-conscious design industry-wide.
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
At the Chicago Architecture Biennial, Artists Run Free
The New York Times: A review of this year's event includes coverage of Architecture faculty Jennifer Newsom and Tom Carruthers's "precisely choreographed exploration" of Minneapolis architecture and George Floyd's murder.
Monday, November 20, 2023
Seattle, King County Initiatives Build A Better Approach To Construction Waste
The Seattle Times: Architecture Assistant Professor Felix Heisel comments on the barriers that need to be overcome for construction material reuse to happen.
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Amanda Williams: The Conscientious Artist
Chicago Magazine: Amanda Williams (B.Arch. '97) named one of six Chicagoans of the Year, representing "the best of our city."
Monday, November 13, 2023
A Black Woman's Rise in Architecture Shows How Far Is Left to Go
The New York Times: The article offers insights from Kimberly Dowdell (B.Arch. '06), who becomes president of the American Institute of Architects next month, as well as from Architecture Assistant Professor Peter Robinson (B.Arch. '98).
Friday, November 10, 2023
This is a Rehearsal Embodies the "Beauty and Horror" of Our Global Moment
The Architect's Newspaper: The Chicago Architecture Biennial's fifth iteration includes work by Architecture faculty Jennifer Newsom and Tom Carruthers (Dream The Combine) and Amanda Williams (B.Arch. '97).
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Thomas Heatherwick Selects Ten "Humanized" Buildings, Including AntiStatics Architecture's MaoHaus
Dezeen: Heatherwick showcases buildings that are "givers rather than takers," including MaoHaus in Beijing, China, by Assistant Professor of the Practice Martin Miller's design office.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
ArchDaily: Olalekan Jeyifous (B.Arch. '99) discusses his recent success, utopian approach to art and architecture, and why he feels science fiction could help the discipline break with exclusionary practices.
