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GCPE Faculty Selected As NYC Public Artist in Residence

Ifeoma Ebo will work with the Mayor’s Public Engagement Unit (PEU) over the next 12 months to create public artwork that bridges gaps between government and community.

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SoA Faculty Present Panel Connecting Architecture and Energy

Held in conjunction with the Center for Architecture's exhibition Making Energy Visible, on Jan. 27, four panelists — including SoA faculty members Karen Bausman, Lawrence Blough, and Jonathan Scelsa — will present their works.

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SoA Dean Quilian Riano Makes 2026 Prediction In Archinect’s Survey Of Design Leaders

As the architecture field faces continued uncertainty in 2026, Archinect asked a range of design leaders about their reflections and observations for the year ahead.

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SoA Faculty’s Writing Featured In Three Recent Publications

"Cold Case," featured in the September/October issue of the Los Angeles Review of Architecture, is the prologue to his upcoming book "Aspect Ratio Matinee Idol."

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SoA Faculty Recognized By Graham Foundation

Announced Nov. 12, the award "supports the completion of outstanding doctoral dissertations on architecture and its role in the arts, culture, and society."

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Three GCPE Students Awarded 2025-2026 ANHD Community Development Graduate Fellowships

Over the course of 10 months, the fellows will work with their partner organizations — including Habitat for Humanity, Fifth Avenue Committee, and Rise Now Inc. — on a meaningful community development project in New York City.

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SoA Faculty Richard Piccolo Honored with Exhibit of Watercolors and Drawings at Palazzo Taverna in Rome

Richard Piccolo was honored with an exhibition of over 70 of his travel drawings and watercolors produced while on field trips with the students of the Pratt Rome Program over his fifty-year career as its leader.

SoA Faculty Christian Lynch’s Firm Receives 2025 Design Award of Honor

School of Architecture faculty Christian Lynch's firm LYNCH EISINGER DESIGN Architects is the recipient of a 2025 Design Award of Honor from the Society of American Registered Architects.

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New Futures for Urbanism: Congratulations to the GCPE Class of 2025

Join us in welcoming thirty-six practitioners to the fields of preservation, placemaking, environmental sustainability, and planning, whose research and commitment to community-based work expands and redefines our disciplines.

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SoA Faculty Michael Zimmerman Selected for Special Recognition in the Los Angeles Small Lots, Big Impacts Design Competition

Studio Zimm, led by School of Architecture faculty Michael Zimmerman, teamed up with FORMA to design a project for the Los Angeles Small Lots, Big Impacts design competition.