BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.2//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:806@live-spitzer-arch.pantheonsite.io DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270226T170000 DTSTAMP:20260817T171727Z URL:https://live-spitzer-arch.pantheonsite.io/events/design-matters-in-fav or-of-urban-public-space/ SUMMARY:Design Matters: In Favor of Urban Public Space DESCRIPTION:The Spitzer School of Architecture joins the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB) in celebrating the twenty-fifth anniver sary of the European Prize for Urban Public Space\, a biennial competition organized by the CCCB that\, since 2000\, has recognized projects that cr eate\, transform\, and recover public spaces understood to be clear indica tors of the democratic health of cities within Europe. With a robust exhib ition documenting a quarter-century of exemplary design focused on urban p ublic space\, and a robust program of public events\, the Spitzer School a nd the CCCB insist that design matters and that dialogue about cities and public space is both possible and necessary in our increasingly urbanized and fractured world.\n \;\nExhibition\nThe exhibition starts from the premise that design shapes the conditions of everyday life in cities. It p ositions design as a critical form of inquiry that engages questions of eq uity\, governance\, ecology\, and collective well-being\, and tackles desi gn in relationship to ten themes.\n\n Memory: Overlapping Times\n Mobili ty: Sharing Movement\n Hybrids: Fostering Complexity\n Waterfront: Livin g with Water\n Naturalization: Activating Ecologies\n Recycle: Revitaliz ing Urban Fabrics\n Marketplace: Exchanging Wealth\n Participation: Bein g Together\n Housing and Public Space\n Childhood and Care\n\nThe soluti ons exhibited offer examples of best practices at every possible scale of intervention: a bench\, a playground\, a waterway\, a public square.\n&nb sp\;\nPublic Events\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Spitzer Scho ol and the CCCB will convene a robust program of public events\, hosting c onversations between colleagues from different parts of the world.\n\nPra ctitioners\, teachers\, and thinkers will reflect on the expanded role of design in contemporary society and examine how architectural and urban pra ctices can respond to complex\, often conflicting demands ranging from pub lic accountability and environmental resilience to cultural specificity an d global interdependence. The discussions will foreground design not as a neutral act\, but as a situated and ethical practice with material consequ ences.\n \;\nColloquium: Why Design Matters? In Favor of Urban Public Space\nThursday\, September 10\, 2026\, 4:00 PM\n\nIntroduction: Prof. Fab ian Llonch\n\nModerator: Prof. Julio Salcedo-Fernandez\, Director\, Gradua te Program in Urban Design\n\nPanelists (15-minute presentations):\n\nMari a Buhigas\, Chief Architect of the City of Barcelona\n\nJosep Ricart\, Pri ncipal\, Harquitectes\n\nClaire Weisz\, Principal\, WXY\, New York\n\nHow can design respond to urgent challenges without reinforcing existing inequ alities? What does it mean to design for resilience in a rapidly changing world? How can diverse voices shape the outcomes of design processes? What responsibilities do designers hold in shaping these futures? How might de sign move beyond problem-solving to become a tool for collective imaginati on and transformation?\n \;\nExhibit Opening and Reception\nThursday\, September 10\, 2026\, 6:00 PM\n\nWelcome remarks:\n\nDr. Vince Boudreau\, President\, The City College of New York\n\nDr. Marta Gutman\, Dean and P rofessor\, Spitzer School of Architecture\n\nJudit Carrera\, Director\, CC CB\n\n\n\nIn addition to Judit Carrera Escudé\, Pilar Soldevila i García \, CCCB Executive Director\, Mario Corea Delepianne\, Infrastructures and Technical Production Section\, and Elisabet Goula Sardà\, Head of the De bates Service\, will join the opening.\n \;\nColloquium: Why Care Matt ers\nThursday\, October 8\, 2026\, 2:00 PM (tentative)\n\nIntroduction: Ma rina Correia\, Architect\, historian\, adjunct assistant professor\, Spitz er School of Architecture\n\nModerator: Dr. Marta Gutman\, Dean and Profes sor\, Spitzer School of Architecture\n\nPanelists (15-minute presentations ):\n\nDr. Zaida Muxi\, Architect\, City Planner\, Distinguished Professor in Architecture for the School of Architecture\, Art and Design\, Tecnoló gico de Monterrey\, Mexico\n\nProf. Sasha Topolnytska\, Architect\, Adjunc t Lecturer\, Spitzer School of Architecture\n\nAnnya Ramirez-Jimenez\, AIA \, Partner\, Marvel Designs\n\nWhat infrastructures are in place to sustai n care? How can cities and institutions better support those who give and receive it? How might care reshape our understanding of independence and i nterdependence? What would it mean to design with care at the center? How might prioritizing care transform our environments\, our policies\, and ou r collective futures?\n \;\nColloquium: Why Housing Matters\nThursday\ , November 5\, 2026\, 2:00 PM (tentative)\n\nIntroduction: Prof. Kaja Kueh l\n\nModerator: Prof. Laura Wainer\n\nPanelists (15-minute presentations): \n\nMimi Hoang\, Architect and Principal\, nARCHITECTS\, New York\n\nJing Liu\, Architect and Principal\, SO-IL\, New York\n\nCassim Shepard\, Disti nguished Lecturer\, Spitzer School of Architecture\n\nWhat defines “secu re” housing today? Who has access to it\, and who is left out? How do po licies and markets shape these conditions? What role can design play in ad dressing displacement and affordability? And how might housing respond to climate realities while remaining equitable? What would it mean to treat housing as a right rather than a privilege? How can we imagine new models of living that support both individual dignity and collective well-being?\ n \;\nMumford Lecture 2027\nSave-the-date: Monday\, February 22\, 2027 \n\nLocation: Great Hall of Shepard Hall at The City College of New York\n \nLecturer: Dr. Eleni Myrivili\n\nDr. Myrivili’s talk will be related to the exhibit\; the title and abstract are to come.\n\nDr. Myrivili is Chie f Heat Officer for the United Nations Human Settlements Programme. Leading figure in urban climate resilience\, recognized among Nature’s 10 peopl e who helped shape science in 2023\, as well as Earth.org’s Ten Women L eading the Fight Against Climate Change\, and PlanetMark’s 10 Inspiratio nal Female Voices in the Climate Race in 2024. Today\, she serves as Glob al Chief Heat Officer for UN-Habitat and the Atlantic Council’s Climate Resilience Center and as Strategic Advisor for the Global Covenant of Mayo rs. As elected deputy Mayor for the City of Athens (2014-2019) she spearhe aded the city’s Urban Resilience\, secured 55m from EIB for its implemen tation. Recognition for this work led to engagement with multiple cities a nd organizations worldwide\, as she focused on building resilience to risi ng temperatures. Eleny Myrivili was member of the Jury of the European Pr ize for Urban Public Space in 2022.\n\nThis lecture series was founded by the late Michael Sorkin\, distinguished professor\, former director of Spi tzer’s Urban Design Program\, and one of the most incisive voices in the critical discourse on cities. Named in honor of Lewis Mumford\, the influ ential writer\, critic\, and urbanist who attended City College\, the seri es invites figures whose work reshapes how we think about cities\, offeri ng impactful visions for the future of urban life.\n CATEGORIES:Events,Exhibits LOCATION:Spitzer School Atrium Gallery\, 141 Convent Avenue\, New York\, NY \, 10031\, United States GEO:40.8177595;-73.95047339999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=141 Convent Avenue\, New Yo rk\, NY\, 10031\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Spitzer School Atrium Gallery:geo:40.8177595,-73.95047339999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR