- ECOGRAM: The Sustainability Question
October 24-25  Ecogram
GSAPP CLASS ANNIVERSARIES
This year, in addition to welcoming ALL GSAPP ALUMNI back for the Alumni Conference 2008, we will be honoring the 50th, 25th, and 10th anniversaries of the GSAPP classes of 1958, 1983, and 1998. We invite all alumni from all the programs back to Avery Hall to celebrate.
Reunion Committees:
Class of 1983
Robert Chattel (MsHP 1983), Reunion Chair
Janet Foster (MsHP 1983)
Betsy Igleheart (MsHP 1983)
Dale E. Peterson (M.Arch 1983)
Class of 1998
Joakim Aspegren (M.Arch and MsHP 1998), Reunion Chair
Gregory Christopher (M.Arch 1998)
Inaki Echeverria (MsAUD 1998)
Ali-Reza Razavi (MsAAD 1998)
Max Strang (M.Arch 1998)
Warren Whitlock (MsRED 1998)
If you are a member of one of these classes and wish to receive more information, please contact Melissa Cowley Wolf, GSAPP Alumni Relations, at mw2299@columbia.edu or 212.854.2834
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WHAT IS ECOGRAM?
Even though "green" is everywhere, the concepts of sustainability and ecological design and development are still marginal in schools of architecture as well as in architectural discourse at large. That buildings and cities are significant polluters and catalysts of climate change is beyond question. Buildings and the building industry currently contribute at least 40-50% of greenhouse gases. As more than half of the world's population will live in cities by the end of 2008, most of them in developing countries where environmental controls are often weak or nonexistent, thinking about "sustainable development" seems all the more urgent.
This event will bring together a confluence of approaches that will not only inform but also inspire. We intend to introduce both the larger framework of sustainability - social, political, economic and environmental - as well as the specific issues related to ecological design. The speakers we have selected range from scientists, environmental historians, engineers, developers, planners, preservationists, architects, activists, journalists and educators.
One of the central questions this event seeks to address is whether sustainability, identified with protecting nature and minimizing ecological intervention, stands in opposition to urbanization, often seen as a consequence of development and aesthetic expression. If not, what are some imaginative, technologically sophisticated approaches to ecological design, planning and development? Do professionals have the potential to make a positive contribution to new articulations of sustainability?
Other issues we aim to bring to the table include equity and ethics - for instance, is sustainability a way of preserving privilege for the developed world while "outsourcing" polluting industries and waste to poorer countries? To what extent is change demanded of both architectural practice and architectural education that might adequately address (and critique) sustainability? How can the values of environmentalism and sustainability be integrated into the ways in which professionals and critics think of the built environment?
ORGANIZED BY
Dean Mark Wigley
Ioanna Theocharopoulou, Ph.D. (MsAAD 1996, Ph.D. Arch. 2007), Adjunct Professor of Architecture, GSAPP
Mitchell Joachim, Ph.D. (M.Arch 1997), Adjunct Professor of Architecture, GSAPP
Melissa Cowley Wolf, GSAPP Alumni Relations
Benjamin Prosky, GSAPP Events
Phillip Anzalone (M.Arch 1997), Technical Director, Avery Digital Fabrication Laboratory, GSAPP
This Conference was made possible in part by the generous support of Con Edison.
PROGRAM
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20
PANEL: ECO-CRAFT: Design, Context + Innovation
Wood Auditorium, Avery Hall
6:30 PM
Michelle Addington - Professor, Yale School of Architecture
Dickson D. Despommier - Professor of Public Health and Microbiology, Columbia University
Matthias Schuler - Engineer, TRANSSOLAR, Stuttgart
Cameron Sinclair - Co-Founder, Architecture for Humanity
Moderated by Mitchell Joachim, Ph.D. (M.Arch 1997) and Ioanna Theocharopoulou, Ph.D. (MsAAD 1996, Ph.D. Arch. 2007), - Adjunct Professors of Architecture, GSAPP
Opening reception for the exhibit, Ecology. Design. Synergy. Behnisch Architekten + Transsolar Climate Engineering, to follow at the Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery, Buell Hall
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22
ALUMNI KEYNOTE LECTURE
Wood Auditorium, Avery Hall
6:30 PM
Daniel Wood (M.Arch 1992) and Amale Andraos
WORK Architecture Company, New York
Reception to Follow
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24
FACULTY KEYNOTE LECTURE
Wood Auditorium, Avery Hall
6:30 PM
Kenneth Frampton
Ware Professor of Architecture, GSAPP
Reception to Follow
AVERY HALL SOCIETY LEADERS DINNER
8:00 PM
Special Event for the Leaders and Partners of The Avery Hall Society
By separate invitation only
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25
REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
Brownie's Cafe, Avery Hall
10:00 AM
WELCOME
Wood Auditorium, Avery Hall
10:30 AM
Mark Wigley, Dean of GSAPP
INTRODUCTION
Ioanna Theocharopoulou, Ph.D. (MsAAD 1996, Ph.D. Arch 2007) - Adjunct Professor of Architecture, GSAPP
Mitchell Joachim, Ph.D. (M.Arch 1997)- Adjunct Professor of Architecture, GSAPP
PANEL: ECO-SEARCH: Research, Culture + Policy
Wood Auditorium, Avery Hall
11:00 AM
Sarah Haga - Director, Owner's Representative Studio, Jonathan Rose Companies
Nilda Mesa - Assistant Vice President, Environmental Stewardship, Columbia University
Kate Orff - Assistant Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, GSAPP; Founding Principal, SCAPE
Jorge Otero-Pailos - Professor of Historic Preservation, GSAPP
Kyong Park - Associate Professor of Public Culture, University of California, San Diego; Founder, Storefront for Art and Architecture, New York
Smita Srinivas - Assistant Professor of Urban Planning; Director, Technological Change Lab, GSAPP
Moderated by Elliott Sclar - Professor of Urban Planning, GSAPP
LUNCH, TOURS, TALK, and EXHIBITIONS
12:30 - 2:30 PM
Carbon Footprint: A Personal Air Quality Track
Sarah Williams - Director, Spatial Iinformation Design Lab, Columbia University GSAPP
Avery Digital Fabrication Laboratory
Phillip Anzalone (M.Arch 1997) - Associate Director, Building Technologies and Technical Director, Avery Digital Fabrication Laboratory, Columbia University GSAPP
The Temple Hoyne Buell Center for American Architecture
Reinhold Martin - Director, The Buell Center and Professor of Architecture, Columbia University GSAPP
Open Studios
Ecology. Design. Synergy. Behnisch Architekten + Transsolar Climate Engineering
Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery, Buell Hall
Amphorae, the 2008 Young Alumni Exhibition
Avery Hall
PANEL: ECO-ED: Education, Practice + Ecology
Wood Auditorium, Avery Hall
2:30 PM
SHoP Architects, P.C
Bruce Lindsey - Dean, Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design, Washington University
John Peterson - Founder, Public Architecture
Zoka Zola - Principal, zoka zola architecture + urban design, Chicago
Moderated by Mark Wigley - Dean of GSAPP
ALUMNI WEEKEND CELEBRATION
Cocktails and Dinner
Low Library
6:30 PM
ADDITIONAL ALUMNI WEEK ACTIVITIES
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23
Class of 1998 Happy Hour
Time and Location TBA
Historic Preservation Alumni Event
Time and Location TBA
Real Estate Development Alumni Event
Time and Location TBA
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ALUMNI WORK/PHOTO SUBMISSION
All alumni are invited to submit images of recent work and photos of their time at GSAPP.
Guidelines are as follows:
Send your work to alumniwork@columbia.edu
or
Office of Development and Alumni Relations
403 Avery Hall, 1172 Amsterdam Avenue, NY, NY 10027
-Please submit 3 images maximum , in TIFF or JPEG format
-Minimum size is 5" x 7" at 200dpi, RGB Color
-Please try to keep your images below 10mb each
- YOU MUST name your files with the following format:
Firstname_Lastname_program_year_01.tif, ...02.tif, etc.
(ie : John_Doe_AAD_88_01.tif)
-Be sure to provide the name and location of the work
-Include your Name, Program and Graduation Year in the body of the email as well as required image credits, if necessary.
Images may be edited or cropped for space.
Improperly formatted images will not be used.
THE FOLLOWING ARE NYC HOTEL SUGGESTIONS.
Please check with the Hotel for Seasonal Rates.
Institutional guest rooms within the Columbia neighborhood (Please note that most of the following have a maximum of 7 nights stay. These rates do not include tax and are subject to change seasonally.)
International House
Click here for information:
w.ihouse-nyc.org
500 Riverside Drive (at W. 122 St.)
New York, NY 10027
(212) 316-8436
Teachers College - NEW RESIDENCE HALL
www.tc.columbia.edu
1230 Amsterdam Ave. (at W. 120 St.)
(212) 678-3235
Email: housing@tc.edu
12 Guest Rooms; complex pricing structure from $70 - $105 per night for singles, doubles, and suites with kitchen/bath.
Call for details M-F 9am-5pm
Union Theological Seminary - Landmark Guest Rooms
www.uts.columbia.edu
3041 Broadway (at W. 121 St.)
(212) 280-1313, everyday 10am-4pm
25 Guest Rooms. Rates begin at $135/single, $155/double per night, plus tax.
Complimentary breakfast included M-F. Local calls are free, air-conditioning, cable, mini-refrigerator, daily housekeeping.
upper west side
Lucerne Hotel
www.newyorklucernehotel.com
201 West 79th Street (at Broadway)
New York, NY 10024
(212) 875-1000
Beacon Hotel
www.beaconhotelnewyork.com
2130 Broadway (at 75th Street)
New York, NY 10023
(212) 787-1100
On The Ave Hotel
www.ontheave-nyc.com
2178 Broadway (at 77th street)
New York, NY 10024
(212) 362-1100 Fax (212) 787-9521
Info@ontheave-nyc.com
Reservations: reservations@stayinny.com
Toll Free (800) 497-6028
Local (212) 651-3351
fax (917) 441-0295
midtown
Hudson Hotel New York
www.hudsonhotel.com
356 West 58th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues)
New York, New York 10019
(212) 554-6000 Fax (212) 554-6001
Reservations (800) 697-1791
The Westin New York at Times Square
www.westinny.com
The Westin New York at Times Square
270 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
(212) 201-2700 Fax (212) 201-2701
Reservations: (866) 837-4183
Hyatt New York
www.grandnewyork.hyatt.com
W New York - Times Square
1567 Broadway (at 47th Street)
New York, New York 10036
(212) 930-7400 Fax (212) 930-7500
www.starwoodhotels.com/whotels
Courtyard Manhattan Times Square South
www.courtyardtimessquare.com
114 West 40th Street
New York, New York, 10018
(212) 391-0088 Fax (212)391-6023
downtown
The Gershwin Hotel
www.gershwinhotel.com
7 East 27th Street
New York, NY 10016
(212) 545-8000
Fax (212) 684-5546 E-Mail: reservations@gershwinhostel.com
Soho Grand
www.sohogrand.com
310 West Broadway
New York, NY 10013
Reservations: (800) 965-3000
Tribeca Grand
www.tribecagrand.com
2 Ave of The Americas
New York, NY 10013
Reservations: (877) 519-6600
W New York - Union Square
www.starwoodhotels.com/whotels
201 Park Avenue South
New York, New York 10003
(212) 253-9119 Fax (212) 253-9229
upper east side
The Bentley Hotel
www.bentleyhotelnewyork.com
500 East 62nd Street
New York, NY 10021
Reservations: (954) 252-3416
The Franklin Hotel
www.franklinhotel.com
164 East 87th Street (off Lexington Avenue)
New York, NY 10128
Reservations: (800) 607-4009
(212) 369-1000 Fax: (212) 369-8000 Email: info@franklinhotel.com
Marriott Hotels
Days Inn
Hampton Inn Suites
New York Holiday Inn
alumni.columbia.edu
Prefer a bed and breakfast in the city?
www.manhattanlodging.worldweb.com/BedBreakfasts
The following websites are helpful for planning air travel and hotel:
www.threedayweekends.com
www.nyc.com
www.travelocity.com
www.orbitz.com
www.tripadvisor.com
Useful Links
Newspapers & magazines: Online editions
The New York Times
New York Daily News
New York Post
The New Yorker
PARKING GARAGES
Below is a list of commercial garages in the University Morningside Campus area, provided by Columbia University Parking Services. Please note that this list should not be interpreted as a recommendation of these establishments.
E & B OPERATING CORP.
137 W. 108th Street
(212) 865-8315
HRF OPERATING
151 W. 108th Street & Amsterdam Avenue
(212) 865-2314
GGMC PARKING 512-520 W. 112th Street
Between Broadway & Amsterdam Avenue (212) 865-1754
RIVERSIDE CHURCH
Claremont & W 120th Street
(212) 870-6736
GMC
532 W. 122nd Street
(212) 961-1075
COLUMBIA WATERFRONT
69 St. Claire Place a.k.a. 712 W 125th Street
(212) 531-4400
GMC
603-11 W. 129th Street
(212) 749-2548
NOHAR REPAIR
615 W. 129th Street
(212) 666-1067
MTP
3300 Broadway at 129th Street
(212) 280-7487
MTP
635 W. 131 Street
(212) 368-2579
EDISON PARKING CORP.
Riverside Drive & W. 134th Street
(212) 283-8212
59TH STREET PUBLIC PARKING, INC.
641 W. 59TH STREET
Between 11th & 12th Avenue
(212) 265-1189
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