Open House - Columbia GSAPP

The 2023 Open House for Prospective Students took place in October, 2023.

The in-person event is held on Monday, October 16, 2023 with campus and building tours; meetings with the Dean, Program Directors, faculty, and students; open courses and studio reviews; lectures; receptions; and more.
Please register online to attend.

Additional online events including program-specific curriculum presentations are held throughout the week from Tuesday, October 17. Register for upcoming sessions below, and view recordings of past sessions.

Master of Architecture Curriculum Presentation

Mario Gooden, M.Arch Program Director, with Architecture Faculty, October 2023

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Master of Architecture Curriculum Presentation

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MS in Real Estate Development Curriculum Presentation

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MS in Advanced Architectural Design Curriculum Presentation

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MS in Urban Planning Curriculum Presentation

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MS in Architecture and Urban Design Curriculum Presentation

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MS in Computational Design Practices Curriculum Presentation

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MS in Critical, Curatorial, and Conceptual Practices Curriculum Presentation

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PhD in Architecture Program Overview

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PhD in Historic Preservation Program Overview

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PhD in Urban Planning Program Overview

Admissions Events

Virtual Tour

If you are unable to visit in person, please explore the interactive 3-D model of GSAPP’s buildings and facilities on the Virtual Visit page.

In-Person Open House

Monday, 16 October 2023

9:00AM – 11:00AM
Check-in, Breakfast, GSAPP Fair
Low Library Faculty Room
10:00AM – 12:00PM
Campus and Building Visits with Avery Library Tours
Tours leave from Low Library
10:00AM – 11:00AM
MSHP Curriculum Overview with Program Director Jorge Otero-Pailos
Preservation Lab (Schermerhorn Hall Extn. 655)
12:00PM – 1:30PM
Lunch with Faculty and Student Representatives
East Gallery, Buell Hall
1:30PM – 2:00PM
Welcome and School Overview by Dean Andrés Jaque
East Gallery, Buell Hall
2:00PM – 3:00PM
MArch Curriculum Overview by Program Director Mario Gooden
Wood Auditorium
MSAAD Curriculum Overview by Dean and Program Director Andrés Jaque
Avery 114
MSRED Curriculum Overview by Program Director Patrice Derrington
Fayerweather 209
MSCCCP Curriculum Overview by Program Co-Directors Felicity D. Scott and Mark Wasiuta
Fayerweather 203
MSUP Curriculum Overview by Program Director Weiping Wu
Faculty Room / Low Library
3:00PM – 3:30PM
Preservation Technology Lab tour with Mika Tal
Preservation Lab (Schermerhorn Hall Extn. 655)
3:00PM – 4:00PM
MSAUD Curriculum Overview by Program Associate Director David Smiley
Fayerweather 206
MSCDP Curriculum Overview by Program Director Laura Kurgan
Avery 114
3:30PM – 4:30PM
Career Services Office Hours
Fayerweather 209
3:45PM – 4:15PM
MSHP Tour of Avery Library Special Collections
Avery Library
4:00PM – 5:00PM
CBAC Publications Presentation
Fayerweather 209
5:00PM – 6:30PM
Snack Break and Student Q&A
Avery 100
6:30PM – 8:30PM
Lecture by GSAPP faculty member Marc Tsurumaki
Wood Auditorium, Avery 113
8:30PM – 10:00PM
Student Social
Avery 100

Public Programs

Lectures are live-streamed and archived on the GSAPP YouTube Channel
See the Event Calendar for programming throughout the year, and browse past events on the Media Archive.

Discover Campus and Explore Morningside Heights

Columbia GSAPP collaborated with Untapped New York – co-founded by Alumni Board Member Michelle Young (‘12 M.S.UP) – to create a mini-series of podcast episodes designed to explore the architectural and historic highlights of the University and related New York City neighborhoods.

In the first episode, they discuss five spots including Columbia’s Alma Mater sculpture, the Guastavino Dome at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Riverside Church’s Labyrinth, Ulysses S. Grant’s Tomb, and the meeting of 125th and 129th Streets.

In the second installment, Michelle Young and Justin Rivers explore neighborhoods in Upper Manhattan where many of GSAPP’s students choose to live. They head from Morningside Heights to Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, and Inwood. Along the way, they point out culinary and cultural highlights of each neighborhood, including NYC’s largest slice at Koronet Pizza in Morningside Heights, Harlem’s Apollo Theater, the Audubon Mural Project in Hamilton Heights, and the many parks and views of Washington Heights. We also hear from Columbia affiliated residents of Harlem and Washington Heights who tell us about why they love their neighborhoods.