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Faculty

Thaddeus Pawlowski

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Director, Center for Resilient Cities and Landscapes; Research Scholar; and Adjunct Associate Professor

411 Avery Hall

M.S. Architecture and Urban Design

M.S. Urban Planning

Center for Resilient Cities and Landscapes

Thaddeus Pawlowski is an urban designer who seeks to integrate resilience and climate change adaptation into the long-term development patterns of cities through the design of projects, policies, and programs. In a partnership with 100 Resilient Cities and the Rockefeller Foundation, he helped to establish the Resilience Accelerator which brings together local leaders and global experts to drive the implementation of resilient projects around the world. Thaddeus planned for disasters at NYC Office of Emergency Management, worked to reduce the likelihood and impact of disasters at NYC Planning, and then helped the City recover from Hurricane Sandy at the NYC Mayor’s Office. He also has extensive global experience working as a subject matter expert in cities facing the hazards of climate change. He has a Masters in Architecture from University of Pennsylvania and was a 2015 Loeb Fellow at Harvard University.

Publications

Courses

Course Semester Title Student Work Instructor Syllabus Requirements & Sequence Location & Time Session & Points Call No.
A6850‑1 Fall 2025
Urban Design Studio II
 Thaddeus Pawlowski, Nadine Maleh, Julia Murphy, Lee Altman, Katie Swenson

REQUIRED FOR UD
206 FAYERWEATHER, 203 FAYERWEATHER
M + TH 1:30 - 6:30, F 9AM -11AM
FULL SEMESTER
9 Points
 0
PLA6617 Spring 2025
Climate Justice In Our Own Backyard
 Thaddeus Pawlowski
204 FAYERWEATHER
TH 5-7PM
FULL SEMESTER
3 Points
 13290
A6820‑1 Fall 2024
Urban Design Studio II
 Thaddeus Pawlowski, Nadine Maleh, Julia Murphy, Lee Altman, Katie Swenson, Samuel Carter
206 FAYERWEATHER
M + TH 1:30 - 6:30 , F 9AM -11AM
FULL SEMESTER
9 Points
 10593
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Recent News

Apr 9
Faculty Thaddeus Pawlowski leads "Resilience by Design: Building Future-Ready Cities Today" a session at the South Summit in Brazil
Jul 22, 2024
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Article from the Columbia Climate School, “The Case for Climate-Resilient Infrastructure” features faculty Thaddeus Pawlowski and Hugo Sarmiento on the subjects of infrastructure and housing
Jan 31, 2024
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Faculty Thad Pawlowski gives the closing keynote, "Climate Justice in Our Own Backyards" at Future Challenges in Sustainable Urban Planning Conference, organized by Universidad de Politecnica de Cartagena
Jan 31, 2024
Faculty members Kate Orff and Thad Pawlowski present "Reimagining Main Street" to the Johnstown, PA Chamber of Commerce, showcasing SCAPE's design for remaking the public realm in this small town recovering from economic and environmental distress
Dec 16, 2022
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Faculty Thaddeus Pawlowski delivers virtual keynote for seminar titled "Post-extraction territories in transition" hosted by the Habitat Research Center in Switzerland
Dec 14, 2022
Faculty Thaddeus Pawlowski delivers talk as part of the Climate LIVE K12: Climate Justice in New York City series
Oct 28, 2022
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GSAPP Faculty Deborah Helaine Morris, Thaddeus Pawlowski and Hugo Sarmiento publish op-ed "New York’s Climate Crisis is a Housing Crisis" in City Limits
Oct 25, 2022
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Faculty Thad Pawlowski speaks at "CBH Talk | 10 Years After Hurricane Sandy" event hosted by the Brooklyn Library
Oct 3, 2022
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Faculty Thad Pawlowski co-authors Op-Ed "Hurricane Recovery Fails the Financially Vulnerable" in the American Planning Association magazine
Sep 29, 2022
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Faculty Thad Pawlowski speaks on Brian Lehrer Show about the Army Corps of Engineer's plan to protect NYC's Coastline
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Events

Nov 14, 2022, 4:15am

MSAUD Water Urbanism Studio at Climate Justice Pavillion, COP27

Virtual
Oct 28, 2022, 8am

SANDY+10: RESILIENCE, EQUITY, CLIMATE JUSTICE

The Forum at Columbia University 601 West 125th Street
Aug 10, 2022, 12pm

Conversation with Thaddeus Pawlowski & Lindsey Wikstrom

Virtual
May 10, 2021, 12pm

Future Streets: Lessons & Paths Forward from Open Streets

Virtual

Nov 20, 2020, 1pm

Climate Justice and the City

Virtual

Jul 22, 2020, 11am

Sustain What

Virtual
Sep 27, 2019, 3pm

Public Works for a Green New Deal

Wood Auditorium
Jul 15, 2019, 12:30pm

Design Shifting Trendlines

114 Avery
Mar 27, 2018, 6pm

Toward Resilient Cities & Landscapes

Faculty House (2nd Floor)
64 Morningside Dr.
New York, NY 10027
Jul 17, 2017, 6:30pm

The Expanded Field of Urban Design

Northwest Corner Building, Room 501, 550 W 120th St
Mar 20, 2017, 7pm

New York Sea Level Rise Projections: Implications for Law, Land Use, Buildings and Infrastructure

Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 106, 435 West 116th Street
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