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The Master of Science in Urban Planning is a two-year accredited professional degree. Our program takes a comparative, global perspective to urban planning, centering social justice and critical practice. It connects the study of the urban built environment with grounded analysis of socioeconomic and political conditions to inform planning practice and praxis toward social, racial, and climate justice. We prepare students to confront and break down structures and practices of oppression rooted in class inequality, racism, and sexism. By studying the impact of global processes (such as immigration, climate change, and public health) on cities, neighborhoods, and communities—across the Global North and Global South—the program aims to foster new, creative planning and policy approaches that will improve processes and outcomes in cities around the world.

The program pays close attention to a range of methodological approaches bringing together urban analytics, grounded field research, and community engagement to address real-world planning issues. It builds on our record as one of the first planning programs in the United States to engage data science and visualization alongside spatial analysis to tackle today’s urban problems and inform planning solutions for the future. Our graduates work in critical and leading roles in government, private firms, nonprofit organizations, advocacy groups, multilateral institutions, and international NGOs.

People

Weiping Wu, Professor and Program Director
Douglas Woodward, Associate Director, Professional Development and Practice
Kian Goldman, Assistant Director

IMPORTANT LINKS AND INFORMATION

For more information about the program, please email the Assistant Director: Kian Goldman.

Curriculum

The Master of Science in Urban Planning program offers five distinctive clusters: Built Environment, Climate Adaptation, Community and Economic Development, International Planning and Development, and Urban Analytics. At the core of the program are a team-based studio course, which takes place in the first year, and a thesis or professional capstone, which is carried out throughout the second year. The Urban Planning Studio is a way of modeling what it means to incorporate intellectual questions into practical proposals. The studio revolves around a real client with a real-world issue. Students work as a group under the direction of faculty, producing critical and innovative analysis of socioeconomic, environmental, and political conditions as well as stakeholder engagement. In many ways, the studio introduces, considers, and evaluates a range of scenarios in approaching complex problems.

Recently, the program has significantly updated the contents of its electives and core curriculum courses to introduce more knowledge related to the global dimensions of planning, more systematic understanding of racism and spatial inequality, and more critical assessment on the use of analytical tools. For electives, in particular, the program now offers new, knowledge- and skill-based courses on data analytics, machine learning, equitable climate action, adaptation to climate change, urban mobility and accessibility in a global context, inclusion and housing, and healthy global cities. Students can also take case-based practicums, grounded in a coherent conceptual framework, to better connect with modes of practice.

Studios

In the Urban Planning studio, under faculty direction students work as a team with a client on a real-world project. The ensuing deliverables will reflect stakeholder engagement and analyses of socioeconomic, environmental, and political conditions. We encourage students to engage in critical thinking in order to challenge practices of oppression in planning and beyond. Recognizing the wide-ranging student interests, we offer a variety of projects each year, including community-focused issues that provide opportunities to build relations with clients and partners. Studio takes place in the Spring of the students’ first year and aims to integrate classroom learning with practical experience early in the students’ education.

Current Faculty

Jitendra Bajpai

M.S. Urban Planning

Matthew Bauer

M.S. Urban Planning

Lisa Blake

M.S. Urban Planning

Anthony Borelli

M.S. Urban Planning

Hiba Bou Akar

M.S. Urban Planning, Ph.D. in Urban Planning

Alanna Browdy

M.S. Urban Planning

Calvin Brown

M.S. Urban Planning

Vojislava Cordes

M.S. Urban Planning

André Corrêa d'Almeida

M.S. Urban Planning

Kate Dunham

M.S. Urban Planning

Evan Easterbrooks-Dick

M.S. Urban Planning

Adam Freed

M.S. Urban Planning

Ebru Gencer

M.S. Urban Planning

David Gilford

M.S. Urban Planning

Maxine Griffith

M.S. Urban Planning

Amelia Guise

M.S. Urban Planning

Jessica Katz

M.S. Urban Planning

Gayatri Kawlra

M.S. Urban Planning

Aurash Khawarzad

M.S. Urban Planning

Emily Kurtz

M.S. Urban Planning

Javier Lopez

M.S. Urban Planning

Peter Marcotullio

M.S. Urban Planning

Jonathan Martin

M.S. Urban Planning

Jessica Mathew

M.S. Urban Planning

Kevin McQueen

M.S. Urban Planning

Jon Meyers

M.S. Urban Planning

Kristin Miller

M.S. Urban Planning

Regina Myer

M.S. Urban Planning

Thaddeus Pawlowski

M.S. Architecture and Urban Design, M.S. Urban Planning

Michael Perles

M.S. Urban Planning

James Piacentini

M.S. Urban Planning

Clarence Radin

M.S. Urban Planning

James Rausse

M.S. Urban Planning

Kaz Sakamoto

M.S. Urban Planning

Hugo Sarmiento

M.S. Urban Planning, Ph.D. in Urban Planning

Jeffrey Shumaker

M.S. Urban Planning

Tom Slater

M.S. Urban Planning, Ph.D. in Urban Planning

Howard Slatkin

M.S. Urban Planning

Kurt Steinhouse

M.S. Urban Planning

Charlie Stewart

M.S. Urban Planning

Jonathan Stiles

M.S. Urban Planning

Dory Thrasher

M.S. Urban Planning

Emily Tolbert

M.S. Urban Planning

Jamie Torres-Springer

M.S. Urban Planning

Graham Trelstad

M.S. Urban Planning

Jose Luis Vallejo

M.S. Urban Planning

Anthony Vanky

M.S. Urban Planning, Ph.D. in Urban Planning

Sybil Wa

M.S. Urban Planning

Rachel Weinberger

M.S. Urban Planning

Kate Wittels

M.S. Urban Planning

Douglas Woodward

M.S. Urban Planning

Thomas Wright

M.S. Urban Planning

Weiping Wu

M.S. Urban Planning, Ph.D. in Urban Planning

Timothy Yoshimura

M.S. Urban Planning

Fall 2026 Courses

Course Semester Title Student Work Instructor Syllabus Requirements & Sequence Location & Time Session & Points Call No.
PLAN4008‑1 Fall 2026
History and Theory of Planning
 Hiba Bou Akar

UP I Only
209 Fayerweather + 504 Avery, 203 Fay, 204 Fay
TH 10 AM - 1 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10718
PLAN4050‑1 Fall 2026
UP Elective Internship
 Douglas Woodward

UP II Only
N/A
N/A
Full Semester
1.5 Points
 10720
PLAN4208‑1 Fall 2026
Planning Methods
 Hugo Sarmiento
209 Fayerweather + 203 Fay, 204 Fay, 204 Fay
W 3 PM - 5 PM + TH 2 PM - 3 PM, TH 3 PM - 4 PM, F 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10721
PLAN4577‑1 Fall 2026
Geographic Information Systems

UP I Only
UP Computer Lab (202 Fayerweather)
TU 10 AM - 1 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10722
PLAN4577‑2 Fall 2026
Geographic Information Systems

UP I Only
UP Computer Lab (202 Fayerweather)
TH 5 PM - 8 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10723
PLAN6102‑1 Fall 2026
Urban Sensing and Data
 Anthony Vanky

ALL GSAPP
412 Avery
TU 3 PM - 5 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10726
PLAN6919‑1 Fall 2026
Urban Planning Thesis II
 Weiping Wu

UP II Only
N/A
By Appointment
Full Semester
3 Points
 10734
ARCH6767‑1 Fall 2026
Preservation Planning and Policy
 Erica Avrami
409 Avery
W 11 AM - 1 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10614
PLAN6925‑1 Fall 2026
Advanced Research I
 Weiping Wu
N/A
By Appointment
Full Semester
2-3 Points
 10736
ARCH6965‑1 Fall 2026
Advanced Studio V – Clinic
 Lucia Rebolino

ALL GSAPP
700 Avery
TH 1:30 - 4 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10570
ARCH4312‑1 Fall 2026
Storytelling Through Design
 Hilary Sample

ALL GSAPP + SoA
409 Avery
TH 9 AM - 11 AM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10568
ARCH4352‑1 Fall 2026
Events in Modern Architecture 1850-Present: Exhibitions
 Mary McLeod

ALL GSAPP
409 Avery
TU 11 AM - 1 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10574
ARCH4427‑1 Fall 2026
Architecture Apropos Art
 Dimitra Tsachrelia

ALL GSAPP
412 Avery
TH 11 AM - 1 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10583
ARCH4441‑1 Fall 2026
Interlaced Existence: Death, Life, Liminality
 Karla Rothstein

ALL GSAPP
200 Buell North
TU 11 AM - 1 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 15503
ARCH4442‑1 Fall 2026
If Buildings Had DNA
 Christoph Kumpusch

ALL GSAPP
115 Avery
TU 1 PM - 3 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10584
ARCH4469‑1 Fall 2026
The History of Architecture Theory
 Mark Wigley

ALL GSAPP
114 Avery
W 11 AM - 1 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10575
ARCH4597‑1 Fall 2026
Extreme Design
 Mark Wigley

ALL GSAPP
412 Avery
TU 11 AM - 1 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10577
ARCH4625‑1 Fall 2026
Tensile/Compression Surfaces in Architecture: Tactile Methods for Architects
 Robert Marino

ALL GSAPP
Ware Lounge (600 Avery)
TU 11 AM - 1 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10600
ARCH4845‑1 Fall 2026
Generative Design I
Danil Nagy

ALL GSAPP
Ware Lounge (600 Avery)
TU 9 AM - 11 AM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10590
ARCH4892‑1 Fall 2026
Data Visualization for Architecture, Urbanism and the Humanities
 Jia Zhang

ALL GSAPP
409 Avery
F 9 AM - 11 AM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10591
ARCH4987‑1 Fall 2026
Architectural Photography: From the Models to the Built World
 Michael Vahrenwald
115 Avery
TU 9 AM - 11 AM
Full Semester
3 Points
 19779
ARCH6682‑1 Fall 2026
Subject_Object
 Suchi Reddy

ALL GSAPP
300 Buell North
TH 11 AM - 1 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10601
ARCH6756‑1 Fall 2026
Make
 Ada Tolla, Giuseppe Lignano

ALL GSAPP
Ware Lounge (600 Avery)
F 11 AM - 1 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10587
ARCH6768‑1 Fall 2026
Conservation of Architectural Metals
 Richard Pieper

ALL GSAPP
Preservation Technology Lab (655 Schermerhorn)
M 10 AM - 1 PM
Session A
1.5 Points
 10615
ARCH6801‑1 Fall 2026
Structural Daring & The Sublime In Pre-Modern Architecture
 Rory O'Neill

ALL GSAPP
412 Avery
F 11 AM - 1 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 12268
ARCH6815‑1 Fall 2026
Public Space: Rhetorics + Practices
David Smiley

ALL GSAPP
412 Avery
TU 1 PM - 3 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 15505
ARCH6830‑1 Fall 2026
Difference and Design
 Justin Moore

ALL GSAPP + Tuskegee TSACS
409 Avery
TU 9 AM -11 AM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10604
ARCH6832‑1 Fall 2026
Toward Resilient Cities and Landscapes
 Kate Orff

ALL GSAPP
115 Avery
TU 3 PM - 5 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 15506
ARCH6862‑1 Fall 2026
Cairo Cartographies: Mapping Architecture, Urbanism, and the Evolution of an Arab City
 Yasser Elsheshtawy

ALL GSAPP
409 Avery
M 11 AM - 1 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 17232
ARCH6921‑1 Fall 2026
AI for Existing Buildings
 Kivanc Kose

ALL GSAPP
Preservation Technology Lab (655 Schermerhorn)
W 6 PM - 8 PM
Session B
1.5 Points
 10715
ARCH6934‑1 Fall 2026
Traditional Building Technology
 Tim Michiels
Preservation Technology Lab (655 Schermerhorn)
TH 9 AM - 11:30 AM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10716
ARCH6937‑1 Fall 2026
Visualization Techniques for Arch Preservation
 André Jauregui

ALL GSAPP
Preservation Technology Lab (655 Schermerhorn)
W 6 PM - 8 PM
Session A
1.4 Points
 10717
ARCH6938‑1 Fall 2026
Rendering Systems
 Seth Thompson

ALL GSAPP
300 Buell South
TU 7 PM - 9 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10595
ARCH6939‑1 Fall 2026
GIS for Design Practices
 Mario Giampieri

ALL GSAPP
408 Avery
F 11 AM - 1 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10594
ARCH6941‑1 Fall 2026
Architectural Acoustics and Field Recordings
 Ethan Bourdeau

ALL GSAPP
504 Avery
TU 11 AM - 1 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 17231
ARCH6956‑1 Fall 2026
Spatial AI
 William Martin

ALL GSAPP
115 Avery
TH 11 AM - 1 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10593
ARCH6966‑1 Fall 2026
Le Corbusier Beyond Europe
 Mary McLeod

ALL GSAPP
412 Avery
W 4 PM - 6 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10581
ARCH6980‑1 Fall 2026
Global Housing Seminar
 Galia Solomonoff

ALL GSAPP
408 Avery
TH 11 AM - 1 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 14226
ARCH6982‑1 Fall 2026
Planetary Media
 Amelyn Ng

ALL GSAPP
408 Avery
TU 11 AM - 1 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10592
ARCH6986‑1 Fall 2026
Digital Fabrication at Scale
 Joseph Brennan

ALL GSAPP
408 Avery
M 9 AM - 11 AM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10596
ARCH6990‑1 Fall 2026
Exposed: Advanced Structural Design
 Hermona Tamrat

ALL GSAPP
505 Avery
W 11 AM - 1 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10777
ARCH6991‑1 Fall 2026
Biogenic Sections
 Marc Tsurumaki

ALL GSAPP
Ware Lounge (600 Avery)
TH 11 AM - 1 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10606
PLAN4022‑1 Fall 2026
Fundamentals of Urban Digital Design
 Sybil Wa
UP Computer Lab (202 Fayerweather)
TH 3 PM - 5 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10719
PLAN4320‑1 Fall 2026
Urban Design For Planners
 Jonathan Martin
Ware Lounge (600 Avery)
W 9 AM - 11 AM
Full Semester
3 Points
 11901
PLAN4881‑1 Fall 2026
Practicum: Planning the Cultural Space
 Douglas Woodward, Peter Flamm

ALL GSAPP
204 Fayerweather
TU 3 PM - 5 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 11902
PLAN6009‑1 Fall 2026
Environmental Data Analysis
 Peter Marcotullio, Kaz Sakamoto

ALL GSAPP
412 Avery
M 3 PM - 5 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10724
PLAN6088‑1 Fall 2026
Introduction to International Planning
 Ebru Gencer
204 Fayerweather
M 1 PM - 3 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10725
PLAN6121‑1 Fall 2026
Practicum: Residential Planning in Global Cities
 Kate Dunham
203 Fayerweather
F 11 AM - 1 PM
Session A
1.5 Points
 10727
PLAN6328‑1 Fall 2026
Site Planning & Support Systems
 Graham Trelstad
204 Fayerweather
M 5 PM - 7 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10728
PLAN6434‑1 Fall 2026
Introduction to Transportation Planning
 Rachel Weinberger
204 Fayerweather
TH 1 PM - 3 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10729
PLAN6612‑1 Fall 2026
Planning for Justice in a Low Carbon Future
 Javier Lopez
408 Avery
M 11 AM - 1 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10730
PLAN6619‑1 Fall 2026
Intro to Urban Data and Informatics
 Timothy Yoshimura

ALL GSAPP
UP Computer Lab (202 Fayerweather)
F 9 AM - 11 AM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10731
PLAN6621‑1 Fall 2026
Law, Politics, and Planning Practice
 Howard Slatkin

ALL GSAPP
203 Fayerweather
W 5 PM - 7 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 11916
PLAN6642‑1 Fall 2026
Metropolitan Planning
 Thomas Wright

ALL GSAPP
204 Fayerweather
W 5 PM - 7 PM
Session A
1.5 Points
 11903
PLAN6646‑1 Fall 2026
Affordable Housing in High Demand Cities
 Kristin Miller, Evan Easterbrooks-Dick

ALL GSAPP
203 Fayerweather
TH 5 PM - 7 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10732
PLAN6921‑1 Fall 2026
Practicum: Urban Analytics for Social Good
 Boyeong Hong
UP Computer Lab (202 Fayerweather)
M 11 AM - 1 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10735
PLAN6923‑1 Fall 2026
Data Infrastructure and Management in the Context of AI
 Suprima Bhele Syllabus
UP Computer Lab (202 Fayerweather)
TU 6 PM - 8 PM
Session B
1.5 Points
 11917
PLAN6928‑1 Fall 2026
Global Best Practices in Public Transportation
 Syllabus
200 Buell North
TU 6 PM - 8 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10737
PLAN6942‑1 Fall 2026
Community Development Finance Practicum
 Kevin McQueen
412 Avery
M 5 PM - 7 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10738
PLAN6946‑1 Fall 2026
Housing the Unhoused: A Practicum
 Jessica Katz

ALL GSAPP
204 Fayerweather
W 5 PM - 7 PM
Session B
1.5 Points
 11904
ARCH4518‑1 Fall 2026
Exhibition Histories, Curating Theories
 Mark Wasiuta

ALL GSAPP
300 Buell South
TH 11 AM - 1 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 14824
ARCH6987‑1 Fall 2026
Simulations, Models, Twins
 Adam Vosburgh

ALL GSAPP
300 Buell South
TH 9 AM - 11 AM
Full Semester
3 Points
 17234
PLAN6272‑1 Fall 2026
New York Rising: How Real Estate Shapes a City
 Kate Ascher

ALL GSAPP
114 Avery
F 11 AM - 1 PM
Full Semester
3 Points
 10567
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Introduction to Columbia’s Urban Planning Program

Lectures in Planning Series (LiPS)

Fall 2025 Lectures in Planning Series

Student Work

Rio de Janeiro Data Transparency Dashboard

Video produced by as part of the Fall 2021 Urban Analytics and Human-Centered Decision Making course led by André Corrêa d'Almeida.

News

Jul 17
Faculty Hiba Bou Akar discusses how the constant anticipation of future conflict shapes everyday life and architectural decisions in Lebanon for SAT03: Staying with the Trouble: Conversations around Architecture Otherwise.
Jul 1
Faculty Hiba Bou Akar and Ziad Jamaleddine (L.E.FT Architects) participates in Sharjah Architecture Triennale, third edition: Architecture Otherwise: Building Civic Infrastructure for Collective Futures.
Jun 13
Faculty James Piacentini '20 MARCH/MSUP is awarded the Narrative Community Mapping award at the State of the Map 2026 for thirdplaces.nyc
Jun 3
Faculty Anthony Vanky delivers a lecture on ethical AI in urban systems at the University of Texas, Austin
May 18
Faculty Anthony Vanky is interviewed by Atmos Magazine on a story about sensing and cyborg botany.
Mar 20
Interim Director of MSRED Adam Lubinsky (WXY) contributes to development of a toolkit as part of Mayor Mamdani’s ADU initiative, including new tools and financing
Mar 5
Hatay project poster updated 26feb 1
Faculty Ebru Gencer organizes "Building Back Better in Hatay: Co-designing a Multi-Stakeholder, Multi-Hazard Urban Development Approach"
Feb 9
Xin Gao, PhD student in Historic Preservation, and Arimbi Naro (MSUP '25) awarded Co-Production of Knowledge Grant from the Center for Science and Society
Feb 4
Faculty Jeffrey Shumaker and Faculty Thaddeus Pawlowski contribute "Why Disband the Urban Design Group Just as New York City Ramps Up Housing Development?" to Common Edge
Feb 4
Faculty Hiba Bou Akar delivers a lecture on her book project at Knowlton School
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Dual Degree Programs

Dual Degrees within GSAPP

M.S. in Urban Planning and Master of Architecture

M.S. in Urban Planning and M.S. in Historic Preservation

M.S. in Urban Planning and M.S. in Real Estate Development

M.S. in Urban Planning and M.S. Computational Design Practices

Dual Degrees with other schools at Columbia

M.S. in Urban Planning and Business

M.S. in Urban Planning and International Affairs

M.S. in Urban Planning and Law

M.S. in Urban Planning and Social Work

M.S. in Urban Planning and Public Health

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