Join us this November for Urban Thinkers Campus: Housing Decarbonization lab at the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at City College of NY.
The open forum will facilitate critical discussions among urban researchers, professionals, and decision-makers who view urbanization as a chance to drive positive transformations in our cities, with examination of the escalating housing and climate crises.
Urban Thinkers Campus: Housing Decarbonization lab
Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at City College of NY
Saturday, November 2
9 AM–4 PM
Deadline for Registration: October 25
The World Urban Campaign’s 2024 Urban Thinkers Campus: Housing Decarbonization Lab is being organized by the Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization in Partnership with the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at the City College of New York. The Urban Thinkers Campus (UTC) 9.0, is conceived as a part of World Urban Campaign (A UN-HABITAT Initiative). This event is free and open to the public, however advance registration is strictly required. We look forward to your participation!
For dietary restrictions, live captioning, ASL interpretation, or access requests, please contact ssadean@ccny.cuny.edu
For security purposes, you will need to provide a photo ID for entry into SSA.
REGISTER HERE
2024 Urban Thinkers Campus – Draft Program
2 November 2024, Spitzer School of Architecture
Opening Remarks – 9:00 – 10:00 AM
- Marta Gutman, Dean, Spitzer School of Architecture, CCNY
- Dr. Tony M Liss, Provost, City College of NY
- Paula Pennanen-Rebeiro, Deputy Director, UN Habitat NY
- Yasemin Kologlu, President Elect, CSU
Panel I: Next Generation Sustainability and Livability – 10:00 – 11:00 AM
Chair/Moderator: Marta Gutman, Dean of the Spitzer School of Architecture – CCNY | CUNY
- Layth Madi, SVP, Director of Development Management and Operations (NY) – Lendlease
- Varun Kohli, Director of Sustainability & Resilience – Corgan
- Emily Billheimer, Sustainability Project Manager – Socotec
Panel II – Passive Design and Air Quality 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Chair/Moderator: Danei Cesario, Internationally licensed architect, Senior Project Manager
- Ben Leer, Associate Professor of Architecture, passive house, CCNY
- Dr. Ahu Aydogan, Associate Professor of Architecture, CCNY
- Mallory Taub, Regional Lead for Climate Action and Sustainability, Gensler
Networking Lunch – 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Panel III: Decarbonization: Materials and Embodied Carbon – 1:00 – 2:00 PM
Chair/Moderator: Yasemin Kologlu, President Elect – CSU
- Kaja Kuehl, Adjunct Associate Professor, CCNY
- Dr. Damon Bolhassani, Assistant Professor, CCNY
- Cindy Mclaughlin, Head of Carbon Impact – CarbonBuilt
Panel IV: Equitable and resilient housing – 2:00-3:00 PM
Chair/Moderator: Mark Willis, Senior Policy Fellow, NYU Furman Center
- Dr. Laura Wainer, Assistant Professor of Architecture and Urbanism, CCNY
- Shawn Rickenbacker, Associate Professor of Architecture, Director J Max Bond Center for Urban Futures, CCNY
- June Williamson, Professor, Director, Master of Architecture and MS Architecture Programs, CCNY
Synthesis and Concluding/Reflections Dialogue – 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Marta Gutman, Dean, Spitzer School of Architecture, CCNY
- Yasemin Kologlu, President Elect – CSU
- Will Smith, SSA, B.Arch ‘26, Rapporteur
- Evelyn Krutoy, B.Arch ‘25, Rapporteur
- Elizabeth K. Dossett, M.Arch ‘26, Rapporteur