Lecture and Exhibition Series

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1,2. Exhibition: Automation In Design- Design by Automation, led by Dustin White, Director of Digital Technologies, and Pavlina Vardoulaki, Visiting Professor, Education Hall, Center Gallery.

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3. Lecture: Quieting The Noise, By Billie Tsien, Auditorium on Broadway.

4. Book Launch: Urban Machines - Public Space in a Digital Culture, Marcella Del Signore, Gernot Riether with Brian McGrath, Lance Jay Brown, Tom Verebes, Manhattan Campus

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1,2 Lecture: Between Materiality- landscape, light and geometr, by Architect Borja Ferrator, Auditorium On Broadway.

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3. Lecture: Buildings and Almost Buildings, by Architect and Adjunct Professor at Columbia University GSAPP Mimi Hoang, Auditorium On Broadway.

4. Lecture : Latest Work, by Architect and Adjunct Professor at Columbia University GSAPP David Moon, Auditorium On Broadway.

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1. Lecture: Industrial Revolution- Art To Architecture, by Jay Valgora, Manhattan Campus.

2. Exhibition and Book Launch: Interior Furtures, by Associate Professor Charles Matz, Education Hall, Center Gallery.

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3. Exhibition: Rome - Urban Formation and Transformation, led by Professor Jon Micheal Schwarting, Education Hall, Center Gallery

4. Lecture: Pioneering progressive Assembly for Ultra-Thin Shell Structures, by Architect Marc Fornes, Long Island Campus

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1. Exhibition: Urbanisims - Four Short Stories about Hong Kong, Ocean CN, by Professor Tom Verebes, Education Hall, Center Gallery.

2. Lecture: Design in The Age of Uncertainty, By Rachel Armstrong, Manhattan Campus.

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3,4. Lecture : Foldable Structures and Materials, by Joseph Choma, Manhattan Campus.

1. Lecture : Quieting The Noise, by Billie Tsien, Auditorium on Broadway

2. Lecture : Between Materiality, Landscape and Light - Geometry, by Architect Borja Ferrator, Auditorium On Broadway

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1. Lecture: Pioneering progressive Assembly for Ultra-Thin Shell Structures, by Architect Marc Fornes, Long Island Campus

2. Lecture : Foldable Structures and Materials, by Joseph Choma, Manhattan Campus

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1,2. Exhibition: Automation In Design- Design by Automation, led by Dustin White, Director of Digital Technologies, and Pavlina Vardoulaki, Visiting Professor, Education Hall, Center Gallery.

3. Exhibition: Urbanisims - Four Short Stories about Hong Kong, Ocean CN, by Professor Tom Verebes, Education Hall, Center Gallery.

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1. Book Launch: Urban Machines - Public Space in a Digital Culture, Marcella Del Signore, Gernot Riether with Brian McGrath, Lance Jay Brown, Tom Verebes, Manhattan Campus

2. Lecture : Industrial Revolution- Art To Architecture, by Jay Valgora, Manhattan Campus

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CONVERSATIONS

NYIT SoAD ALUMNI

Paolo Mendoza

Degree Earned: Bachelor of Architecture, NYIT SoAD Year Graduated: 2020 Current Position: MSc International Planning (Urban Design Specialism), UCL The Bartlett School of Planning

Q: Why did you choose to study architecture?

A: I grew up in a household of creatives. A couple of years ago, I was flipping through my grandfather’s architectural magazine and came upon a full-page photo that sent a chill through my body. The article in which the image belongs is by UN-Habitat and is about the global housing crisis the world is experiencing. The photo had such an impact on me because it was not a photo of the past but a photo of what is happening in the present. I have been curious about housing and cities since that day. Armed with this bit of curiosity and philosophy, I know that I wanted to specialise in urban planning and design. Since there are no undergraduate planning school in the Philippines, I opted to take architecture. Studying architecture has provided me with a great foundation in critical thinking, designing, and planning different building types with varying scopes that individually affects a more extensive community.

Q: What ways studying architecture at NYIT has aided your development as a student?

A: New York Tech’s architecture program’s emphasis on creative risk-taking and collaboration have prepared me for managing responsibilities in the people-driven planning and design industry. New York Tech also provides courses and lectures that facilitates healthy discourse on critical debates within the architecture profession that developed my philosophy as an architectural designer. Student organizations like the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) also aided in my development as a student at New York Tech. The AIAS was able to expand my network outside the school’s boundaries and have allowed me to visit different cities in the country.

Q: How did your education within the SoAD inform your professional/educational path after graduating?

A: At New York Tech SoAD, I explored multiple facets of architecture and its role in cities around the world. At New York Tech, I’ve expanded my curiosity in the role of architecture in society. I was able to join a social impact and resiliency course in my final year and had the opportunity to work in the field. It is a fulfilling experience to design and build something and see it first-hand being used by the community. Armed with this experience and knowledge from my architecture education at New York Tech SoAD, I transitioned to an advanced degree in International Planning with urban design specialism at the Bartlett School of Planning at UCL, where I continue to explore the potentials of architecture and planning in the society.

Q: What advice would you like to pass down to prospective/new students entering the SoAD, especially now in this time of change and challenges where we have to rethink core values in the educational system?

A: We live in challenging environmental, economic, political, and social times, which means that New York Tech SoAD’s commitment to inclusion and to cultivating a diversity of people, ideas, and perspective is paramount to uphold. The school gives you the chance to be in a vibrant community of critical thinkers and leaders in the architecture profession. Challenge yourself and use your time at New York Tech in exploring subjects that you are curious about. Reach out to professors, students, and alumni and get involved in the discussions happening around you.

Selin Moral

Degree Earned: Bachelor of Architecture, NYIT SoAD Year Graduated: 2020 Current Position: Junior Designer

Q: Why did you choose to study architecture?

A: Being in a design-oriented career pushed me in many directions when it came down to choose what to do with my career. Initially, I wanted to work in the film industry or fashion and I personally think it is not necessarily a healthy idea to make that kind of decision in early adulthood or in some cases, during teenage years. A degree in Architecture offers stability and flexibility while satisfying the desire to simply create things. My personal relationship with architecture took time to evolve and understand. Architecture offers me the opportunity to study spaces, from technicality and practicality to a conceptualized idea of it. Since we only perceive the world through our senses, the study of spaces will never be rendered irrelevant.

Q: What ways studying architecture at NYIT has aided your development as a student?

A: NYIT SoAD offers a solid foundation for students as well as faculties to perform and get creative with teaching and collaborative efforts. There’s a good variety of interesting courses for those who want to develop specific skills and taking advantage of these helped me to stay engaged while trying to figure out different ways to tackle design challenges using new technologies. The current studio format offers a good amount of creativity balanced with preparation for future professional work. The fabrication lab also had a large variety of tech that also helped me a lot in developing my crafting and modeling skills.

Q: How did your education within the SoAD inform your professional/educational path after graduating?

A: During my time at NYIT, the SoAD curriculum has been focusing on providing their students with practical design challenges. Theoretical studies are reserved for the beginning design courses and the very late design-related thesis course. In retrospect, I received a good understanding of what to explore in the study of architecture while still building a solid set of skills to perform at the professional level.

Q: What advice would you like to pass down to prospective/new students entering the SoAD, especially now in this time of change and challenges where we have to rethink core values in the educational system?

A: Graduating during the beginning of the pandemic as well as having the opportunity to work on some COVID-19 testing sites in the city afterward really taught me the importance of adaptability and forward-thinking. As the societal effects of the pandemic seemingly disappear we will be left with changes in how public spaces are perceived. During your time at architecture school, always try to have a good gauge of what is happening in the world around you. Take any opportunity to travel. Be confident in yourself but always question your work and see if you are challenging yourself enough. Being exposed to so many challenging projects also allowed me to become more versatile while designing, always be a critical thinker and learn how work in teams.

devora Schwartz

Degree Earned: Bachelor of Architecture, NYIT SoAD Year Graduated: 2019 Current Position: Project Architect and Architectural Designer

Q: Why did you choose to study architecture?

A: Growing up, I have always been creative and hands on. Growing up in New York City, I was surrounded by and drawn to a rich and deep built environment. While being a creative in New York City can mean many things, for me, it was an attraction to the urban environment with a vision of making my mark on that iconic skyline. While I still have a long way to go, the reason for my fascination with architecture is simply, it is a creative field which still incorporates problem solving and critical thinking. It is an art but an art that requires deep understanding, coordination, and so much more

Q: What ways studying architecture at NYIT has aided your development as a student?

A: Before starting at NYIT SoAD, I knew architecture was my passion but not what it would entail. Not only did it teach me what architecture means, NYIT taught me about the different depths of my chosen profession, how to practice it, but, most importantly, taught me about myself. I learned what kind of architecture I wanted to practice, what type of architect I want to be, how to fine tune my craft and what kind of human I wanted to be as well. The curriculum had a large part in this but the diverse student body and faculty opened my world to so many different perspectives. Everyone had different perspectives to expose me to, different thought processes to appreciate and different skills from which I learned the most. This is why I developed to the person I am today.

Q: How did your education within the SoAD inform your professional/educational path after graduating?

A: After graduating, I was blessed to move into a full time position at my firm while the world went into chaos for the COVID-19 pandemic and lock down. It was a seamless transition – transferring the skills I honed and the knowledge I gained from my studies at SoAD to the real world. The critical thinking, problem solving, attention to detail, graphic/ drawing skills I worked on for 5 years became my key to the real world problems

Q: What advice would you like to pass down to prospective/new students entering the SoAD, especially now in this time of change and challenges where we have to rethink core values in the educational system?

A: There are two bits of advice I would like to pass down. The first one is to take advantage of everything NYIT offers. Listen and absorb everything you can. And do not be afraid to ask questions. NYIT also offers amazing lectures and workshops which are more free and flexible then design studio. Use those to learn and have fun exploring yourself as a designer. The second part of advice is for this time in particular. The world is in a crazy place right now and no one knows when this will truly be over. Use this time to learn from yourself- and work on yourself. Learn to be resilient. Learn to be flexible. This will make you a strong designer and an even stronger human.

JiMi adeSeun

Degree Earned: Bachelor of Architecture, NYIT SoAD Year Graduated: 2019 Current Position: Junior Architect at KPF

Q: Why did you choose to study architecture?

A: I’ve always wanted to create. As a child I used to make entire comic books and write stories - my parents thought I might be the next great Nigerian writer - but I’m also very material focused, so Architecture was an opportunity to study the art and science of creating at its peak.

Q: What ways studying architecture at NYIT has aided your development as a student?

A: Architecture at NYIT has a real-world focus. That, alongside being in New York (within which a lot of the project sites were located), gave me the opportunity to form a critical lens around the way I design - with a human-centered approach.

Q: . How did your education within the SoAD inform your professional/educational path after graduating?

A: Very directly. I met a director at KPF on two of my final reviews, and he seemed to share the values I had cultivated towards design. We were reconnected by a former professor of mine (with whom I had worked on a research project for disaster relief in Puerto Rico), after which I was offered a position as a Junior Designer.

Q: What advice would you like to pass down to prospective/new students entering the SoAD, especially now in this time of change and challenges where we have to rethink core values in the educational system?

A: Take ownership of your time at NYIT. One of the biggest, but most common mistakes people make is doing work “that their professors want them to do.” Find what you are interested in and cultivate a voice for yourself, with the help of your professors. Don’t be afraid to stray away from the crowd - it’s where all the best ideas are.

EDITORIAL NOTE

‘ATMOSPHERE,’ Issue 04 showcases the pedagogy of our school through the eyes of our students, in the form of collected studio, visualization, research and collaborative projects, collected from the year 2019-20. These projects represent each of our degree programs: B.S.A.T., B.ARCH., B.F.A.I.D., M.ARCH, MS.AURD.

Our school is dedicated to shepherding continuing innovation in architecture and design through its curricula and specialized course formats, such as service learning, travel abroad, sLAB, international workshops, exhibitions and lecture series. The SoAD educates skilled professionals, talented designers, nimble innovators and critical thinkers that are both adaptable to and the authors of positive change, operating within local and global contexts.

While Atmosphere is retrospective, in the sense that it features work already accomplished, it also represents an on going transforming process, as NYIT renews its emphasis on Technology to improve human environments.

The student projects illustrated here provide a window into the rich, diverse and creative Atmosphere at the NYIT School of Architecture Design and its community.

The Editorial Team

CONTRIBUTIONS

NYIT ATMOSPHERE EDITORIAL STAFF

EDITORS:

Marcella Del Signore Sergio Elizondo Marc Schaut Tom Verebes Giovanni Santamaria Nourhan Elhanafi Kagi Okawa-O’Connell Sohee Noh Shirel Sinn Kelsey Galarza Shreya Anil Shahane

ART DIRECTORS:

Marcella Del Signore Sergio Elizondo

FACULTY COORDINATORS:

Marcella Del Signore Giovanni Santamaria

ADVISOR:

Anthony Caradonna

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

Maria R. Perbellini Anthony Caradonna David Diamond Tom Verebes Trudy Brens Jeffery Raven Charles Matz

We thank all faculty & students who contributed to make this issue possible.