Spotlight on Urban Design
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Architecture Students Find a Way to Cool Down a “Sunny” Part of Queens
Feature | Sep 12, 2018
A group of three architecture students presented their design solution for Sunnyside Yard, an active rail yard in Queens, during the Urban Design Climate Workshop held at NYIT-New York City (Manhattan) in August.
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NYIT Experts Take Over in a Minute
Feature | Jun 04, 2018
Since 2017, The Academic Minute has featured a total of 13 NYIT experts, who have reached millions of influencers and other stakeholders.
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Urban Climate Lab: Graduate Urban Design Final Review held on 14 May at NYIT-Manhattan
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Graduate Students Wenshuo Liu and Alaa Marrawi presenting
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Graduate Student Avanti Chaphekaar presenting
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Graduate Students Luciana B. Nogueira Godinho, Juan Pedo Liotta presenting to the jury
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Jury discussing the student work
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Graduate students Ruchita Mistry and Kinjal Kholia presenting
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Jury discussing student work with graduate student, Alaa Marrawi
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Graduate Student Wenshuo Liu placing solar panels on her model
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Part of the climate lab model
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Graduate Student Luciana B. Nogueira Godinho pointing out work for jury
The Urban Climate Lab envisions urban design shaping transformative climate action in cities. It focuses on urban design’s central role in greenhouse gas emission mitigation and urban heat stress adaptation and resiliency.
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Alumni Spotlight: Heba ElGawish to Panel Makeover Montgomery
Blog | May 02, 2018
Alumnus Heba ElGawish from Cohort 2014-2015 will be paneling for the 4th Makeover Montgomery held by the Montgomery County Planning Department and National Denter for Smart Community Growth in Montgomery County, Maryland.
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Graduate Students and the AIA-NY Team Up For "Future Streets Car Free Earth Day"
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Graduate Students posing with AIA Members
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Attendants interacting with the model
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Attendants interacting with the model
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Attendant interacting with the model
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Model of public space in relation to transportation
Our graduate students alongside the AIANY’s Planning & Urban Design Committee workshopped as a part of New York City’s Department of Transportation’s Car Free Earth Day.
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Video: Want to Curb Climate Change? Cities Need to Get Involved.
Feature | Apr 02, 2018
Associate Professor Jeffrey Raven and NYIT student Luciana Godinho talk about ways that mayors and urban leaders can help residents adapt to a warming climate.
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How Cities Can Curb Climate Change -- Facebook Live Discussion
Blog | Mar 28, 2018
"The only way to ensure that cities remain livable is for mayors and urban leaders—together with urban designers—to simultaneously cut emissions and help residents adapt to a warming planet," argues Jeffrey Raven, associate professor in the NYIT School of Architecture and Design. . The discussion leverages Jeffrey’s op-ed, To Curb Climate Change, Cities Need The Right Design, published on Forbes.
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Urban Climate Lab: Graduate Urban Design Mid-Term Review held on 15 March at NYIT-Manhattan
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Graduate student Ruchita Mistry presenting for jury
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Graduate student Luciana B. Nogueira Godinho presenting for jury
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NYIT professor Dong-Sei Kim speaking to graduate students
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Graduate student Alaa Marrawi speaking to jury
The Urban Climate Lab envisions urban design shaping transformative climate action in cities. It focuses on urban design’s central role in greenhouse gas emission mitigation and urban heat stress adaptation and resiliency.
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