Spotlight on Urban Design
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Jeffrey Raven Panels "Archtober Goes Nordic" at the New School in NYC
Blog | Oct 05, 2017
Jeffrey Raven and fellow panelists discussed how NYC urban redevelopment projects and districts compares to Nordic best practices within design and public health in the built environment.
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Lecture at Cambridge University in England: Climate-Resilient Urban Design
Blog | Jul 11, 2017
Prof. Jeffrey Raven lectures at Cambridge University on Climate-Resilient Urban Design
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Climate-Resilient Urban Design Studio, Fall 2016
Video | Dec 22, 2016
This “vertical” graduate-undergraduate design studio at NYIT engages the New York Metropolitan area as a climate laboratory and contributes to the critical dialog cities and regions confronting climate change. The interdisciplinary studio introduces students to the fundamentals of urban design while confronting resiliency challenges in a vulnerable, flood-prone district in Nassau County, Long Island. The studio is further enriched by collaboration with outside experts working with the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery.
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Student Work: From the Urban Design Studios
Blog | Dec 12, 2016
Student work from recent urban design studios.
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NYIT Urban Design Graduate Students Participate in AIANY Charrette on Midtown Manhattan
Blog | Dec 09, 2016
An important component of our graduate program is to provide cross-fertilization between profession and education.
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Graduate Students Contributing to the Fourth Regional Plan - Regional Plan Association
Blog | Dec 08, 2016
RPA upcoming Fourth Regional Plan is crafting a long-range vision for the region's shared prosperity, health and livability, resiliency and good governance and MsAURD students are playing their part.
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Publication - Climate Change and Cities: Summary for City Leaders at COP21 Climate Summit
Blog | Dec 04, 2016
Climate Change and Cities: Summary for City Leaders at COP21 Climate Summit, Rosenzweig, C., W. Solecki (ed.); Jeffrey Raven (Coordinating Lead Author); Urban Climate Change Network, Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York, 2015.
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