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Vieques Initiative

by |April 10th, 2019

The Urban Design Lab is continuing its post-Maria initiative in Vieques, Puerto Rico studying options for resilient short-term development projects with longer-term implications for scaling-up economic development. The team is headed by UDL Director Richard Plunz, with Vilma Rivera Gallagher, Maria Paola Sutto and Urban Planner Douglas Woodward, faculty member of the Graduate School of… read more

News: Winter Update 2018-2019

by |April 8th, 2019

Urban Design Lab Director Richard Plunz published “Coming of Age in the Age of Moses,” dedicated to the Urban Renewal in New York City from 1950 to 1980. The book New York Rising is a history of the city real estate development including speculation, innovation and risks that collectively shaped the city. The source for… read more

News: Fall Update 2018

by |April 8th, 2019

On October 10 the Urban Design Lab (UDL) was an important presence to the celebration of the 125th Street Business Improvement District 25th year anniversary. The work of the pilot Columbia SPS summer course on Sustainable Urbanization was displayed at the BID’s Annual Meeting. The projects included design proposals from Morningside Drive to the Hudson… read more

News: Summer Update 2018

by |April 8th, 2019

The Summer High School Pilot Program “Sustainable Urbanization: New Designs for the Future City” ended on July 13th with a final presentation to the CEO of Harlem’s 125th Street Business Improvement District, Barbara Askins; the Columbia VP for Communication Victoria Benitez; Community Board 9 representatives; local architects, and education professionals. The students researched bridges between… read more

News: Spring Update 2018

by |March 1st, 2019

On May 18, Maria-Paola Sutto was an invited participant at the CXI 2018 conference, where she was included in the  project of the artist Juan Miguel Marin. The CXI conference is the leading business conference on innovation in the consumer experience. The art project was a collaboration to remind to all of us that no… read more

Roy R. Pachecano, AIA

by |March 1st, 2019

Research Affiliate, Urban Design Lab Roy Pachecano is an entrepreneur, a developer, and an innovator. He is the founder of Portico R.E.I. LLC (“Portico”). As a hands-on developer, he represents prominent clients in providing advisory services such as the MTA, Deutsche Bank PWM, and Tudor City. In 2012 Portico became nationally recognized for a project… read more

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Isabel Carrasco

by |May 7th, 2018

Spatial Planning and Design Associate, Urban Design Lab Trained as an Architect and Urban Designer, Isabel has always been inspired by the developing trajectories of contemporary cities and the possibility of data visualization as a tool to reach an integrative understanding of societies. Isabel believes that the Architect and Urban Designer should go beyond the boundaries… read more

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Social Media and the Urban Environment

by |December 21st, 2017
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