Thrilled to share that advance releases of 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘜𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮: 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘢 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘢 are out!
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Published by AR+D @ard_publishing / ORO Editions @oro_editions , the two-volume, 480-page monograph is a culmination of years of research, writing, design, and production. The book will be launched on O͟c͟t͟ ͟2͟3͟r͟d as a public lecture at NYIT School of Architecture & Design, stay tuned for more details to come.
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Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are appearing on our roads, representing the next technological disruption to our mobility systems. While their long-term spatial implications remain largely underestimated, this book argues that AVs offer a major opportunity to rethink our city’s built environments—with profound implications on urban life since automobiles replaced horse-powered travel and changed the design of cities in the prior century. However, driverless vehicles also risk reinforcing many of the negative effects of auto-based urbanism including urban sprawl, single-function infrastructure, congestion, and environmental degradation. Instead, this book proposes a driverless mobility paradigm shift that moves cities away from automobile dependency towards automated mass transit and mobility as a service. In this two-volume set, one book depicts the narrative experience of this future city through the format of an architectural graphic novel. The other lays the framework for that speculative future, grounding it in urban mobility history, transportation policies, and multi-scalar spatial typologies. By envisioning this future guided by design and policy actions, this book contends that cities can transition from the Autopias of today, to the Transitopias of tomorrow. This is a big shift. Are cities and their inhabitants ready?
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#book #mongraph #advances #publication #autonomousvehicles #driverless #urban #futures #mobility #transportation #research #design #autonomousurbanism
WOW feeling very honored and grateful at this time of the year, to be named the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 by Metropolis Magazine @metropolismag in their national 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀!! The award recognizes the educator of the year that nurtures creative, sustainable, and planet positive approaches to future challenges in the next generation of professionals. Onwards towards healthier, more resilient, and planet positive futures for our built and unbuilt environments 🏙️🌎
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/awards/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2024-metropolis-planet-positive-awards/#educator
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Also a shoutout to my students Kendal Eastwood @kendal.eastwood & Elise Park @eliseparkk who were awarded Metropolis’ 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 award for for their project West Farms Community Land Trust+ from our urban design studio in Spring 2024, advised by yours truly. Uplifting my students is what makes it all worth it!
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#MetropolisMagazine #PlanetPositiveAwards #2024 #EducationAwards
Thank you NYIT @mynyit for the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱! It was an honor to accept and speak at our university-wide Convocation this year and represent the School of Architecture & Design. Thanks to President Foley, Provost Balentine, my SoAD @nyitarch colleagues and students for all your support!
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Looking forward to embarking on my new role as a full-time faculty member at the school for years to come!
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www.nyit.edu/events/convocation_2023
Got a chance to stop by the Center for Architecture’s @centerforarch summer exhibitions opening event yesterday — honored and grateful to AIA NY for awarding my book 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘜𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮 (AR+D) a 2026 Project Merit Design Award and for featuring it in this year’s AIA NY Design Awards Exhibition, amongst some other amazing built projects!
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From the awards jury: “Autonomous vehicles are appearing on the streets, and they’re going to impact how cities are built. This book offers not just an analysis but a proposal, something we can understand and plan for instead of just undergoing”
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Exhibition runs from May 7 - September 2, 2026
Exhibition Graphic Design by World
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+ /architecture/awards/aiany-design-awards-2026
+ /exhibitions/aiany-design-awards-2026
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#AutonomousUrbanism #AIANY #DesignAwards2026 #ProjectMerit #OculusMagazine
Finally received in the mail, our report publication documenting the prolific results of our 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 conducted at Korea University @kus_smartcity last summer!
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The report captures not just the outcomes of an intensive week of experimentation with students, but a broader pedagogical experiment in cross-institutional collaboration and pedagogical hybridity. Through the integration of A.I. into urban-scale design methodologies, the work critically engages the dominant smart city paradigm and foregrounds the role of the designer as a critical author in shaping technological processes, reframing values and priorities, and proposing alternative urban futures for our cities.
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𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 & 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰:
COSS 에코업
𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯:
Korea University, Division of Smart Cities
𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘺:
Jooseok Oh @koreauniv.official
Hyon Woo Scott Chung @parsons.arch
Evan Shieh @nyit.architecture
𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴:
Lee Dongseong, Im Gyuho, Oh Yunjung, Kang Hyunwoong, Lee Sungho, Park Ahyeong, Jang Seoyeon, Jang Suji, Woo Hoyeon, Jeon Ahyoung, Lee Sua, Sung Minjae, Kim Minjun, Jung Seoyeong
𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘳𝘴:
Emily Mejia, Erin Hu
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#workshopreport #artificialintelligence #urbanfutures #smartcities #urbanintelligence
Looking forward to giving a lecture at Politecnico di Milano @polimi in a few weeks, thanks to the kind invitation of my dear colleague Prof. Fabiano Lemes de Oliveira @flemes !
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My lecture 𝗛𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 will explore notions of multi-disciplinary systems-thinking across several of my studio’s collaborative design-research projects, arguing for new forms of public space for the future of cities and their landscapes, grounded in ecological co-dependencies, infrastructural reuse, and expanded definitions of the commons.
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𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: April 16th, 2026
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 8:15am EST
𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺: /meet/fabiano.lemes
𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻: Isabella Valarezo (Politecnico di Milano)
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#lecture #talks #hybridities #interdependencies #emergentstudio @emergent.studio.nyc
This summer I am super excited and honored to be leading a group of NYIT upper-year B.Archs to Venice, Italy to participate in the 𝗪𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 - a multi-institutional international collaboration between NYIT School of Architecture & Design, and the Università Iuav di Venezia (IUAV)!
Current 4th and 3rd year NYIT B.Arch students, consider applying for this exciting opportunity to travel abroad and work alongside students and faculty of other universities from around the world to develop new design skills, ideas, and projects centered on the 2026 theme: Balance. Selected students will receive an SoAD Dean’s Scholarship ($1,000-$1,500) offered to assist each student with the program costs and discounted lodging ($2,000) with no workshop fees. Students will register and pay tuition for a 3-credit Architecture Elective Class-Arch 381 ($4,840 tuition + $580 college fees) that will count towards their B.Arch Program’s degree requirements. Additional costs will be budgeted by each student for airfare and meals.
Students interested in applying for this great opportunity should email:
+ Associate Dean & Professor Giovanni Santamaria (𝗴𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗮@𝗻𝘆𝗶𝘁.𝗲𝗱𝘂)
+ Assistant Professor Evan Shieh (𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗵@𝗻𝘆𝗶𝘁.𝗲𝗱𝘂)
Dates: July 1-17th, 2026
Location: Venice, Italy
Eligibility: Current 3rd & 4th Year NYIT B.Arch Students
2026 Theme: Balance
This workshop is made possible thanks to the institutional partnerships, funding, and generous support provided by NYIT-SoAD Dean’s office & Dean Maria Perbellini.
Poster visual design: Emily Galofaro (NYIT B.Arch ‘26)
#NYIT #IUAV #architecture #summerworkshop #Venice
We are excited to announce an Open Call for contributions to the project 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗗𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: 𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, a forthcoming edited book and open-access digital web-repository!
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Methodologies operate as critical frameworks for codifying design problems, structuring processes & tools, and establishing criteria for implementation into actionable outcomes. Yet too often, methodologies remain siloed, lacking a shared language or collective toolkit for exchange, comparison, and adaptation between new contexts. This call invites design educators, practitioners, and researchers to submit methodologies that they have developed that rethink how the architecture and allied disciplines generate knowledge and are produced, operationalized, and implemented. Selected contributions will form an edited volume and open-access, shared-resource repository that collectively maps, compares, and disseminates diverse methodological approaches across multi-scalar and inter-disciplinary contexts.
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For further details & the submission link, please see: /forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfkJuynzgksTFjV0UAI3TEhxw7DUzznusl5vr-VpYkMAgAw5A/viewform
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𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: June 26, 2026
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺:
+ Marcella Del Signore (Associate Professor, MS.AUD Program Director, NYIT)
+ Evan Shieh (Assistant Professor, NYIT)
𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻: Emily Galofaro
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#methodologies #toolkit #opencall #editedbook #webrepository
Thank you to 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩 @booklaunchlondon for shortlisting Autonomous Urbanism (AR+D) for the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 in the Technical Studies category! Honored to be selected and congrats to all the other finalist shortlisted books. Looking forward to the announcement ceremony this summer in London: www.booklaunch.london/rules
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#AutonomousUrbanism #Booklaunch #architectural #bookawards #shortlist2026
Typological patternmaking with my 4th year B.Arch students, this year’s iteration with neon orange models! This course exercise tests how urban forms, systems, and infrastructures can hybridize with anchor programs to negotiate new sectional and spatial conditions for reimagining the future of the Cross Bronx Expressway.
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Students: Lillian Ayodele, Maggie Viti, & Melisa Ramlogan; Ben Gutmanstein, Harsahib Singh, & Giovanni Calo; Gemma Buckley, George Gomez, & Amaara Sharif; Bianca Hernandez, Madison Erbelding, & Aleina Sabu
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#urbandesign #typologies #matrix #3Dprint #models @nyit.architecture