FALL/WINTER 2014-15 La Sagrada Família: A Contribution on Constancy and Change ntoni Gaudí labored for more than four Adecades to build the Ex- piatory Temple of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona. Yet, upon his death in 1926, his master- piece was less than a quarter of the way near completion. Gaudí knew well that it only could be finished posthumously. He cultivated a unique fellowship among the craftsmen at work on the project, akin to that found in medieval workshops, which has fostered a collective effort across generations to re- alize the Sagrada Família. Prog- ress on the building continued intermittently after Gaudí’s death, coming to an abrupt halt with the outbreak of the Span- ish Civil War in 1936. Construc- tion resumed in the 1950s and the process remains ongoing, with completion projected for the centenary of Gaudí’s death in 2026. The spirit of collabora- tion that Gaudí fostered before his death has continued to nur- ture the project. The building’s public. A stunning collection of celona. The exhibition provides workshop remains a laboratory these models is at the center of an unprecedented opportunity for architectural experimenta- the exhibit Sagrada Família— to understand the extraordinary tion today, even mobilizing Gaudí’s Unfinished Masterpiece: accomplishments of the Sagrada digital technologies and three- Geometry, Construction and Site, Família’s builders who have dimensional printing to build on view in the SSA Atrium Gal- been at work on the church for upon Gaudí’s vision. lery from 29 September 2014 to nearly a century and a half. The ongoing use of scale 8 May 2015. Curated by Dean The SSA has coordinated an plaster models binds a vital George Ranalli, and co-curated array of exceptional programs aspect of Gaudí’s working meth- by Prof. Fabian Llonch, the to accompany the exhibit. SOURCE: TOP, TRIANGLE POSTALS; BOTTOM PHOTO: SALVATORE COSENZA ods to those of today. These exhibition of these models Oscar Riera Ojeda Publish- TOP: Central and lateral nave of the models have furnished the commemorates Gaudí’s legacy ers has released a book on the Sagrada Família, seen from the tran- church’s builders with an im- as part of the Sagrada Família’s Sagrada Família and the SSA’s sept. ABOVE: Exhibit opening on 29 portant means to develop their September. unabated design and construc- fall 2014 Sciame Lecture Series visionary approach to structure tion process. The exhibit marks features an international roster and ornament as well as to con- the first display of these signifi- of distinguished speakers in- ceptualize the project for the cant artifacts outside of Europe. cluding Josep Gomez Serrano, In the gallery, wall panels con- Jordi Bonet, Jordi Fauli, Judith textualize the models within Rohrer, Maria Rubert de the building’s design process, Ventos, Xisco Llabres, and history, and unique place in Bar- Mark Burry. # 1 student news EDITOR’S MESSAGE e welcome many new faces to the Awards SSA community ongratulations this fall. Profs. to the following SSA WAhu Aydogan Akseli and Cgraduates who received top awards at the graduation Frank Melendez have joined ceremony last spring: our full-time faculty. Hannah > MArch I Outstanding Design Borgeson has come on board Project: Tiffany Kimmel as the Graduate Student Ser- > ASLA Awards: Ryan Morri- vices Manager. Lastly, Nicole son (Honor) and Grace Ng (Merit) Daniels has joined us in the > Rachel Carson Award DENISE HOFFMAN-BRANDT PHOTO: capacity of Ofce Assistant. (achievement in MLA and (BArch) ABOVE: 3rd-year MLA students with MUD): Sara Malmkvist and Prof. Denise Hofman-Brandt at Rocky I look forward to speaking > Ennead Architects Scholar- Samuel Berkheiser III Mountain National Park. ship (BArch): Magdalena with Profs. Akseli and Me- > Matthew W. Del Guadio Checo lendez about the state of the Award (Best BArch Com- Shereese Trumpet was award- > Gerner, Kronick & Valcarcel prehensive Studio Project): ed the AIA NY Chapter’s an- architecture field in the next Art of Architecture Schol- David Penaherrera nual Heritage Ball Scholarship arship (BArch): Christian issue of the newsletter. > AIA Henry Adams Medal of $1,000. In October, Dean Luis Camacho (BArch): Idan Saragosti George Ranalli was in atten- > Fred L. Leibmann Book > AIA Certificate of Merit dance along side Shereese at Sean Weiss, Ph.D. Award (BArch): Rafiul Prod- (BArch): Susan Wu the Heritage Ball at Chelesea Assistant Professor ham > CCNY Landscape Architec- Piers/Pier Sixty. [email protected] > Carol J. Weissman Kurth ture Comprehensive Studio BArch student Lester Li Scholarship (BArch): Prize: David Mosey won a $2,000 scholarship Noshin Apurba RECRUITMENT > Faculty History and Theory from the Concrete Industrial > McGraw-Hill Construction’s Award: Frances Felse and Foundation. Annual Scholarship (BArch): Hilary Zhao (MArch), An- In spring 2014, the 4th-year Help recruit new grad Jennifer Shteierman drew Salimian (BArch) BArch studios, coordinated students by spreading the > CCNY Architecture Alumni > Charles E. Inniss Architec- by Prof. June Williamson, word about these upcoming Association Scholarship tural Award (BArch): Jarell entered their projects in the (BArch): Lester Li and Man information sessions: Peets ACSA Steel Design Competi- Marcus Tung > Olmsted Scholar (MLA): tion, sponsored by the Ameri- Tuesday 28 October, > William Bobenhausen David Mosey can Institute of Steel Construc- 5:30 p.m. Scholarship (BArch): Mo- > Fontainebleau Summer Ar- tion. Students Alexia Sanchez, Location: CUNY Welcome Center emyat Thu chitecture Program (BArch): Vail Nuguid and Donovan > Extech Award for Technol- in Midtown Filipp Blyakher and Chri- Dunkley, in Adjunct Prof. ogy (BArch): Ermira Kasapi All SSA graduate programs: soula Kapelonis Martin Stigsgaard’s studio, > Brooklyn Architectural Master of Architecture, > WX Women in Real Estate were awarded first place for Foundation Scholarship Master of Landscape Scholarships (BArch): Jes- their project, Kyrgyzstan-China (BArch): Berk Eraslan Architecture, Master of sica Tzu-Chi Tseng, Me- Border Crossing. Student Joan > J. Max Bond, Jr., Center linda Siew, and Chrisoula Battle, in Adjunct Prof. Joan Urban Design Scholarship: Muhammad Kapelonis Krevlin’s studio, received an Saleh (BArch) Monday 3 November, honorable mention for Smart Top awards to continuing stu- > Megan Lawrence Memorial 6:30 p.m. Door – Sculpture in the Land- dents include: Award (BArch): Xiao Yi Lin Location: Spitzer School scape, a scheme for a Mexico- > Dean’s Design Scholar- > AIA NYC Eleanor Allwork New Mexico border crossing. of Architecture ship sponsored by Frank Scholarship (BArch): Jeffrey The projects will be on view at Master of Landscape Architec- J. Sciame, Jr.: Roman Hat- Bermudez the ACSA Annual Meeting in ture Info Panel nyanskyy, Lenny Chen, > Center for Architecture Toronto, Ontario in March 2015 Sewina Lee, Nooreen Kag- Scholarship: Magdelena Thursday 6 November, and the American Institute of zi, and Hector Santacruz Checo Architects Annual Convention 7:00 p.m. > Frederick Bainnson Memo- The Spitzer Travel Fellows this in Atlanta, GA in May 2015. Location: Spitzer School rial Scholarship (MLA): Eli year are Michael Buonanno of Architecture Sands and Venus Carbuccia (BArch) Master of Architecture Info Panel > NYC ASLA Scholarship for the proposal Bioclimatic Milestones (MLA): Andrea Johnson Architecture: Sustainable through Details and RSVP: http://ssa1. and Fern Lan Siew Desire, Lara Gelband (MArch) First-year MLA students, in- ccny.cuny.edu/admissions/mas- > Spitzer History Notebook for Nicaragua Canal, and Filipp cluding Jason Beury, Aitan ters.html Award: Salvatore Cosenza Blyakher (BArch) for Landscape Eliach, Charles Huang, Ligia (MArch) and special men- and Memory. Mathias, Caitlin Murphy, tion to Solomon Oh 3rd-year BArch student Ruth Nervig, Jessica Pimen- 2 tel, Camila Sampedro, Ba- Adjunct Prof. James S. NY Chapter. She received the ruch Tauber, and Yifan Xing, Russell organized a tour of Provost’s 2013-14 Outstanding participated in this year’s the nearly complete Sugar Hill Teaching Award. Park(ing) Day. Adjunct Prof. Development for summer stu- This semester, Professor Halina Steiner led the SSA’s dents in his Developing Com- Toni L. Griffin is the Theo- contribution to this initia- munication Skills seminar. El- dore B. and Doris Shoong Lee tive, a daylong, international len Baxter, the director of the Distinguished Professor of “happening” in which people sponsoring Broadway Housing Real Estate Law and Urban transform parking spaces into Communities, discussed the Planning in the Department of temporary public space. With communications challenges City and Regional Planning in PRESS SOURCE: UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO support from the ASLA NY of the project, which mixes the College of Environmental Chapter, the students convert- low-income residents with Design at the University of ed two spaces in West Harlem, early childhood education and California, Berkeley. one focused on albedo and a Children’s Museum of Art Adjunct Lecturer Daniel another on hydrology. and Storytelling designed by Hauben organized the Bronx In collaboration with the London architect David Artist Documentary Project ex- MLA students, Prof. Denise Adjaye working with the NYC hibit at the Andrew Freeman Hoffman-Brandt created the architect SLCE. # Home, which was the subject installation entitled Red Carpet of a New York Times article on Encrypted at the Omi Interna- 15 September. ABOVE: A City for Children: Women, tional Arts Center in Ghent, faculty news Architecture, and the Charitable Adjunct Professor Andrew NY. The project is on view Landscapes of Oakland, 1850-1950 by Lavallee has been elected to through spring 2015. Prof. Marta Gutman. the American Society of Land- The J. Max Bond Center e welcome back scape Architects Council of on Design for the Just City Brian Healy of Brian Fellows. He led a tour of the received a $110,000 grant from WHealy Architects and Post-Sandy Initiative received World Trade Center District the Surdna Foundation to cre- Perkins + Will in Boston as the AIA NY Vice-President’s as part of the ASLA NY’s par- ate and test a set of indicators well as Jinhee Park of SsD as Citation for Public Outreach.