The first session of a two-part conference on housing, public health and spatial justice, racial equity, and climate justice. In 2020, compounding crises across the globe encompassing economic injustice, racial inequity, and climate change have ignited public dialogue and urgent calls for action. Research and policy experts at Columbia GSAPP host conversations on how the field can respond to interlocking issues in public health, water, housing, infrastructure, migration, resilience, and resistance.
Participants include Associate Professor Malo Hutson, Director of the UP PhD Program and Director of the Urban Community and Health Equity Lab; Professor Laura Kurgan, Sequence Director of the M.Arch Visual Studies curriculum and Director of the Center for Spatial Research; and IDC Professor of Housing Design Hilary Sample, Coordinator the Core Architecture Studios and Core III Housing Studios, in conversation with invited guests.
The second session, Climate Justice and the City, is scheduled for Friday, November 20.
