The Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University in New York City, also known simply as GSAPP, is one of the leading architecture schools in the United States. It was transformed from a department within the Columbia School of Mines into a formal School of Architecture by William Robert Ware in 1881. Among the school's resources is the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, the United States' largest architectural library and home to some of the first books published on architecture, as well as the origin of the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals. Recent deans of the school have included architect James Stewart Polshek and noted architectural theorist and deconstructivist architect Bernard Tschumi. The current dean, Mark Wigley, was appointed in 2004 and is also a notable proponent of deconstructivism. Columbia University is a private research university in the United States. ... New York, NY redirects here. ... A school of mines that forms part of Columbia University, New York City. ... William Robert Ware (27 May 1832 - 9 June 1915), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts into a family of the Unitarian clergy, was an architect who received his professional education at Harvard College and Harvards Lawrence Scientific School. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library is part of Columbia Universitys library system. ... James Polshek (born 1930) is an American architect currently residing in New York. ... Bernard Tschumi (born January 25, 1944 Lausanne, Switzerland) is a contemporary French/Swiss architect, writer, and academic. ... Mark Wigley is an architect, author, and educator. ... Libeskinds Imperial War Museum North in Manchester comprises three apparently intersecting curved volumes. ...

Notable alumni

• Max Abramovitz (1931) - designed Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, the United Nations complex, and the Columbia Law School building
• Grosvenor Atterbury (1884) - worked for Columbia campus architects McKim, Mead & White; designed Forest Hills Gardens
• William Adams Delano (1896)
• Hernan Diaz Alonso of Xefirotarch (1999) - Subject of a 2006 SFMoMA Exhibition
• Peter Eisenman (1960) - designed the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin
• Philip L. Goodwin (1912) - co-designed the original Museum of Modern Art, New York
• Eric Gugler (1911) - designed the West Wing of the White House
• Arthur Loomis Harmon (1902) - co-designed the Empire State Building
• James Monroe Hewlett (1890) - muralist
• Rockwell Kent (1902) - painter
• Robert Kohn (1890) - designed the Temple Emanu-El, the world's largest synogogue
• Henry C. Pelton (1889) - co-designed Riverside Church in New York
• John Russell Pope (1894) - designed the National Archives and the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC

Max Abramovitz (May 23, 1908–September 12, 2004) was a prominent architect of the New York City firm Harrison, Abramovitz, & Abbe. ... , Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center. ... The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. ... The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ... Columbia Law School, located in the New York City borough of Manhattan, is one of the professional schools of Columbia University, a member of the Ivy League, and one of the leading law schools in the United States. ... Grosvenor Atterbury (July 7, 1869 Detroit, MI - October 18, 1956 Southampton, NY) was an American architect, urban planner and writer. ... McKim, Mead, and White was the premier architectural firm in the eastern United States at the turn of the twentieth century. ... Forest Hills Gardens is a private community located in Forest Hills, Queens, New York. ... William Adams Delano (January 21, 1874 – January 12, 1960) was a prominent American architect most active in New York City and Long Island, known for his wealthy clients and his sense of humor. ... Hernan Diaz-Alonso (b. ... Installation art by Peter Eisenman in the courtyard of Castelvecchio Museum in Verona, Italy, Entitled: Il giardino dei passi perduti, (The garden of the lost steps) Peter Eisenman (born August 11, 1932 in Newark, New Jersey) is one of the foremost practitioners of deconstructivism in American architecture. ... Holocaust-Memorial (Spring 2004) The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, also known as Holocaust memorial for short, is a memorial in Berlin a block to the south of the Brandenburg Gate. ... Berlin is the capital city and one of the sixteen states of the Federal Republic of Germany. ... View across garden, in new MoMA building by Yoshio Taniguchi. ... New York, NY redirects here. ... The West Wing may refer to several topics: The location of the U.S. Presidents office and offices of his political staff. ... For other uses, see White House (disambiguation). ... The Empire State Building in New York The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in New York City. ... Rockwell Kent photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 Rockwell Kent (1882-1971), an American artist was born in Tarrytown, New York, was well educated in art. ... This article needs cleanup. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... New York, NY redirects here. ... The Jefferson Memorial, built 1939 — 1943 John Russell Pope (April 24, 1874 – August 27, 1937) was an architect most known for his designs of the Jefferson Memorial (completed in 1943) and the West Building of the National Gallery of Art (completed in 1941) in Washington, DC. Pope was born in... The National Archives building in Washington, DC The United States National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records. ... The Jefferson Memorial from outside The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, D.C. that is dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, an American Founding Father and the third president of the United States. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...

Notable faculty

Includes present as well as past faculty associated with the school.

• Manuel de Landa
• James Stewart Polshek - designed the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, Arkansas
• Michael Sorkin
• Bernard Tschumi - designed Alfred Lerner Hall, Columbia's student center
• William Robert Ware - designed numerous Venetian Gothic buildings for Harvard University
• Mark Wigley - Directed the exhibition "Deconstructivist Architecture" at MoMA with Philip Johnson
• Steven Holl
• Peter Cook

For a comprehensive list of individuals associated with Columbia University as a whole, see the List of Columbia University people. Manuel DeLanda, (born 1952 in Mexico City), is a writer, artist and distinguished philosopher who has lived in New York since 1975. ... James Polshek (born 1930) is an American architect currently residing in New York. ... The William J. Clinton Presidential Center is the presidential library of Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States. ... Coordinates: Country United States State Arkansas County Pulaski Founded 1821 Incorporated 1831 Government  - Mayor Mark Stodola Area  - City  116. ... Michael Sorkin (1948, Washington, D.C. - ) Michael Sorkin, is the principal of the Michael Sorkin Studio in New York City, a design practice devoted to both practical and theoretical projects at all scales with a special interest in the city. ... Bernard Tschumi (born January 25, 1944 Lausanne, Switzerland) is a contemporary French/Swiss architect, writer, and academic. ... Alfred Lerner Hall, with Carman Hall rising in the background Alfred Lerner Hall is the student center or students union of Columbia University named for Al Lerner, who financed its construction. ... William Robert Ware (27 May 1832 - 9 June 1915), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts into a family of the Unitarian clergy, was an architect who received his professional education at Harvard College and Harvards Lawrence Scientific School. ... Venetian arches (Doges Palace). ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Founded in 1636,[2] Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning still operating in the United States. ... Mark Wigley is an architect, author, and educator. ... General Electric GE90-115B fanblade, on display at MOMA. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. ... 1933 Portrait of Philip Johnson by Carl Van Vechten Philip Cortelyou Johnson (July 8, 1906 – January 25, 2005) was an influential American architect. ... Steven Holls design for Simmons Hall of MIT won the Harleston Parker Medal in 2004. ... Peter Cook (born in 1936 in Southend, Essex) is a notable English architect, teacher and writer about architecture. ... This is a partially sorted list of notable persons who have had ties to Columbia University. ...

See also

• Columbia University

Columbia University is a private research university in the United States. ...

External links

• GSAPP Online