by: AIA New York
New Hires and Promotions
Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (Columbia GSAPP) has announced Marc Tsurumaki, AIA, has been promoted to Professor of Professional Practice in the Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Tsurumaki is principal and founder of LTL Architects in New York.
Global architecture and design firm Corgan is pleased to announce that Chris Grossnicklaus has been promoted to national sector leader for Corgan‘s healthcare practice. Grossnicklaus has more than 18 years of experience in the design industry, with the last seven years at Corgan taking a leadership role in the healthcare practice.
Awards and Recognitions
Urban Design Forum has named 48 Fellows in the inaugural Global Exchange cohort, its new fellowship for mid-career executives who will survey the world to shape New York City’s future, starting with the housing crisis.
Pratt Institute has announced its honorees for LEGENDS 2024, a scholarship benefit supporting Pratt students and honoring creative icons: Charles Burnett, Oscar-winning film director, Toshiko Mori, FAIA, architect and professor at Harvard Graduate School of Design,
Architectural Record has announced the 2024 recipients of its Women in Architecture Design Leadership Awards, including Mimi Hoang, AIA, NCARB, Co-founding principal of nARCHITECTS. This year’s awardees will be honored at a reception held on the evening of October 1 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York.
Mergers, Expansions, and Changes
In a historic move, the union at Bernheimer Architecture ratified its collective bargaining agreement (CBA), marking the first-ever CBA at a private sector architecture firm.