Open-house - Columbia GSAPP

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The in-person Open House for Prospective Students will be held on Monday, October 20, 2025 with campus and building tours; meetings with the Dean, Program Directors, faculty, and current students; open courses and design studio reviews; lectures; receptions; and more. Virtual Info Sessions with program directors are scheduled to take place throughout the following week.

Please register for Online Info Sessions or to join an in-person tour.

Open House for Prospective Students

Monday, 20 October 2025

Select program of interest below for the specific in-person Open House schedule.

Online Open House Program

Master of Architecture Curriculum Presentation

Program Director Mario Gooden presents the Master of Architecture Curriculum during the Fall 2025 Open House for Prospective Students.

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Master of Architecture Curriculum Presentation

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MS Advanced Architectural Design Curriculum Presentation

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MS Architecture and Urban Design Curriculum Presentation

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MS Computational Design Practices Curriculum Presentation

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MS Historic Preservation Curriculum Presentation

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MS Real Estate Development Curriculum Presentation

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MS Urban Planning Curriculum Presentation

Monday, October 20

2:00pm: M.Arch Curriculum Presentation
with Program Director Mario Gooden and faculty panel.
Watch the recording

Tuesday, October 21

10:00am: MSAUD Curriculum Presentation
with Faculty Lead Thaddeus Pawlowski
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7:00pm: MSCCCP Curriculum Presentation
with Program Co-Directors Felicity Scott and Mark Wasiuta

Wednesday, October 22

9:00am: MSAAD Curriculum Presentation
with Program Director Lydia Kallipoliti
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9:00am: MSHP Curriculum Presentation
with Program Director Jorge Otero-Pailos
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10:00am: MSUP Curriculum Presentation
with Program Director Weiping Wu
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Thursday, October 23

9:00am: M.Arch Q&A
with Program Director Mario Gooden and faculty panel
10:00am: MSCDP Curriculum Presentation.
with Program Associate Director Adam Vosburgh
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Friday, October 24

9:00am: MSRED Curriculum Presentation
with Interim Program Director Adam Lubinsky
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10:00am: Admissions Info Session and Q&A
with the GSAPP Admissions Office team

In-Person Program

Event	Time
Check-in and Breakfast	9:30am – 10:00 am
Program-specific Campus Tours and Building Visits, Admissions Q&A with visits to Research Centers & Labs, Making Studio, Avery Library, and more	10:00am – 12:00pm
Lunch with GSAPP Faculty and Student Representatives	12:30 – 1:30pm
Welcome by Dean Andrés Jaque	1:30– 2:00 pm
Curriculum Presentation by your academic Program Director	2:00 – 3:00pm
Conversations with current students in your academic program	3:00 – 4:00pm
Program-specific tours of academic spaces	4:00pm – 5:30pm
Life at GSAPP: Learn more about the School _With Student Council and Student Organization Leadership	5:30 – 6:15pm
Pre-Lecture Reception	6:15 – 6:30pm
GSAPP Open House Lecture by LOT-EK: Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano	6:30 – 8:30pm

Sat, Nov 1 10am

Virtual

GSAPP Admissions Info Session

Wed, Nov 5 9am

Virtual

Fall 2025 Online Info Session: PhD in Historic Preservation

Wed, Nov 5 10am

Virtual

Fall 2025 Online Info Session: MSHP Advanced Placement

Thu, Nov 6 6pm

Virtual

Fall 2025 Online Info Session: PhD in Architecture

Mon, Nov 10 5pm

Virtual

GSAPP Admissions Info Session

Thu, Nov 13 2pm

Virtual

Fall 2025 Online Info Session: PhD in Urban Planning

Fri, Nov 21 10am

Virtual

GSAPP Admissions Info Session

Wed, Dec 3 10am

Virtual

GSAPP Admissions Info Session

Thu, Dec 11 11:59pm

PhD in Urban Planning Application Deadline

Mon, Dec 15 6pm

Virtual

GSAPP Admissions Info Session

Mon, Dec 22 9am

Virtual

GSAPP Admissions Info Session

Sat, Jan 3, 2026 11:59pm

Master of Architecture Application Deadline

Thu, Jan 8, 2026 11:59pm

PhD in Architecture & PhD in Historic Preservation Application Deadline

Thu, Jan 15, 2026 11:59pm

Master of Science Application Deadline

Public Programs

Lectures are live-streamed and archived on the GSAPP YouTube Channel
See the Event Calendar for programming throughout the year, and browse past events on the Media Archive.

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ADJACENT X Sky High Farm Universe

Student Organized

Fri, Oct 31 12pm

Abundance Talks: Sites on Earth

Buell Center

Sat, Nov 1

GSAPP Inaugural World Actioning Summit in Seoul

Sat, Nov 1 10am

Virtual

GSAPP Admissions Info Session

Sun, Nov 2 6pm

GSAPP in Seoul

Alumni

Seoul

Mon, Nov 3 5pm

CCCP in SEOUL: Broadcasting Architecture

Wed, Nov 5 9am

Virtual

Fall 2025 Online Info Session: PhD in Historic Preservation

Virtual Visit

Virtual Tour

If you are unable to visit in person, please explore the interactive 3-D model of GSAPP’s buildings and facilities on the Virtual Visit page.

Discover Campus and Explore Morningside Heights

Columbia GSAPP collaborated with Untapped New York – co-founded by Alumni Board Member Michelle Young (‘12 M.S.UP) – to create a mini-series of podcast episodes designed to explore the architectural and historic highlights of the University and related New York City neighborhoods.

In the first episode, they discuss five spots including Columbia’s Alma Mater sculpture, the Guastavino Dome at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Riverside Church’s Labyrinth, Ulysses S. Grant’s Tomb, and the meeting of 125th and 129th Streets.

In the second installment, Michelle Young and Justin Rivers explore neighborhoods in Upper Manhattan where many of GSAPP’s students choose to live. They head from Morningside Heights to Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, and Inwood. Along the way, they point out culinary and cultural highlights of each neighborhood, including NYC’s largest slice at Koronet Pizza in Morningside Heights, Harlem’s Apollo Theater, the Audubon Mural Project in Hamilton Heights, and the many parks and views of Washington Heights. We also hear from Columbia affiliated residents of Harlem and Washington Heights who tell us about why they love their neighborhoods.