Tuesday Talks

Tuesday Talks provides GSAPP students with the opportunity to engage with the wider alumni community for informative mentorship during the fall semester. This program pairs current students with alumni professionals for hour-long, one-on-one discussions on career development. Alumni mentors are welcome to participate in the program at their discretion.

The chance to discuss the job market with trusted alumni, including those from various American cities and international locations, is invaluable for emerging practitioners. The demand for mentorship has consistently remained high since the program’s launch in March 2020. Those interested in volunteering as a mentor are encouraged to reach out to gsappalumni@columbia.edu, providing their job title, company name, and location.

Thank you to our GSAPP Alumni Volunteers for Tuesday, September 17 at 9:00 am EST.

Stan Benecki ‘90 MSRED
Founder
Benecki, LLC
Atlanta, GA

Sritoma Bhattacharjee '20 MSAAD
Computational Designer
Google
Toronto, Canada

Johnny Chiu '06 MSAAD
Founder
JC. Architecture & Design
Taipei Taiwan

Michelle Clara '21 MSAAD
Architectural Project Manager
Archimaera Architecture PC
Brooklyn, NY

Robert Grace '84 MSAAD
Principal
Robert Grace Architecture
Paris, France

John Hooper '12 M.Arch
Associate Principal
Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF)
New York, NY

Aniruddh Jain '17 MSRED
Partner
AJA Capital
Toronto, Canada

Charles Klein '80 M.Arch
Charles Klein Design, Inc
New York, NY

Trevor Lamphier, AIA '12 M.Arch
Associate Principal
Beck Group
(former architect at DS+R) Tampa, FL

Jihoi Lee '15 MSCCCP
Curator of Architecture, Installation and Sculpture
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA)
Seoul, Korea

Mengxuan Liu '19 MSAAD
Architect II
AECOM
New York, NY

Victor Lo '21 MSAUD
Architectural Designer
MG2
Shanghai, China

Nika Mo '18 MSAAD
Architect
KPF
New York, NY

Zahid Nawaz Ajam '17 MSAAD
Creative Director/ Partner
Ajam & Ajam Associates
Islamabad, Pakistan

Dissa Raras '17 MSAUD
Senior Landscape Designer
Henning Larsen
Singapore office

Stephany Santiago Selles '08 MSAAD
VP of Real Estate Development
GBM Real Estate
Mexico City, Mexico

Raghav Sapra '15 MSRED
Founder
Maypole Group
New York, NY

Vir Shah '23 MSAUD
Urban Designer
APD Urban Planning & Management
Atlanta, GA

Gawon Shin '15 M.Arch
Project Director
SHoP Architects
New York, NY

Bika Sibila Rebek '15 MSCCCP
Partner
Some Place Studio
New York, NY

Amit Talwar '04 MSAUD
Amit Talwar Associates
New Delhi, India

Meng Chan Tang ’ ‘17 M.Arch
Creative Director
Tanghua Architects
Shenzhen, China

Vadim Tulchinsky '12 MSRED
Urbanist Development
Executive Director
Holyoke, MA

Irene Urmeneta '10 M.Arch
Project Architect
Gensler
Chicago, IL

Sudarshan Venkatraman '14 MSAAD
Founder & Principal Architect
Studio 1988
Bengaluru, India

Shen Xin '22 MSUP
Data Scientist/Solid Waste Engineer
Arcadis
New York, NY

Shen Xin '22 MSUP
Data Scientist/Solid Waste Engineer
Arcadis
New York, NY

Wen Zhe '15 MSAAD
Design Manager
China Vanke CO., LTD.
San Francisco, CA

Chris Zheng '20 MSAUD
Junior Architect
Goettsch Partners
Chicago, IL.