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 and professional growth. 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, November 10 at 9:00am EST.

Mirah Becker ‘89 MSUP
Supervising Planner
Middlesex County Office of Planning
New Brunswick, NJ

Michael Blancato ‘11 MSAAD
Associate Principal
Kerstin Thompson Architects (KTA)
Melbourne, Australia

Emily Conklin '23 MSHP
Network & Public Programs Manager
Van Alen Institute
Brooklyn, NY

Boer Deng '17 M.Arch
Principal Product Architect
American Housing Corporation
Founder and Principal Designer
Bored Labs
Austin, TX

Brad Engelsman '00 MSAAD
Architect
BEDA (Brad Engelsman Design Architecture)
Brooklyn, NY

Devanshi Gajjar '23 MSAUD
Architect and Urban Designer
Ahmedabad
Gujarat, India

Robert Grace ‘84 MSAAD
Principal
Robert Grace Architecture
Paris, FR

Yining Lei '20 MSUP
Assistant Professor of Real Estate
Development and Urban Planning
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Alexander Loyer Hughes, A.I.A. ’05 MSAAD
Principal
KURV ARCHITECTURE
New York, NY

Irmi Reiter '08 MSAAD
Architect
iR Architektur
Lienz, Austria

Karrthik Subramanian '24 MSAUD
Urban Designer / Planner
JZMK Partners
Los Angeles, CA

Brent Truscott '10 MSRED
Partner
Originations - Commercial Real Estate Debt Fund Manager
Birmingham, MI

Karl Wadia '06 MSAAD
Senior Design Principal
Architect Hafeez Contractor
Mumbai, India

Roland Whitley '96 MSUP
Managing Partner
Neighborhood Planning and Architectural Design, Inc. (NPAD)
Raleigh, NC