GSD Alumni and Friends
The GSD Alumni Council met October 16-17, 2008, for two productive days of meetings. They met with Dean Mostafavi and Professors Rodolfo Machado, Jerold Kayden, Gary Hilderbrand, and Scott Cohen to discuss the state of the School, heard a presentation from Professor Maryann Thompson on her Studio Option, Connected Isolation: Designing Architecture and Territory in the Galapagos Islands, and held a roundtable discussion for students on the state of the economy and their future job searches. Council members also worked in subcommittees to develop a full slate of programs and initiatives for students and alumni during the coming year.
Geoff Le Plastrier, MArch '75, listens to the discussion.
Claudia Harari, MLA '04, shares her thoughts with the rest of the group.
After the first day of the meeting, the Council hosted a reception for the GSD community following Scott Lash's public lecture, "Global Space in Mutation."
Council President Michaele Pride, MAUD '01, Scott Cohen, Gerald M. McCue Professor in Architecture and Chair of the Department of Architecture, and Judith Wong, MLA '01, at the Council's post-lecture reception.
Dean Mohsen Mostafavi, Michaele Pride, MAUD '01, Derek Ham, MArch '03, and Jeff Lakey, MLA '86