NYC is Dead? Thursday, April 18 | 6:30 PM New Museum 235 Bowery New York, NY 10002 More information & RSVP: https://www.arch.columbia.edu/events/1197-nyc-is-dead New books, articles and social media posts abound proclaiming the death of New York, portraying the metropolis as a cultural wasteland laid barren by chain stores, luxury condos and neoliberalism; while ample evidence exists to support these claims, evidence also exists to refute them with the emergence of new cultural institutions, grassroots arts organizations, and population growth surpassing projections, all of which begs us to ask in this panel, is New York dead? *Risa Shoup*, *Kevin Baker*, *José Esparza Chong Cuy*, and *Galia Solomonoff* in conversation with *Vishaan Chakrabarti*. *Kevin Baker* (CC ‘80), is a writer and editor based in New York City. *Vishaan Chakrabarti* is Associate Professor of Practice at Columbia GSAPP, where he teaches architectural design studios and seminars on urbanism. Current projects include Brooklyn’s Domino Sugar Refinery, Queens’ Sunnyside Yards, Philadelphia’s Schuylkill Yards and a contemporary urban bazaar in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. *José Esparza Chong Cuy* (CCCP '12) is the Executive Director and Chief Curator at Storefront for Art and Architecture. *Risa Shoup* is the Executive Director of Spaceworks, a New York City-based nonprofit cultural community development organization dedicated to expanding the supply of subsidized rehearsal, studio and community space for New Yorkers. *Galia Solomonoff* (M.Arch '94) is an Associate Professor of Practice at Columbia GSAPP. As Principal of SAS/Solomonoff Architecture Studio in Chelsea and a registered architect, she has worked with over 40 international artists, creating installations in homes, museums, airports and the public way. Organized by Columbia GSAPP. Free and open to the public, advanced registration is required to attend, RSVP here <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-is-dead-tickets-55775698616>.