November 2008
Wood Auditorium, Avery Hall
A series of multi-disciplinary panels that inquired into the disappearance of the term "public" from discussions involving American housing policies, practices, and prejudices.
Panel 1: In Defense of Public Housing
Panelists:
Sudhir Venkatesh, Sociology, Columbia University
Kenneth Frampton, Columbia GSAPP
Nicholas D. Bloom, Social Science, New York Institute of Technology
Response: Gwendolyn Wright & Richard Plunz, Columbia GSAPP
Panel 2: In Defense of the Public Sphere
Panelists:
Bruce Robbins, English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University
Clara Irazabel & Mabel Wilson, Columbia GSAPP
Response: Robert Beauregard & Peter Marcuse, Columbia GSAPP