Archinect - News 2024-12-23T19:50:25-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150287901/columbia-gsapp-appoints-weiping-wu-and-mario-gooden-to-interim-leadership-roles-as-dean-amale-andraos-tenure-draws-to-a-close Columbia GSAPP appoints Weiping Wu and Mario Gooden to interim leadership roles as Dean Amale Andraos' tenure draws to a close Josh Niland 2021-11-10T18:07:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2f/2f1eded4a66264ad8dc4d344bfff7b16.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A restructuring at the top of <a href="https://archinect.com/columbiagsapp" target="_blank">Columbia University</a>'s Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning (GSAPP) has been announced to coincide with the end of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150264624/amale-andraos-steps-down-as-dean-of-columbia-gsapp" target="_blank">outgoing dean Amale Andraos' tenure.&nbsp;</a></p> <p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/774805/weiping-wu" target="_blank">Weiping Wu</a> will now serve as GSAPP&rsquo;s interim dean, while Mario Gooden is the new interim M.Arch graduate program director, replacing Andraos.&nbsp;</p> <p>Wu was <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/149956391/columbia-gsapp-names-weiping-wu-director-of-urban-planning-program" target="_blank">previously</a> the director of the M.S. and Ph.D. in Urban Planning programs and brings to her new position more than twenty years of academic and professional experience. Prior to joining the GSAPP faculty in 2016, Wu served as Chair of the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/1946533/tufts-university" target="_blank">Tufts University</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Her research has been focused on the urbanization of developing countries and China in particular. She has published several books and is the current president of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP), which represents a consortium of educational institutions that offer credentials in urban and regional planning....</p>