Columbia GSAPP appoints Weiping Wu and Mario Gooden to interim leadership roles as Dean Amale Andraos' tenure draws to a close

2021-11-10T18:07:00-05:00

A restructuring at the top of Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning (GSAPP) has been announced to coincide with the end of outgoing dean Amale Andraos' tenure.

Weiping Wu will now serve as GSAPP’s interim dean, while Mario Gooden is the new interim M.Arch graduate program director, replacing Andraos.

Wu was previously 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 Tufts University.

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....

Columbia GSAPP names Weiping Wu Director of Urban Planning Program

2016-07-06T17:30:00-04:00

Effective July 1, Wu became the new Director of the Master of Science in the Urban Planning program at Columbia's GSAPP, as announced by current dean, Amale Andraos. In a press release issued by GSAPP, Wu is referred to as one of the "top scholarly experts on Chinese urbanization", focusing on issues of migration, housing and infrastructure.

Andraos described Wu as "that rare scholar who has the ability to bridge theory and practice and is committed to advancing the field towards the bettering of our built environment.” Previously, Wu was the Chair of the Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Department at Tufts University, and editor of the Journal of Planning Education and Research. She will continue in her role as President and President-Elect of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP).

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Columbia GSAPP appoints Weiping Wu and Mario Gooden to interim leadership roles as Dean Amale Andraos' tenure draws to a close

Columbia GSAPP names Weiping Wu Director of Urban Planning Program