Renowned architectural historian Professor Andrew Dolkart will lead a faculty-only walking tour of the Upper West Side organized by the Office of Work/Life. The tour will explore the architecture and development of the northern reaches of the Upper West Side focusing on the apartment house development of West End Avenue and the row houses on the side streets. We will discuss the rapid transformation of West End Avenue from an avenue of substantial row houses to a street of upper-middle-class apartments; the development of Riverside Park and Drive; and the construction of some of the last single-family row houses in Manhattan. Who designed the buildings, who built them, and who lived here will be themes throughout the tour. Tour is limited to 25 participants.
Graduate students from theNarrative Medicine Programare inviting community members who self-identify as older adults to participate in an intergenerational narrative medicine workshop. The experience seeks to foster connections across our community at Columbia and beyond among undergraduates and a group of mixed-age individuals in an effort to break down intergenerational barriers created by age segregation, ageism, and urbanization. This will be a one-time workshop on April 1, 10–11:30 am on Zoom. Total number of participants will be limited to 14 undergrads and older members. Pleasesign up here by March 28if you can make it at that time and are interested in participating. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Phalaen Chang atpc2908@columbia.eduand Lina Huang atlh3176@columbia.edu.
