Visiting Faculty
Ghislaine Hermanuz
Principal, Hermanuz Ltd., New York
Charles Moore Visiting Professor 2005
Ghislaine Hermanuz, an architect and urban designer, is Professor of Architecture at the City College of New York School of Architecture, Urban Design, and Landscape Architecture (SAUDLA) and teaches design, housing theory, environmental justice and African Architecture. She also is the Director of SAUDLA academic advising, the Coordinator of Independent Studies, Chair of SAUDLA Committee on Course & Standing, and the former Director of the City College Architecture Center.
Ms. Hermanuz’s professional work in the United States has concentrated on community design, starting with the Architects’ Renewal Committee in Harlem, the first design center created by black architects, later as the director of the City College Architectural Center and now as a consultant to the Urban Technical Assistance Project/Columbia University. Her work consists of neighborhood development plans and visualization of physical development concepts and proposals. She regularly contributes to UN-sponsored efforts to advance shelter provision, with a focus on the needs and perspectives of women. Recently, her research has dealt with the impact of the Environmental Justice movement on the transformation of inner-city neighborhoods and the introduction of sustainable development in these communities.
