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  • Nelson De Jesus Ubri

    Part-time Lecturer

    Email
    dejen831@newschool.edu

    Office Location
    I - 55 West 13th Street

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    Nelson De Jesus Ubri is a Part-Time Faculty at Parsons The New School for Design as well as an architectural designer, researcher, and real estate professional. He is als o a Youth Advocate at the Parsons Scholars Program, where he assists high school students with the college and financial aid process while they explore art and design through college-level classes. 

    Currently, Nelson is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. He is also a RETS Associate at the New York City Economic Development Corporation, where manages multiple real estate and economic development transactions for major NYC projects through detailed financial models, negotiation of contracts of sale and leases, as well as presenting to community stakeholders, state and local elected officials. 

    Nelson received a Master of Architecture and a Master of Science in Real Estate Development from Columbia University GSAPP. While pursuing both degrees, he worked at the Center for Spatial Research, conducting in-depth research using large databases such as US Census and NYT COVID-19 Data. He was also a teaching assistant for the GSAPP Visual Studies series as well as a research assistant.

    Prior to getting his MSRED and M.Arch, Nelson worked at Daniel Goldner Architects, focusing on medical and office spaces. He was also a Fulbright Scholar in the Dominican Republic, where he developed research on how hurricanes affect the architecture and infrastructure of the Bani region in the southern area of the island. He is passionate about an interdisciplinary approach to architecture and real estate transactions that enables a deeper understanding of the built environment and communities around it. Nelson received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Parsons The New School for Design.

    Degrees Held

    Master of Architecture

    Master of Science in Real Estate Development

    Bachelor of Fine Arts

    Research Interests

    Resilient Architecture/Infrastructure for hurricane prone regions, Popular architecture and its evolution in the Caribbean, Carbon Offset and Emission, Affordable Housing & Residential Development

    Awards And Honors

    Columbia GSAPP Incubator Prize, 2021

    John A. Notaro Memorial Prize, AIA NY, 2019

    Buell Center Paris Prize, 2019

    Fulbright Research Fellowship, 2016

     

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