University of the Underground is selected as one of the BEST OF THE YEAR by the MET (Metropolitan Museum in New York).

On the 9th December 2017, Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun will be speaking at the MET, as part of In Our Time: A Year of Architecture in a Day,  a symposium devoted to the most exciting and critical spatial projects of 2017.

This year’s selection included a number of distinguished creatives and their projects including : David Adjaye, National Museum of African American History and Culture; Marwa al-Sabouni, The Battle for Home; Benjamin Bratton, The New Normal; Design Earth, Of Oil and Ice; Avril Furness, The Last Moments: A 360 VR Film Experience;  Amanda Levete, Victoria and Albert Museum Exhibition Road Quarter; Johnston Marklee, 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial; Lucy McRae, The Institute of Isolation; Julie Mehretu, Politicized Landscapes; Heneghan Peng, The Palestinian Museum; Philippe Rahm, Jade Eco Park and others.

The event brings together international architects, artists, curators, theorists, and filmmakers, who were selected to present one new project—whether a building, a book, an artwork, or an exhibition—considered to be among the most engaging and relevant of the past year. 

The event consists of fast-paced presentations on the selected “Projects of the Year”; a conversation with a creative leader at IKEA led by Beatrice Galilee, Daniel Brodsky Associate Curator of Architecture and Design in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Met; and a panel discussion, “In Our Future: Radical Design Education,” moderated by Sandra Jackson-Dumont, Frederick P. and Sandra P. Rose Chairman of Education, The Met. 

You can read more about the event and this year’s selection here