Ben Barsotti Scott

I’m a writer and landscape architect based in New York City. I’m also a student of historical geography, currently researching a series of civilian-led blockades of US Navy terminals in the final years of the US war in Vietnam.

Occasionally, I teach undergraduate seminars on my areas of interest: see the syllabus for my 2022 course on contemporary architectural theory here and the syllabus for my 2025 course on critical cartography here. Read testimonials from some of my recent students here.

Even more occasionally, I write for architecture and geography publications like the the New York Review of Architecture, Critical Planning Journal, and Journal of Landscape Architecture.

You can see my full CV here and you can contact me here.

Ben Barsotti Scott
urban historical geographer and independent curator in New York, NY.

See some of my recent work below. You can contact me here.

TEACHING
MICA AH-379 Contemporary Architecture Criticism and Theory
2022

In Spring 2022, I designed and taught an advanced undergraduate seminar on contemporary architectural theory. 379-AH Contemporary Architecture Criticism & Theory at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). You can access the full syllabus here.