Eric Salitsky
Eric Salitsky
Sunday, May 22, 2022
Age: 35
Location:
9th Avenue & 39 Street
Brooklyn , NY
United States
Eric Salitsky was riding his bike 8:30 a.m. near 39th Street and Ninth Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn when he was fatally hit by a private sanitation truck driver. The driver did not stop and was later found and issued a summons by the NYPD.
The crash was covered by Gothamist, NY Daily News, StreetsBlog, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, as well as several other news outlets.
On April 23, 2023 Eric's friends and family gathered to install a ghost bike in his memory on that corner. For images and video of the installation go here.
Eric's obituary states "Memorial contributions can be made in Eric's memory to Designing
Justice/Designing Spaces, 2744 East 11th Street, Suite H03, Oakland, CA
94601, https://designingjustice.org/in-memoriam-eric-salitsky."
AIA-New York posted a memorial page dedicated to Eric where many have written personal tributes to him.
..."We invite you to explore the culmination of the research Eric conducted through our grant, our digital exhibition The Global Phenomenon of Multifaith Worship Spaces,
which focused on the architectural implications of these spaces and
their complex programs. Through the grant, Eric traveled across Europe
and North America documenting the design and history of multifaith
worship spaces in places like airports, hospitals, universities, and
other public institutions. Eric believed that multifaith spaces could
serve as rebuttals to tribalism and divisiveness, showing how people of
diverse beliefs can successfully worship in the same space without
conflict and recognize each other’s humanity. Following his research,
Eric went on to lead a workshop for university chaplains, consulted on
the complex typology to design firms, participated in design
competitions, and continued to research and write on the subject,
including a paper he planned to present this month at the Architecture Culture and Spirituality Forum.
Eric was born in Worcester, MA in 1987. After high school he spent a
formative year studying and volunteering in Israel, where he met his
future wife, Tamara Cohen. He went on to graduate from the University of
Wisconsin, Madison in 2010 with a Bachelor’s in Philosophy and
Religious Studies and served as an interfaith fellow at the Lubar
Institute for the Study of Abrahamic Religions. After graduation, Eric
returned to Israel to pursue a career in interfaith dialogue, an
experience that opened his eyes to how spatial opportunities can create
and facilitate effective dialogue and encounter. Upon returning to the
United States, he decided to pursue a Master of Architecture at the
Pratt Institute, graduating in 2017. At ESKW/Architects, he specialized
in transitional and supportive housing and education projects."...
Sunday, May 22, 2022
Age: 35
Location:
9th Avenue & 39 Street
Brooklyn , NY
United States
Eric Salitsky was riding his bike 8:30 a.m. near 39th Street and Ninth Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn when he was fatally hit by a private sanitation truck driver. The driver did not stop and was later found and issued a summons by the NYPD.
The crash was covered by Gothamist, NY Daily News, StreetsBlog, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, as well as several other news outlets.
On April 23, 2023 Eric's friends and family gathered to install a ghost bike in his memory on that corner. For images and video of the installation go here.
Eric's obituary states "Memorial contributions can be made in Eric's memory to Designing
Justice/Designing Spaces, 2744 East 11th Street, Suite H03, Oakland, CA
94601, https://designingjustice.org/in-memoriam-eric-salitsky."
AIA-New York posted a memorial page dedicated to Eric where many have written personal tributes to him.
..."We invite you to explore the culmination of the research Eric conducted through our grant, our digital exhibition The Global Phenomenon of Multifaith Worship Spaces,
which focused on the architectural implications of these spaces and
their complex programs. Through the grant, Eric traveled across Europe
and North America documenting the design and history of multifaith
worship spaces in places like airports, hospitals, universities, and
other public institutions. Eric believed that multifaith spaces could
serve as rebuttals to tribalism and divisiveness, showing how people of
diverse beliefs can successfully worship in the same space without
conflict and recognize each other’s humanity. Following his research,
Eric went on to lead a workshop for university chaplains, consulted on
the complex typology to design firms, participated in design
competitions, and continued to research and write on the subject,
including a paper he planned to present this month at the Architecture Culture and Spirituality Forum.
Eric was born in Worcester, MA in 1987. After high school he spent a
formative year studying and volunteering in Israel, where he met his
future wife, Tamara Cohen. He went on to graduate from the University of
Wisconsin, Madison in 2010 with a Bachelor’s in Philosophy and
Religious Studies and served as an interfaith fellow at the Lubar
Institute for the Study of Abrahamic Religions. After graduation, Eric
returned to Israel to pursue a career in interfaith dialogue, an
experience that opened his eyes to how spatial opportunities can create
and facilitate effective dialogue and encounter. Upon returning to the
United States, he decided to pursue a Master of Architecture at the
Pratt Institute, graduating in 2017. At ESKW/Architects, he specialized
in transitional and supportive housing and education projects."...