Department of Architecture
Left: "Swaying Udders" by Christopher Yi, (M.Arch. '20); Top Right: "CREOLE: A Spatial Language of Cultural Preservation, Transition, and Production" by Cornelius Tulloch (B.Arch. '21); Bottom Right: "Loop Column" by Justin Foo (B.Arch. '18) and Xinyu Yi (M.Arch '16).
Architecture at Cornell's College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP) is about creative and critical design practices that make lasting impact — balancing rigorous research and scholarship, responsibility for our natural and built environments, and reimagining the world at every scale to build a just and sustainable future for all.
At Cornell Architecture we see design as a process of creative experimentation and iterative analysis, ensuring non-judgmental, holistic, and open-ended inquiry enabled by independent, critical thinking and bold thought leadership. Our undergraduate and graduate programs are designed to support interdisciplinary collaboration and provide an integrated foundation in global history, theory, structures, environmental systems, building technologies, visual representation, ensuring that our students are equipped with actionable knowledge and the agency to enact change.
Highlights
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Friday, February 7, 2025
Register Now for Architecture Summer Programs
Cornell's renowned architecture program for high school students pairs studio design with history and theory courses for a comprehensive curriculum that encourages critical thinking and creative explorations of visual representation and the art of making with tools at the leading edge of design practice today.
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Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Fellowships and Funding Opportunities
View a selection of externally and internally sponsored fellowships available to undergraduate and graduate students in architecture.
Videos
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From Ordinary to Extraordinary
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L.P. Kwee Studios at Milstein Hall
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A Different Way of Thinking
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Unbuild Better: a Collegetown Case Study in Deconstruction
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Monday, February 10, 2025
Trailblazing Architect Kimberly Dowdell (B.Arch. '06) Aims to Inspire Others
Kimberly Dowdell (B.Arch. '06), Director of Strategic Relationships and Principal at the global architectural firm HOK and a leading voice on the importance of diverse perspectives in her field, shares her story with Cornellians.
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025
An Open Invitation: AAP's Spring 2025 Semester Highlights
With the start of a new semester comes a fresh opportunity to engage with AAP colleagues and guests, explore concepts on campus and in the field, and find inspiration in the work and ideas on display at every turn.
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The Gestural Feminism of Iranian Women
Hyperallergic: Associate Professor of Architecture Pamela Karimi writes about a unique form of feminist expression she calls Gestural Feminism, where the body itself becomes the tool and language of resistance.
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Building a Circular Construction Industry with Felix Heisel
The Capitol Pressroom: Architecture Assistant Professor and Director of the Circular Construction Lab Felix Heisel discusses changes to the building process that limit the carbon footprint and waste produced by construction and demolition.
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Three New Designer-Led Initiatives are Making Circular Economies a Reality
The Architect's Newspaper: Architecture Assistant Professor Felix Heisel's Circular Construction Lab is harnessing building technology and design to reimagine construction as an ally for regenerative design.
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The King Cole Bar Reopens, Moodier Than Before
The New York Times: Ed Bakos (B.Arch. '86), chief executive of Champalimaud Design, a New York-based firm with experience renovating luxury hotels, speaks about his latest renovation.
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
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Friday, February 21, 2025
Critical Urban Informatics for Urban Digital Twin Models
Assistant Professor of Architecture Farzin Lotfi-Jam coauthored a compelling article published in the February edition of Nature Cities that critiques urban digital twin models (UDTMs).
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Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Billie Faircloth: Episode 104 of the Design the Future Podcast
Billie Faircloth, Associate Professor of Architecture and Cornell Atkinson Scholar and Senior Faculty Fellow at the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, speaks about shifting platforms and the richness of working across realms.
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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Living Structures Exhibition at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Design Tech Chair and Architecture Professor Jenny Sabin's studio is one of three practices contributing work exploring the use of biology and biochemistry as a basis for architecture.
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March 6–April 10, 2025
Resilience by Design: Spring 2025 Lecture Series
Join a compelling lecture series featuring architectural historians, design practitioners, visionaries, and community stakeholders as they explore the multifaceted challenges and opportunities of community-engaged design.
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Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Thomas Phifer: Glenstone Museum, The Museum of Modern Art Warsaw, and TR Warszawa Theatre
Sit in on a presentation of three major cultural projects: the Glenstone Museum, the Museum of Modern Art Warsaw, and TR Warszawa Theatre, followed by a discussion with AAP faculty and a Q&A with the audience.
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025
AAP Launchpad: Spring 2025
Join us for a special AAP event showcasing recent books written and edited by Cornell AAP faculty.
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Monday, March 3, 2025
Francesco Garofalo: Usually Unnoticed
Attend a lecture that touches upon the role of multilayered observation as a tool to uncover hidden conditions and develop a deep interest in what is often overlooked or unnoticed, fostering active participation and creating spaces of desire.
Resources and Publications
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Architecture Studio Spaces
Learn more about the cutting-edge facilities that house our department of architecture design studios.
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Architecture Faculty Labs
Peruse our many faculty-led labs that advance research and push boundaries toward a more resilient, sustainable, and just world.
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PLATE Publication
Explore PLATE, a digital publication of architecture student work and essays edited by Professor of Architecture Andrea Simitch and Visiting Critic Dillon Pranger (M.Arch. '15).
