Event Detail

Tandy Weekend is an annual event in honor of Vertner Tandy, the first black registered architect of New York State and a Cornell alumnus. This weekend of events includes a speaker series and a cultural celebration that seeks to promote the voice of the underrepresented individual in the fields of architecture and design. This event is open to all students.

Thursday, April 5
Opening Reception
4:30 p.m., 101 W. Sibley Hall

Frank Wilkinson, black architect, historian, and Alpha Brother, will talk about Vertner Tandy and the significance of Tandy Weekend.

Friday, April 6
Magali Regis
Hibiscus Project: Redevelopment and Memorialization Efforts in Post-Earthquake Haiti
4:30 p.m., Abby and Howard Milstein Auditorium, Milstein Hall

Magali Regis, a Haitian architect who is developing in post-earthquake Haiti.

Saturday, April 7
Arts, Eats & Beats
2 p.m., 157 E. Sibley Hall

A cultural celebration featuring a student gallery and mural painting, with special guest, the GZA (of Wu Tang) who will give a stirring lecture on Race/Space urban theory (based in Edward Soja theory).
 

More on Tandy Weekend and MOAAP

For the last 10 years, Tandy Weekend has actively engages students of color within AAP. It is a prime example of student initiative to promote diversity, with a special emphasis of nurturing students of color by exposing them to role models that can help carry them through their careers.

The Minority Organization of Architecture, Art & Planning (MOAAP) is an organization that seeks to expose students to groups and individuals that are making significant impacts in the design world, highlighting role models as they assume affiliated careers and professions.

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