Milstein Hall was voted best of 2011 in the educational category by ArchDaily readers. [ArchDaily]
AAP buzzes as hundreds of alumni, students, and faculty gather during Celebrate Milstein Hall — Monday, March 12, 2012The Celebrate Milstein Hall weekend events energized the AAP community. [Full story]
Milstein Hall, Cornell University — Thursday, February 2, 2012After a string of unrealized designs by other architects, a firm expands an architecture school with a sprawling box that connects old and new. [Architectural Record]
Milstein Hall — Tuesday, January 31, 2012Douglas Murphy's words on Milstein Hall are complemented by Iwan Baan's images. [IconEye]
Why Hard Times Can Make Great Buildings — Saturday, December 31, 2011Milstein Hall is listed as one of the best new buildings of 2011. [The Wall Street Journal]
OMA triumphs at Cornell — Tuesday, November 29, 2011Cornell boosts its architectural profile with an expansion to the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners and Milstein Hall designed by OMA partners Rem Koolhaas and Shohei Shigematsu. [Art In America]
Back to school — Thursday, November 10, 2011A commission with a troubled history, OMA’s design for Milstein Hall reveals and relishes in the problem of creating architecture about architecture. [ARCHITECT]
Milstein Hall, OMA reloaded — Friday, November 4, 2011Milstein Hall is considered in the context of the time Rem Koolhaas studied architecture at AAP and beyond. [Domus]
Milstein Hall at Cornell University / OMA — Tuesday, November 1, 2011Architectural photographer Matthew Carbone shares photos of the new building. [ArchDaily]
OMA Building Plays Nice With Its Neighbors at Cornell — Thursday, October 27, 2011Rem Koolhaas's addition to Cornell's architecture school keeps a low profile on the university's famed Arts Quad but speaks louder on the other side. [Architectural Record]
Architekturfakultät der Cornell-Universität — Friday, October 21, 2011Bauwelt's Carolin Mees reviews Milstein Hall with photos by Brett Beyer. [Bauwelt]
Rem Koolhaas lectures on changing design values — Friday, October 21, 2011Koolhaas toured the recently completed Milstein Hall with members of OMA and gave a public lecture in Bailey Hall on trends in modern architecture. [Full story]
Milstein Hall now complete with state-of-the-art auditorium — Friday, October 14, 2011Milstein Hall's auditorium will be the center of activity for AAP when it opens October 20. [Full story]
OMA’s Millstein Hall is officially open — Friday, September 16, 2011The project operates as a “pedagogical platform,” deftly knitting together a series of edge conditions at once: the gorge, the halls, the back side of the Quad. [Architizer]
Milstein Hall at Cornell University / OMA — Friday, September 16, 2011The highly anticipated Milstein Hall has opened its studios to students. It is the first new building in over 100 years for the renowned College of Architecture, Art and Planning. [International Business Times]
First look: Rem Koolhaas's architecture for architects — Wednesday, September 14, 2011Rem Koolhaas's new Milstein Hall has opened for the new school year, providing much-needed studio space for students. [The Huffington Post]
Students inhabit Milstein Hall studios — Thursday, August 25, 2011Students flock into the new studio space as Milstein Hall opens of the fall 2011 semester. [Full story]
Milstein Hall's interior takes shape, on way to August opening — Friday, June 10, 2011Milstein Hall is on track to open in August. The 47,000-square-foot, glass, steel and concrete building north of the Arts Quad will reconfigure and integrate the activities of the college’s departments and programs. [Full story]
After a marathon concrete pour, Milstein Hall's dome takes shape — Tuesday, September 28, 2010The continuous 12-hour pour for the Milstein Hall concrete dome began this morning. When complete the dome will weigh about 900,000 pounds. [Full story]
CU mourns businessman and philanthropist Paul Milstein — Wednesday, August 11, 2010Real estate developer, philanthropist, and Cornell benefactor Paul Milstein died August 8 at his home in Manhattan. He was 88. The new AAP building that will bear his name, Milstein Hall, is under construction and will open in 2011. [Full story]
Milstein Hall Hangs Tight at Cornell — Tuesday, July 20, 2010The steel framing has been completed on OMA designed Milstein Hall. OMA’s design defies gravity, with a structural system of steel beams that support jaw-dropping cantilevers, and a concrete dome as complex in construction as it is simple in form. [The Architect's Newspaper]
Steel framework nearly complete for Milstein Hall — Friday, June 11, 2010Structural steel including trusses that will support the massive cantilever are being installed at the Milstein Hall construction site. [Full story]
In Progress: Milstein Hall Steel / OMA — Wednesday, May 19, 2010ArchDaily highlights the progress of the structural steel installation at Milstein Hall. [ArchDaily.com]
Koolhaas debuts new lecture during busy campus visit — Thursday, April 15, 2010Famed architect Rem Koolhaas’s packed day in Ithaca on April 13 included a hardhat tour, intimate conversations with students, and a lecture to a capacity audience at Kennedy Hall. [Full story]
Construction site as lab: Faculty uses Milstein Hall project in classes — Friday, March 19, 2010As Milstein Hall begins to take shape, faculty members in AAP are drawing on the construction project as a teaching tool by incorporating it into course assignments and inviting key players in its design and development to visit their classes. [Full story]
Milstein Hall construction on track for fall 2011 opening — Friday, February 26, 2010Construction of Milstein Hall is on schedule, with structural steel expected to rise from the site by spring and the exterior structure and roof to be completed this summer. The building is expected to open in time for the fall 2011 semester. [Full story]
Milstein Hall project to employ more than 200 — Friday, January 8, 2010The construction of Milstein Hall will employ more than 200 trade workers on the site during the two years the $52 million project is built. [Full story]
Milstein construction summary, October through December — Wednesday, December 23, 2009Work started/completed between October and December 2009. [Full story]
Rehabilitation of the Foundry to preserve historic landmark — Tuesday, November 24, 2009A $500,000 rehabilitation of the Foundry to reinforce the roof and add sprinklers is underway. [Full story]
Milstein Hall page on Architizer — Wednesday, November 11, 2009Architizer an open community that encourages architects to interact with one another. Paul Milstein Hall is one of the projects they are featuring on the site. [Full story]
Milstein Hall to feature interplay between sustainability and design — Wednesday, October 7, 2009The green roof as well as other sustainable design elements incorporated into Milstein Hall will contribute to the expected 31 percent reduction in energy costs. [Full story]
Milstein Hall construction summary, August 15 to September 14 — Tuesday, September 15, 2009Work done at the Milstein Hall construction site from August 15 to September 14, 2009. [Full story]
Milstein Hall construction summary, July 11 to August 14 — Friday, August 14, 2009Work done at the Milstein Hall construction site from July 11 to August 14, 2009. [Full story]
Construction under way on Milstein Hall project — Tuesday, August 4, 2009Ground has been broken on the Paul Milstein Hall site. Current work includes excavation at the northeast corner of Sibley and southwest corner of Rand, and the Sibley parking lot. [Full story]
Ithaca Thaw — Monday, July 27, 2009Cornell is moving forward on two high-profile pieces of architecture: the OMA-designed Paul Milstein Hall for the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP), and the Pei Cobb Freed–designed addition to the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. [Full story]
Not yet built, but already twittering — Thursday, July 23, 2009The Milstein Hall Twitter feed now offers a real-time building’s-eye view of the operation, with regular updates on construction progress, news, photos and related links, including one to a live on-site webcam. [Full story]
Milstein Hall construction summary, June 13 to July 10 — Monday, July 13, 2009Work done at the Milstein Hall construction site from June 13 to July 10, 2009. [Full story]
At Cornell University, Groundbreaking Could Mark the End of 12-Year Saga — Thursday, June 18, 2009For more than a decade, Cornell University has grappled with its plan to construct a new facility for its College of Architecture, Art and Planning. On June 8 a backhoe began digging at the building’s proposed site marking the end of an epic drama. [Full story]
Milstein Hall construction summary, June 4 to 12 — Friday, June 12, 2009Past week's work and a note about upcoming activity. [Full story]
Milstein Hall approval greeted with elation, relief by AAP faculty, students, alumni — Sunday, May 24, 2009Dean Kent Kleinman announced the building's approval to the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning's Class of 2009 at the college's ceremony on the Arts Quad following Commencement May 24. [Full story]
President Skorton: Board approves moving forward on Milstein Hall — Sunday, May 24, 2009University president David Skorton issued a statement May 24 following board of trustees actions that included moving forward with construction of Paul Milstein Hall. [Full story]
Milstein Hall gets final site approval from City of Ithaca — Friday, January 30, 2009Paul Milstein Hall cleared its final municipal hurdle January 27 receiving final site plan approval from the city of Ithaca's Planning and Development Board. The project will expand AAP facilities. [Full story]
Alternative cantilever plan for Paul Milstein Hall announced — Tuesday, October 2, 2007Paul Milstein Hall will continue to move toward approval for a 2008 groundbreaking, with a slightly different design. The college also has begun modifying and updating its facilities in Sibley and Rand halls, which will be connected to the new building. [Full story]
Milstein family honored at building naming ceremony — Friday, May 25, 2007Cornell University and the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning formally recognized major donors Paul and Irma Milstein and their family at a May 24 naming ceremony for Paul Milstein Hall, the planned new building for AAP. [Full story]
Third Time's the Charm: Milstein Hall Back on Track — Wednesday, September 20, 2006The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) is the third architectural firm chosen to take on the Milstein Hall project for AAP. [Full story]
OMA to Design Milstein Hall — Tuesday, September 19, 2006The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning has finalized plans with the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), a firm led by several partners including Pritzker Prize winner Rem Koolhaas, to design the college’s new building, Milstein Hall. [Full story]
