Announcements
Civilization of Llhuros, an exhibit of archeological fiction by Art Professor Emeritus Norman Daly (1911–2008), is included in the forthcoming publication Sting in the Tale by fictive-art practitioner Antoinette LaFarge.
Caroline O'Donnell, architecture's incoming chair, on the discipline's unique ability to shape-shift as design interfaces with environmental conditions, performance, and modes of communication.
Internationally recognized social practice artist Paul Ramírez Jonas, incoming faculty and chair of the Department of Art, on art practice, public exchange, and pedagogy.
Biden Administration Nominates Bronin for Historic Preservation Advisory Council Chair
Sara Bronin, new Cornell faculty with appointments in the Department of City and Regional Planning at AAP and the Cornell Law School, tapped by President Biden to advise historic preservation policy.
The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning is among nine leading U.S. schools and colleges of architecture, planning, and design who have co-founded the Deans' Equity and Inclusion Initiative.
Jonathan Ochshorn: Building Bad
A new book by Professor of Architecture Jonathan Ochshorn released in the U.S. and U.K. looks at the dangers of separating architecture's expressive and utilitarian functions within the design process and cites examples of utilitarian dysfunction.
Archinect reports Sekou Cooke (B.Arch. '99) will be in residence as a Nasir Jones Hiphop Fellow for the 2021–22 academic year, where he will work on his project 3D Turntables Remix: The Architectural Technology of Hip-Hop.
Carson Chan Appointed Inaugural Director of the Emilio Ambasz Institute at MoMA
Architect's Newspaper reports MoMA has named curator, writer, and educator Carson Chan (B.Arch. '04) as the first director of the museum's Emilio Ambasz Institute for the Joint Study of the Built and the Natural Environment.
Dimella Shaffer Names Four New Principals
Frank Valdes (B.Arch. '95) has been elevated to principal of the Boston firm Dimella Shaffer. Over the past 16 years, his project work has focused on urban design and multi-family housing projects, and historical adaptive reuse.
Assembly House 150 receives Great Places Award from EDRA
University of Buffalo UBNow announced that Assembly House 150, a nonprofit for teaching construction arts founded by Dennis Maher (B.Arch. '99), has received the 2021 Great Places Award from the Environmental Design Research Association.
Shortlist Revealed for the AR New into Old Awards 2021
Ryan W Kennihan Architects, the practice of Ryan Kennihan (B.Arch. '04) lands on Architectural Record's shortlist for its annual AR New into Old awards, for "the mysterious joy of a ruin" in Baltrasna House in Dublin, Ireland.
Hou de Sousa, the firm of Josh de Sousa (B.Arch. '05) and Nancy Hou (B.Arch. '05), honored in Architectural Record's annual list of 10 emerging practices advancing issues of form, construction, sustainability, and community engagement.
Merrill Scholars Thank Educators Who Shaped Cornell Journeys
Merrill Presidential Scholar Xin Yue Wang (B.Arch. '21) was among 37 honored during a virtual ceremony on May 24. Wang named Tafel Visiting Critic in Architecture Peter Ballman for contributing to her Cornell experience.
SLL Celebrate the Lighting Community at Annual Awards
Timur Dogan, Assistant Professor of Architecture, and Daniel Park (B.Arch. '20), Junior Environmental Specialist at KPF, received the Leon Gaster Award for best lighting adaptations at the Society of Light and Lighting (SLL) AGM Awards.
Corning Museum of Glass: Residencies at the Studio
May 31–June 19, David Nasca (M.F.A. '22) will be the David Whitehouse Research Resident Artist at the Corning Museum of Glass. Nasca will research the glass models of marine invertebrates made by artists Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka.
KPF Announces Winners of the 2021 Kohn Pedersen Fox Traveling Fellowship
Molly Meng Ma (M.Arch. '21) has won a 2021 Kohn Pedersen Fox Traveling Fellowship for her project Mining the Land. Shown is Ma's drawing of an aviary over Beebe Lake created for the M.Arch. Core Studio De Ovis et Avibus.
2021 Graduate Diversity & Inclusion Awardees
Tina Nelson, Academic Programs Coordinator for the Department of City and Regional Planning is named an "Unsung Hero" for exemplary service in support of students in the Cornell University Graduate School program.
Atelier Cory Henry Joins Others in 'On Olive' Housing Redevelopment
Cory Henry (M.Arch.'12) won the National Black Emerging Architect Competition and will have his work built and showcased at the "On Olive" development in Grand Center.
Introducing the 2021 Bush Fellows
Nathan Johnson (B.Arch. '98) has won a $100k fellowship from the Bush Foundation, which offers grants and opportunities to people addressing equitable change in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and shared Indigenous lands.
HANNAH's Project Wins NYSCA 2021 Grant
Assistant professors in architecture Leslie Lok and Sasa Zivkovic's project proposal On Ashes: Design Strategies for Infested Tree Populations has been awarded the NYSCA 2021 Grant in the Architecture + Design Independent Projects category.