Twenty-four urban and regional studies students are studying urban planning in Italy as part of the Cornell in Rome program. The Rome Workshop requires students spend time at historical sites and in neighborhoods where explore current-day planning issues. [Full story]
B.F.A. grad included in Whitney Biennial — Friday, March 26, 2010Five of Storm Tharp (B.F.A. ’92) large-scale ink and gouache portraits are on display as part of the 75th Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. [Full story]
O'Donnell and colleague earn second place in Europan competition — Thursday, March 25, 2010Caroline O'Donnell and Troy Schaum took second place in the prestigious Europan competition. Their entry was among hundreds submitted who were challenged to take a hard look at seemingly intractable problems in European cities and towns. [Full story]
Dragon swoops across campus — Monday, March 22, 2010Dragon Day, a spring rite-of-passage and one of Cornell's oldest traditions, was held on March 19. The dragon, designed and constructed by first-year architecture students, was paraded through campus, cheered on by hundreds of costumed students. [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]
First-year architecture students bring new beast to life — Friday, March 19, 2010First-year architecture students will enliven a tradition established by Willard Straight in 1901, when a dragon arises from the depths of Rand Hall on March 19. [The Cornell Daily Sun]
Peter Eisenman shares contentious views on design vs. architecture — Thursday, March 18, 2010Characterizing the discussions about renaming AAP a “college of design” as a “provocation,” Peter Eisenman (B.Arch. ’55) gave an opinionated and discursive public lecture on March 10, in Goldwin Smith Hall. [Full story]
Planning workshop helps Tioga County group plan for gas drilling — Wednesday, March 17, 2010A class of undergraduate and graduate students, led by Katia Balassiano, worked with a local task force to strategize on how to mitigate the potential hazards of natural gas drilling in the region. [Full story]
Cornell Perspectives: Deans articulate their commitment to the arts — Thursday, March 11, 2010Deans Kent Kleinman and Peter Lepage address the importance of art-focused departments and programs during times of financial constraints. [Full story]
Inaugural L. Michael Goldsmith Lecture focuses on future of architecture, university curriculum — Friday, March 5, 2010More than 100 AAP alumni and friends attended the L. Michael Goldsmith Lecture Series held at AAP NYC. Speakers included: Peter Gluck, David Lewis, and William Sharples. [Full story]
Dragon Day 2010 t-shirts now on sale — Monday, March 1, 20102010 Dragon Day t-shirts are now on sale! There are several ways to purchase and proceeds go into the design and building of this year's dragon. [Full story]
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