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In the Media How Robert Moses Transformed NYC
Urbanist — CRP Professor Thomas J. Campanella, who teaches the course Robert Moses’s New York: The Legend and The Legacy, speaks with documentarian Ariel Viera about his influence on the city.
Announcements Interactive Entertainment Architecture: Culture Lab, Toronto 1991–1994
Curated by Architecture Assistant Professor Farzin Lotfi-Jam, this exhibition presents previously unseen video recordings through an accelerated, 36-channel display that fragments and recomposes the radical symposium’s architecture.
Announcements Three Major Los Angeles Art Institutions Celebrate Paul R. Williams
Architecture Professor Milton S. F. Curry, former Dean of USC School of Architecture, led the acquisition of the Williams archive, procured funding, and cocurated the exhibition at USC Fisher Museum of Art, open until March 2027. AAP architecture alums Cory Henry (M.Arch. ’12) and Amanda Williams (B.Arch. ’97) will contribute to related programming.
Stories
Jeffrey Gibson: Materials of Invention
Artist Jeffrey Gibson’s work powerfully transmits a vibrating energy and joy, even when his message is complex. In advance of his visit to the Department of Art in late March, he shares insights into his practice and career path.
Stories Oi! Oi! Oi! Dragon Day Marks 125 Years of Beautiful Beasts
In advance of this year’s celebration, Cornellians takes a look back at the annual parade that shows off a dragon designed and built by first-year architecture students.
Stories Underwater 3D Printing Could Transform Maritime Construction
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Design Tech faculty Uli B. Wiesner and Architecture Professor and Design Tech Chair Jenny Sabin were part of the interdisciplinary group that collaborated on the research.
AAP Summer Programs
Whether in Ithaca or NYC, find your calling, your voice, and creative inspiration at Cornell this summer!
In the Media How Cornell’s Summer Program Will Introduce Urbanism to High School Students in New York City
Archinect — The intense five-week program, based at the Gensler Family AAP NYC Center on Cornell Tech’s Roosevelt Island campus, will offer participants an immersive introduction to the processes, disciplines, and professions responsible for the design and delivery of the built environment.
Stories Alum Leads Urban Design Collective that Preserves Black Community
Cornellians profiles Emma Osore (B.S. URS ’09) cofounder and executive director of BlackSpace, a collective of planners, architects, artists, and designers who work to protect, elevate, and create Black spaces.
Stories Cornell Faculty and Staff Honored for Community-Engaged Innovation
Awarded by Cornell’s Einhorn Center, Art Professor Keith Obadike was recognized for using his role as director of undergraduate studies to foster a culture of community-engaged practices across the AAP curriculum.
Upcoming and Ongoing Events
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Feb 25–Apr 9
Island Editions Conversation Series at the Gensler Family AAP NYC Center Spring 2026
Attend a remarkable series of conversations with some of architecture’s leading practitioners, hosted by critic Cynthia Davidson and architect Peter Eisenman (B.Arch. ’55).
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Feb 26–Mar 19
What Can Bodies Do? Biopolitics and Choreographies of Daily Life Workshop Series with Social Practice Artists
This series brings together internationally recognized social practice artists whose work explores how bodies move, sense, and negotiate space.
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Feb 26–Aug 30
Interactive Entertainment Architecture: Culture Lab, Toronto 1991–1994
Curated by Architecture Assistant Professor Farzin Lotfi-Jam, view an exhibition at the Canadian Centre for Architecture that revisits Culture Lab, architect Brian Boigon’s radical interdisciplinary intervention in design and architectural discourse.
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Mar 9–26
A House That Holds the Weight of Small Things
Experience an exhibition that transforms the gallery into a house filled with familiar objects that have double meanings.
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![A mural of three women with afro hairstyles, adorned with colorful flowers and face paint, symbolizing themes of racial injustice.]()
Mar 13
Erin Benay: Sharing the Same Park Bench — Art as Urban Development in the Rust Belt
Attend a lecture with art historian Erin Benay on how murals shape community, memory, and social change through public art and activism.
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Mar 24
John A. Cooper Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Jeffrey Gibson — Never Let Your Spirit Bend
Gibson will reflect on the power of materials and on how he distills complex ideas of belonging and collectivity through layered media and diverse reference points.
Student Work
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Group Work
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Blanche Shao
B.S. URS '19Chasing the Urban Dream: Land Politics, Citizenship, and State Identity in Contemporary China
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Alp Demiroglu
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Sabrina Haertig Gonzalez
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Ami Maria Hernandez
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Group Work
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Group Work
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Natalia Gulick
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Group Work
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Adam Shulman
B.A./B.F.A. '23 - Keep Browsing
