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Summer Programs

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Cornell AAP's summer programs are led by faculty who prepare high school and college students from all over the world for their futures in architecture, art, and urban studies. Our online and in-person suite of intensive, exploratory summer courses provides close mentorship, guidance, and shared experiences that engage the world, ground knowledge in practice, and expand possibilities.

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Billie Faircloth to Join Cornell Faculty in January 2025

Celebrated designer and pioneer in transdisciplinary, practice-based research, Faircloth, FAIA, will join Cornell as Associate Professor in AAP’s Department of Architecture and as a Cornell Atkinson Scholar and Senior Faculty Fellow at the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability.

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In Practice with Najeh Abduljalil (B.S. URS '25)

Najeh Abduljalil (B.S. URS '25) shares insights into the work and impact of Cornell University Research-To-Action Youth (CURTA-Y), the student-run organization and participatory research initiative. CURTA-Y unites Cornell undergraduates with Binghamton-area high school students to work toward transformative change in their communities. CRP Associate Professor Jenni Minner, who leads the Just Places Lab, is a mentor and advisor.

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Designing with an Eye Toward the Past, Present, and Future

Learn more about the work and career of award-winning architect Alan Chimacoff ('63, B.Arch. '64) in the AAP Alumni Archive.

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In Partnership: Supporting Informal Settlement Upgrading from Within

This April, the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities welcomes Joseph Kimani, Executive Director of Slum Dwellers International–Kenya, to campus to share conversation and learning as both organizations seek to support informal settlement residents in their efforts to achieve increased housing security and equitable access to urban services.

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Solar Energy Can Uplift Rural Ethiopians, But Is Hard to Come By

Yujin Lee (Ph.D. RS), author of the study "Upholding Household Agency in Climate Mitigation and Socio-technical Energy Transition in Ethiopia," traveled to Ethiopia finding that people were very open to solar energy but quality solar panels are hard to come by – covered by the Cornell Chronicle.

Summer Programs