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Summer Programs

Register Now for AAP Summer Programs

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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Stories

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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Stories

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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Stories

Architectural Art Installation Takes Center Stage at Coachella

Architecture faculty Leslie Lok and Sasa Zivkovic of HANNAH designed and built Monarchs: A House in Six Parts, a towering, 3D-printed, robotically fabricated architectural art installation for this year's music festival in the California desert. A circular assembly of six towers ranging from 32 to 72 feet in height, their installation creates a temporary gathering space for around 500K festivalgoers and anticipates an afterlife as components for a private residence.

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Stories

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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Lecture

Nontsikelelo Mutiti: Visual Philosophy of a Pedestrian, April 23

Join the artist for reflections on her career from the perspective of time, landmarks, and travel companions, providing a look into the relational aspects of an art and design practice.

People sitting on the grass surrounded by a large colorful wall.
Summer Programs

Register Now for AAP Summer Programs

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.

A person standing next to a building's pillar with their hands in their jacket pockets.
Stories

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.

Dark skinned man with grey goatee wearing a blue embroidered shirt and standing on a green lawn in front of a grey stone building.
Stories

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.

Woman with chin-length strawberry blonde hair wearing a blue jacket in a dark forest
Stories

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.

A series of architectural structures outside on clear day on festival grounds.
Stories

Architectural Art Installation Takes Center Stage at Coachella

Architecture faculty Leslie Lok and Sasa Zivkovic of HANNAH designed and built Monarchs: A House in Six Parts, a towering, 3D-printed, robotically fabricated architectural art installation for this year's music festival in the California desert. A circular assembly of six towers ranging from 32 to 72 feet in height, their installation creates a temporary gathering space for around 500K festivalgoers and anticipates an afterlife as components for a private residence.

two people dressed in summer clothing walking along a dirt road, passing in front of a low, bright orange building with a mural of snakes on it. Two trees and a telephone pole rise up in the background against a blue sky.
Lecture

Nontsikelelo Mutiti: Visual Philosophy of a Pedestrian, April 23

Join the artist for reflections on her career from the perspective of time, landmarks, and travel companions, providing a look into the relational aspects of an art and design practice.

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Melody (Muze) Li (B.Arch. 2020)
Work by Paloma Vianey Paloma Vianey (M.F.A. in Creative Visual Arts 2021)
The Effects of Eurocentric Policy-Making on Italian-North African Relations Da-Eun Lee (B.S. URS 2016)

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