Department of Architecture
Architecture at Cornell's College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP) is about creative and critical design practices that make lasting impact — balancing rigorous research and scholarship, responsibility for our natural and built environments, and reimagining the world at every scale to build a just and sustainable future for all.
At Cornell Architecture we see design as a process of creative experimentation and iterative analysis, ensuring non-judgmental, holistic, and open-ended inquiry enabled by independent, critical thinking and bold thought leadership. Our undergraduate and graduate programs are designed to support interdisciplinary collaboration and provide an integrated foundation in global history, theory, structures, environmental systems, building technologies, visual representation, ensuring that our students are equipped with actionable knowledge and the agency to enact change.
Highlights
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Posted 1 month ago
Assistant/Associate Professor of History of Architecture and Urban Development with Emphasis on the Environment
The Department of Architecture invites applications for a nine-month, full-time, tenure-track position as assistant or associate professor whose research revolves around environmental, climate, and sustainability issues as they pertain to the histories of architecture and urban development. The position will begin July 1, 2024.
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Posted 1 month ago
Design Teaching Fellowship, Department of Architecture
The Department of Architecture is launching a search for two to four Design Teaching Fellowship positions for instruction and research/creative practice, to begin on August 12, 2024.
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Posted 3 months ago
Department Chairperson, Department of Architecture
The Department of Architecture invites applications for the Department Chairperson, a tenured/tenure-track faculty position beginning on July 1, 2024.
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Monday, January 29, 2024
Fellowships and Funding Opportunities
View a selection of externally and internally sponsored fellowships available to undergraduate and graduate students in architecture.
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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
On-Campus Architecture Graduate Open House for Admitted Students, Spring 2024
Attend this in-depth introduction to graduate studies at Cornell. The open house will cover program overviews, highlights of our areas of expertise, and Q&A sessions with faculty and current students.
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March 29 and April 9, 2024
Virtual Architecture Graduate Open House for Admitted Students, Spring 2024
Learn more about our programs, areas of expertise, and attend Q&A sessions with program directors and current students.
Videos
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From Ordinary to Extraordinary
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L.P. Kwee Studios at Milstein Hall
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A Different Way of Thinking
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Unbuild Better: a Collegetown Case Study in Deconstruction
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Monday, March 18, 2024
Architecture Students Set to Spread Wings on Dragon Day
The Cornell Chronicle previews the annual Dragon Day parade, which this year is expected to feature a grunge-inspired dragon designed by first-year architecture students.
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Friday, March 15, 2024
Announcing: Art and Architecture of Migration and Discrimination by Esra Akcan and Iftikhar Dadi
Following their co-taught Mellon seminar, Cornell faculty Akcan and Dadi announce the release of their edited volume of essays on the art and architecture of partitions, migrations, arrivals, experiences, and global conditions from the 20th century to the present.
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A Black Woman's Rise in Architecture Shows How Far Is Left to Go
The New York Times: The article offers insights from Kimberly Dowdell (B.Arch. '06), who becomes president of the American Institute of Architects next month, as well as from Architecture Assistant Professor Peter Robinson (B.Arch. '98).
Monday, November 13, 2023
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Leading Educators: Q&A with Milton Curry
The Architect's Newspaper: Curry, Senior Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Engagement and architecture faculty at AAP, shares his thoughts on architectural education and goals for the future.
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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Cornell's Jenny Sabin Awarded the 2023 Rippmann Memorial Prize by DigitalFUTURES
Bustler: Sabin was recognized for standing "at the forefront of a new direction for 21st-century architectural practice — one that investigates the intersections of architecture and science and applies insights and theories from biology and mathematics to the design of responsive material structures and ecological spatial interventions for diverse audiences."
Friday, September 15, 2023
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How Might Buildings and Their Integrated Materials Systems Behave Like Organisms?
ArchDaily: A conversation with Architecture Professor Jenny Sabin exploring the critical link between research and practice and her interdisciplinary approach that fosters collaboration with both scientists and engineers.
Thursday, September 7, 2023
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Monday, September 18, 2023
Facade Scanner: A Scalable Workflow for Building Geometry and Window-to-Wall Ratio Capture for Urban Building Energy Modeling
Timur Dogan
A team of B.Arch. researchers from Architecture Associate Professor Timur Dogan's Environmental Systems Lab presented this work at the IBPSA International Conference Building Simulation 2023 in Shanghai.
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Monday, August 14, 2023
Throwing Shade: Model Maps NYC Street Trees' Cooling Benefits
J. Meejin Yoon
Under the project direction of Associate Director Alexander Kobald, Tree Folio NYC: Equitable and Effective Urban Shade models the city's trees and simulates how local conditions influence their shading benefits, the Cornell Chronicle reports. The project was developed with students and funding from the Design Across Scales Lab, led by AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon (B.Arch. '95), and the Urban Tech Hub, part of the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech.
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Monday, January 8, 2024
A Circular Built Environment in the Digital Age
Felix Heisel
Architecture Assistant Professor Felix Heisel and former Circular Construction Lab researcher Joseph McGranahan co-authored an included chapter covering digital tools for circularity evaluation in this open-access publication.
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March 4–29, 2024
CCA Freedom of Expression Exhibition at Cornell AAP
Contributing to the university's 2023–24 theme, view a showcase of projects by students and faculty exploring the importance of artistic free expression.
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Thursday, March 21, 2024
Mariam Kamara Issoufou: Intersectional Sustainability
Hear this semester's Edgar Tafel Lecture exploring Issoufou's approach to sustainability, which is about more than just sustaining the environment; it is about sustaining people, their culture, and their economy.
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Friday, March 22, 2024
Writing Land into Architectural Histories
This symposium aims to explore the entangled histories of the built environment, land, and ecologies, examining intertwined methodologies that address questions of writing land into and out of histories of architecture.
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Friday, March 29, 2024
Dragon Day 2024
Every year, an enormous dragon created by first-year architecture students parades across campus. This year's dragon theme focuses on operability and reusability. Join in person or watch this year's parade live!