Department of City and
Regional Planning
MidTown Cleveland: Neighborhood Vision Plan; a collage analysis of infrastructure and residential life in MidTown from the Spring 2020 Urban Design Workshop led by Lecturer Mitch Glass.
The Department of City and Regional Planning (CRP) is home to leading programs in planning, regional science, historic preservation planning, and urban and regional studies.
Cornell University has been offering coursework in city and regional planning since 1935, and offering degrees in planning since the 1940s. Over the decades, distinguished alumni and faculty have played an extraordinary role in shaping communities worldwide. Today, CRP is a vibrant home to students and faculty from across the globe undertaking cutting-edge research and engaged practice aimed at advancing the discipline and changing the world.
CRP offers an undergraduate degree in urban and regional studies, and both master's and doctoral degrees in regional planning, historic preservation planning, and regional science. We share the leadership of the Baker Program in Real Estate housed in the Paul Rubacha Department of Real Estate and collaborate with Cornell Tech in New York City. Our students can take courses in CRP programs in Ithaca, New York City, and Rome; and pursue their research around the world. As a unit within a New York State land-grant institution, we are by nature deeply engaged with communities locally, regionally, and beyond.
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From left to right: Shriya Rangarajan (Ph.D. RS), Jared Enriquez (Ph.D. CRP '21), Seema Singh (Ph.D. CRP '21), Dylan Stevenson (Ph.D. CRP), Farhana (Sonia) Ahmad (Ph.D. CRP).
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Gianni Valenti (M.R.P. '23)
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Natane Deruytter (M.R.P. '22)
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Wednesday, June 8, 2022
$30M gift to establish Paul Rubacha Department of Real Estate
Paul Rubacha's '72, MBA '73 gift creates a multicollege department of real estate jointly led by AAP and the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell.
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Monday, June 6, 2022
Tear Down Academic Silos: Take an 'Undisciplinary' Approach
The Cornell Chronicle highlights "Undisciplining the University Through Shared Purpose, Practice, and Place," a paper coauthored by CRP Lecturer Mitch Glass that identifies drivers that bring different disciplines together in joint research.
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Monday, June 13, 2022
White House Nationwide Zoning Reform Effort Needs Data
In an op-ed for The Hill, CRP Professor Sara Bronin explains that in order for President Biden's incentives for zoning reform to be most effective, there's a need to collect a lot more data.
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Monday, June 13, 2022
Not Just a Fence: The Story of a Stainless Steel Status Symbol
In a New York Times article, CRP Professor Thomas Campanella comments on the status element of stainless steel fencing around homes in New York City.
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Monday, June 6, 2022
Tear Down Academic Silos: Take an 'Undisciplinary' Approach
The Cornell Chronicle highlights "Undisciplining the University Through Shared Purpose, Practice, and Place," a paper coauthored by CRP Lecturer Mitch Glass that identifies drivers that bring different disciplines together in joint research.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Renters Are the Overlooked Victims of Big Investors
In an op-ed for The Hill, CRP Associate Professor Suzanne Lanyi Charles offers suggestions on how to protect families from the practices of mega-landlords who compromise housing stability, security, and affordability.
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May 16, 2022
Cornell Team Comes in 2nd Place at EPA's RainWorks Challenge
A Cornell team with students from six graduate programs received second place for their project titled Rain Delay in the EPA's 10th Annual Campus RainWorks Challenge.
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April 13, 2022
Kellen Cooks (B.S. URS '23) Awarded Cornell Council for the Arts Grant
Kellen Cooks (B.S. URS '23) has been awarded a Cornell Council of the Arts grant for his Dreaming-on-Hudson project, selected for the Cornell Biennial.
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MARCH 16, 2022
Cornell Team Receives Honorable Mention at ULI Hines Urban Design Competition
A team guided by CRP Lecturer Mitch Glass, comprising of students from four different graduate programs received an honorable mention at the 2022 ULI Hines Urban Design Competition.