The Gensler Family AAP NYC Center

Cornell AAP's New York City–based programs are immersive, cross-disciplinary, and connective. Dynamic by design, the AAP NYC student experience is defined by the city's myriad urban contexts and guided by world-class faculty and facilities. 

Complementing AAP's Ithaca-based core courses and curricula, the Gensler Family AAP NYC Center's (AAP NYC) new home on Roosevelt Island marks a watershed moment for the college and creates a platform for students and faculty to engage with the city's buildings, spaces, and communities firsthand, address urban challenges, and rethink possibilities in situ.

The center is housed within the recently redesigned fourth floor of the Tata Innovation Center on the Cornell Tech campus, a hub for interdisciplinary exchange and collaboration. Steeped in the creative culture and rich history of New York City, Study Away at AAP NYC provides students with access to leading practitioners, civic and cultural institutions, and communities that advance current contemporary design and planning practices. Course offerings span the college's disciplines and are augmented with field trips, tours, and site visits, as well as studio visits and networking events with industry leaders. Beyond coursework, students draw from the city's unique artistic, historic, and cultural resources, and make lasting connections with AAP's vast community of New York City-based alumni to enrich their Cornell AAP education.