Classes

student sitting on the floor and sketching in train station

An art student sketching in Grand Central Station is one example of how AAP NYC uses the city as a classroom. photo / provided

Sample Class Offerings

The AAP NYC center offers a full roster of classes enriched by New York City's unique artistic, historical, and cultural resources and by AAP's extensive alumni network of noted metropolitan professionals, who frequently teach and serve as guest critics and mentors. Specific class offerings vary by semester.

  • B.Arch. Classes

    Required Classes

    • ARCH 4101 Design VII or ARCH 4102 Design VIII or ARCH 5101 Design IXAdvanced programs in architectural design, with options in, but not limited to, urban design, architectural technology, computational design, ecology, culture, and representation.
    • ARCH 5201 Professional PracticeExamination of organizational and management theories and practices for delivering professional design services. Includes a historic overview of the profession and a review of the architect's responsibilities from the pre-contract phase through cost estimating and specifications to construction. Application of computer technology in preparing specifications.

    Elective Classes

    • ARCH 3308 Special Topics in the Theory of Architecture IThis course addresses pertinent issues relative to the subject of Theory of Architecture. The instructor(s) of the course are drawn from the permanent and visiting faculty who may either broadly or narrowly define the course's scope and content. For precise content, please see the Architecture Department webpage.
    • ARCH 3819 Special Topics in History of Architecture and UrbanismThis course addresses pertinent issues relative to the subject of History of Architecture and Urbanism. The instructor(s) of the course are drawn from the permanent and visiting faculty who may either broadly or narrowly define the course's scope and content. For precise content, please see the Architecture Department webpage.
    • ARCH 4509 Special Topics in Visual Representation IThis course addresses pertinent issues relative to the subject of Visual Representation. The instructor(s) of the course are drawn from the permanent and visiting faculty who may either broadly or narrowly define the course's scope and content. For precise content, please see the Architecture Department webpage.
    • ARCH 5204 Professional TrainingThis 1-credit course explores a holistic view of the 'typologies' of professional practices and helps prepare students for the various phases of professional applications that include the search, the cover letter, the resumé, the portfolio and the interview. NB: individual portfolio reviews are not an expectation of the course.

     

  • B.F.A. Classes

    Required Classes

    • ART 3003 New York City StudioThis class will concentrate on the development, through research and material experimentation, of a studio practice informed by historical and social context. Different research and production methodologies will be encouraged to develop a practice that is critical, self-sustaining, and flexible. Students will be encouraged to engage the intellectual and artistic resources available in New York City that relate to the development of their work. Required course for B.F.A. students participating in AAP NYC.
    • ART 3103 New York City SeminarThis seminar involves readings, discussion, writing, trips to museums and galleries, artists' studios, other field trips, and presentations by leading critics and scholars who present and examine issues of contemporary art in one of the world-class art centers. The seminar is developed to conceptually connect to the studio and art/architecture history course in which students are enrolled.
  • M.Arch. Classes

    Required Classes

    • ARCH 5114 Core Design Studios IV: Integrative Design PracticesFocus on the development of architectural ideas in constructed, material form. The studio explores emergent topics and constructive methods in contemporary architectural practice. Design study includes the creation of a comprehensive set of representations that describes an architectural project in detail. Students work in collaborative groups and in consultation with advisors drawn from professional practice to develop a project that engages a complex range of topical areas, including: structural and environmental systems, building envelope systems, materiality and construction, life-safety planning, and sustainability.
    • ARCH 5201 Professional PracticeExamination of organizational and management theories and practices for delivering professional design services. Includes a historic overview of the profession and a review of the architect's responsibilities from the pre-contract phase through cost estimating and specifications to construction. Application of computer technology in preparing specifications.

    Elective Classes

    • ARCH 5819 Special Topics in the History of Architecture and UrbanismThis course addresses pertinent issues relative to the subject of Theory of Architecture. The instructor(s) of the course are drawn from the permanent and visiting faculty who may either broadly or narrowly define the course's scope and content. For precise content please see the Architecture Department webpage.
    • ARCH 6308 Architectural TheoryThis course addresses pertinent issues relative to the subject of Theory of Architecture. The instructor(s) of the course are drawn from the permanent and visiting faculty who may either broadly or narrowly define the course's scope and content. For precise content please see the Architecture Department webpage.
    • ARCH 6509 Special Topics in Visual Representation IIThis course addresses pertinent issues relative to the subject of Visual Representation. The instructor(s) of the course are drawn from the permanent and visiting faculty who may either broadly or narrowly define the course's scope and content. For precise content, please see the Architecture Department webpage.
  • B.S. URS /M.L.A./M.R.P. Classes

    Required Classes

    • CRP 5172 NYC Workshop: Land Use, Environmental Planning, and DesignThis workshop examines the evolving structure of New York City and the way large-scale developments have influenced its form, patterns of growth, opportunities for economic development, value creation, and investment. The coursework and related tours examine the historical forces that have influenced New York City, including models of urban analysis, contemporary theories of urban design, environmental impact analysis, and implementation strategies used in redevelopment projects. Other American and international cities will be used as comparisons.
    • CRP 5173 Integrated Urbanism as a Platform For EngagementThis studio will dive deep into the complex balance between architecture and urbanism, policy and public housing, focusing in particular on campus of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) property.
    • CRP 5174 Professional PracticeThis course examines the critical work of selected Cornell alumni from the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, specifically from the Department of City and Regional Planning and also from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The course explores the career trajectories development of alumni, and in some cases, their transitions into other professions as attorneys, educators, advocates, real estate developers, organizational consultants, etc.

    In addition to these three required classes, M.R.P. students are expected to enroll in the appropriate exit project research class with their advisor. 

    • CRP 8901 M.R.P. Exit Project: Research PaperA student preparing an exit project (as defined by the Department of City and Regional Planning) to satisfy the M.R.P. Exit Project Requirement must complete this research course and CRP 8902. A student may not earn any credit connected to the exit project beyond that awarded for completion of CRP 8901 and CRP 8902/8904/8906.
    • CRP 8903 M.R.P. Exit Project: Professional ReportA student preparing a Professional Report (as defined by the Department of City and Regional Planning) to satisfy the M.R.P. Exit Project Requirement must complete this course and CRP 8904. A student will use CRP 8903 for conducting research for the Professional Report. A student may not earn any credit connected to his/her Professional Report beyond that awarded for completion of CRP 8903 and CRP 8904.
    • CRP 8905 M.R.P. Exit Project: ThesisA student preparing a Thesis (as defined by the Department of City and Regional Planning) to satisfy the M.R.P. Exit Project Requirement must complete this course and CRP 8906. A student will use CRP 8905 for conducting research for the Thesis. A student may not earn any credit connected to his/her Thesis beyond that awarded for completion of CRP 8905 and CRP 8906. 

     

  • M.S. AAD Classes

    Required Classes

    • ARCH 7111 Design AExploration of themes, methods, and technologies in contemporary design.
    • ARCH 6110 Graduate Design SeminarIntroduction to contemporary computational design techniques, models, and theories.
    • ARCH 6301 Design ResearchIntroduction to themes of inquiry in contemporary architecture, including critical motives in research, topical " problems," and materials and tactics of investigation involving architecture in relation to discourse, ecology, representation, and urbanism.
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