At Cornell AAP, we teach and practice architecture, the fine arts, city and regional planning, real estate, and design technology to build a more sustainable, just, and resilient world.
AAP's Office of Admissions helps prospective first-year students, transfer applicants, and their families explore programs in architecture, art, and planning. We provide information about the college, the undergraduate application process, admissions requirements, and deadlines.
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A Glimpse Into the Campus Experience
Visitor Relations is the front door to Cornell's Ithaca campus, providing tours to prospective students and families.
Beth Burns
M.A. HPP 2021
Richmond, Virginia
"Architecture is the one art that defines everyone in some way, and the way structures exist in relation to people has always intrigued me. "
Margaret O'Keefe
B.F.A. 2019
Scarsdale, New York
"Cornell AAP has allowed me the opportunity to major in fine arts with a minor in architecture as well as get involved with so much on and off campus. "
Jack Mieszkalski
B.Arch. 2025
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
"When I visited, AAP stressed that it creates a class of individuals from different backgrounds who all bring something different to the table. That really resonated with me, and no other program had stressed anything similar. "
Maria Castro
B.Arch. 2023
Malvern, Pennsylvania
"I felt like the program had a very innovative nature, and would give me a lot of space to take risks and explore. "
Gianni Valenti
B.S. URS 2022
West Melbourne, Florida
"I am looking forward to pursuing the possibility of serving my community through something I'm passionate about. "
Jennifer Cao
M.R.P. 2020
Lynnwood, Washington
"There is a diverse student body and faculty, and my program allows for flexibility in taking core classes while having time and freedom to take classes outside of AAP — it's really what you make it. "
Kellen Cooks
B.S. URS 2023
Ossining, New York
"I aim to expand my perspective on cities beyond New York City and allow my experiences in this rural section of the country to break down any prior preconceptions that I might have had on American life outside the Northeast corridor. "
Savanna Lim
B.S. URS 2021
Houston, Texas
"I wanted to be in a smaller, more specialized college while at the same time experiencing everything that a large research university has to offer. "
Tatr Assakul
B.S. URS 2022
Bangkok Thailand
"After visiting Cornell and sitting in on one of the CRP classes, I was treated like a part of a family. I was really grateful when students engaged with me even though I was a visitor. "
Alexander Saffari
B.Arch. 2025
Los Angeles, California
"All the people I met that worked at AAP carried themselves with a sense of drive and intelligence that I admired. They were serious about their fields of study and that was something I wanted to be a part of. "
