At Cornell AAP, our powerful alumni community of leaders and change agents in our fields and industries advances a better world. With every opportunity and challenge — from advancing climate adaptation and emerging technologies to expanding access and affordability — our alumni continue to find ways to design a future together, empowering the next generation of architects, artists, designers, and planners.
Alumni engagement and philanthropy enable the college to build our capacity and expertise to respond to today’s urgencies. We invite Cornell AAP alumni, parents, and friends to join us in building a more sustainable, just, and resilient world.
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As a member of our AAP community, there are many opportunities for you to connect and engage with the college.
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Apr 16–17
Preston H. Thomas Memorial Symposium: Building Research
This event seeks to examine the dual aspects of architectural inquiry: the meticulous study of the built environment and the creative act of building knowledge through construction.
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Apr 20
A Deep Dive Into Saks Global and Real Estate Entrepreneurship with Richard Baker
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear from Richard Baker (’88), renowned business leader and Cornell alumnus, as he returns to campus for an inspiring fireside chat.
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Apr 23
2026 L. Michael Goldsmith Lecture featuring Annabelle Selldorf
The L. Michael Goldsmith Lecture, established in 2009 to honor the legacy of Cornell alumnus Michael Goldsmith (B.Arch. ’72), features Annabelle Selldorf with an introduction by Dean J. Meejin Yoon.
Explore Alumni Stories and News
Explore Alumni Stories and News
In the Media The Strange Menagerie of Sculptor Joan Danziger
The Washington Post — Art alumna Joan Danziger (B.F.A. ’54) will unveil new sculptures for Ravens: Spirits of the Sky in parallel with The Magical World of Joan Danziger, a concurrent retrospective at the American University Museum at the Katzen Art Center.
Stories ‘I Hadn’t Come for the Oddness of the Art World’
Painter Pat Sutton Lipsky (B.F.A. ’63) speaks with Cornellians about her six-decade career. Her recent memoir, Brightening Glance, reflects on life, work, and the power of color.
Stories
Annabelle Selldorf: The Courage to Make Noise
This spring’s L. Michael Goldsmith Lecture will feature guest speaker Annabelle Selldorf, founding principal of Selldorf Architects. In advance of the event hosted by the Gensler Family AAP NYC Center on April 23 at Cornell Tech’s Verizon Executive Education Center, Selldorf reflected on her work in the city, in the art world, and why the job of an architect is to care.
Stories Let’s Talk About Buildings
This semester’s Preston H. Thomas Memorial Symposium, taking place April 16–17, asks how research centered around the ambitions and demands of current construction can immediately impact the way we practice architecture today.
Stories Announcing: Cornell Journal of Architecture Issue 13, “Missing”
Concluding a thematic set spanning three issues and marking the 45th anniversary of its inaugural volume, this student-led publication continues to capture current thinking in the field and reinforce the importance of writing and editing in an architectural education. A launch event is scheduled for April 10.
Stories Alum Leads Urban Design Collective that Preserves Black Community
Cornellians profiles Emma Osore (B.S. URS ’09) cofounder and executive director of BlackSpace, a collective of planners, architects, artists, and designers who work to protect, elevate, and create Black spaces.
Stories Cornell AAP to Launch First New York City-based High School Summer Program
Cornell AAP recently announced an opportunity for rising high school juniors and seniors to join City Visionaries, the newest addition to the Gensler Family AAP NYC Center’s (AAP NYC) immersive slate of New York City-based programs.
How Cornell AAP is Shaping the Future
Drawing from the depth of our five departments and the breadth of collaborations with experts across the university, Cornell AAP continues to change the world we share for the better. Explore how our faculty and students are shaping the future and creating new possibilities.
Explore Faculty Work
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How Two Alums Transformed the Landscape in NYC and Beyond
An article in Cornellians highlights CRP Professor Thomas J. Campanella’s (M.L.A. ’91) latest book, Designing the American Century, which explores Cornell alums Gilmore Clarke (1913) and Michael Rapuano (1927) as the “unsung giants” of American landscape architecture.
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Underwater 3D Printing Could Transform Maritime Construction
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Design Tech faculty Uli B. Wiesner and Architecture Professor and Design Tech Chair Jenny Sabin were part of the interdisciplinary group that collaborated on the research.
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Groundwork: Cultivation Rooted in Art and Action
At the intersection of art, ecology, and community, students enrolled in a course led by Associate Professor Jen de los Reyes explore research and practice that moves beyond the studio and into Ithaca’s local ecologies.
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Student Work
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Ting Wei Fan
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Layla Zubi
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Group Work
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Maurice Bradford
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Cornelius Tulloch
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Christina McDonald
M.F.A. in Creative Visual Arts '22 -
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Jennifer Cao
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