The heart of the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, Sibley Dome, serves as the iconic centerpiece of AAP on the Cornell Arts Quad. To continue its enduring legacy and renew the building’s vital status at Cornell, the redesign of Sibley Dome has created new programmatic spaces to meet academic needs. Creating a dynamic hub for the college will be transformative, enabling cross-disciplinary collaborative spaces for the entire AAP community and meeting critical needs for the college and university.
Sibley Dome has the potential to be a renewed and transformative vital hub for AAP and Cornell. A priority for the renewal, renovation, and transformation is to provide greater opportunity to advance our academic mission by creating critical spaces to gather, learn, research, and collaborate.
J. Meejin Yoon, Gale and Ira Drukier Dean, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
Sibley Dome New Programming
The Sibley Dome renovation project encompasses 17,000+ square feet and includes the addition of a 110-seat, circular auditorium; open, light-filled studios and workspaces; a collaborative commons with study nooks and meeting areas for the entire AAP community; and new, centrally located homes for the cross-disciplinary Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities and the multicollege Department of Design Tech.
Timeline and Project Gallery
The renovation of Sibley Dome is underway! Follow the progression of this adaptive reuse project as the iconic building transforms to house new and renewed spaces that will enrich and advance our academic priorities.
How You Can Make An Impact
Help us build on 150 years of excellence and consider supporting the Sibley Dome renovation project by making a gift of any size. If you wish to support the Sibley Dome Renovation with a naming gift, please contact aapalum@cornell.edu.