The structure and degree requirements of the HAUD program guides students as they become erudite and independent scholars who can critically assess and contribute to the state of global and inclusive architectural history.
Prospective students should familiarize themselves with the program by attending or viewing our virtual open house event, and are encouraged to contact the field faculty members with whom they envision working.
Field System
Fields, rather than departments, define graduate education at Cornell. Unlike traditional college or departmental divisions, fields at Cornell draw upon faculty from multiple colleges, departments, and related disciplines across the university, in accordance with individual scholarly interests.
AAP faculty in the Field of Architecture with a concentration in the History of Architecture and Urban Development
- Professor and Director of Graduate Studies Esra Akcan (on sabbatical)
- Professor Medina Lasansky
- Associate Professor Pamela Karimi
- Assistant Professor and Interim Program Coordinator María González Pendás
- Associate Professor Sean Anderson
- Professor Thomas J. Campanella
- Professor Jose Castillo
- Associate Professor Lily Chi
- Professor Mark Cruvellier
- Associate Professor Jesse LeCavalier
View a comprehensive list of faculty in the field of Architecture.
Several of these faculty members also serve in other graduate fields, including History of Art, Archaeology, and Visual Studies; Near Eastern Studies; Landscape Architecture; and Romance Studies.
Current and recent HAUD doctoral students’ special committees are composed of faculty in a breadth of other Graduate Fields at Cornell such as Government; Latin American Studies; the History of Art and Archaeology; Africana Studies; Anthropology; Near Eastern Studies; Global Development; Romance Studies; History; Industrial and Labor Relations; Science and Technology Studies; Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; and Comparative Literature.
Special Committee
A special committee monitors and mentors a student’s graduate study which results in a flexible graduate education tailored to each individual student.
A temporary advisor is assigned to each student at the start of the first semester while the student settles on a major subject that determines a principal advisor and committee chair.
For the Ph.D. committee, two additional minor members are typically required. The special committee members, in turn, reflect major and minor areas of study. A student selects the members of the special committee, with their consent, from the current graduate faculty by the end of the third semester of study. The committee chair must represent the major concentration, the History of Architecture, or the History of Urban Development.
Program of Study
Each student selects classes in consultation with their temporary advisor and / or special committee chair. A normal load for first-year students is four classes or a minimum of 12 credits per semester. In the second and third years, when most students have teaching assistantships, the number of classes per semester may be fewer, but a minimum of 12 credits per semester is required. Students should seek to work with all department faculty involved with the HAUD program at some point during their initial semesters at Cornell, and should also select classes with a view toward their Ph.D. dissertation topic.
Students are required to take Q-Exam (may be waived), A-Exam, and B-Exam in the designated years during the course of study.
For more information, see the Ph.D. HAUD Graduate Student Handbook. To request a copy, please contact Heidi Berrettini, Lead Graduate Programs Associate in the Department of Architecture.
Teaching Assistantships
In addition to pursuing their doctoral studies, Ph.D. students contribute to undergraduate and graduate education at Cornell by serving as TAs in required history courses. Some students seek out TA responsibilities in other departments and programs and can seek opportunities to teach their own Freshman Writing Seminar.
Funding
Ph.D. students are eligible for support through fellowships and teaching assistantships. Learn more about funding opportunities.