Stories
Mellon Grant Boosts Collaborative Projects for Equity, Social Justice
The Cornell Chronicle reports the grant will extend the Mellon Collaborative Studies in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities. Its focus on social justice supports innovative, cross-disciplinary coursework, says AAP Dean Meejin Yoon.
Acts of Repair: Seven Conversations on Architectural Reconstructions and Reparations
The spring '21 Preston Thomas Memorial Symposium invites an open discussion about spatial practices that center and embody scales of repair.
Who for Whom: Florian Idenburg on SO-IL's Approach to Design Practice
Ahead of his April 12 lecture titled Lines, Idenburg discusses how architecture can and must respond to shifting global conditions.
Catherine Opie on Bearing Witness
Photographer Catherine Opie shares thoughts on a new piece from a body of work-in-progress and photographic practice as a mode of looking at the world in the moment.
Labor-friendly Laws Promote Local Economic Growth
In the Cornell Chronicle, new research by Professor Mildred Warner, CRP, shows that state laws designed to hinder union activity and indulge corporate entities do not enhance economic productivity.
Sarosh Anklesaria (M.Arch.'10) talks design and building practices that address socio-ecological conditions with Ji Yang (M.Arch.'21) for Citizen Architect.
Chusid, Segade, Warke Discuss Queer / Queering Spaces
CRP chair and associate professor Jeffrey Chusid, assistant professor of art Alexandro Segade, and associate professor of architecture Val Warke on how queer cultures occupy, redefine, and transform spaces ranging from personal to public.
Dean Yoon, Professor Sierra elected to American Academy of Arts and Letters
The academy announced Dean Meejin Yoon's (B.Arch. '95) election in the field of architecture on March 5. Cornell faculty Roberto Sierra, music, was also elected.
Good bones: Students revive historic building in Waterloo, NY
Design Connect students consulted with the Waterloo, NY community to repurpose a historic building with a design for a new art center.
AAP Team Develops Sustainable Building Simulation Method
Under the direction of architecture faculty Timur Dogan and Katharina Kral, a team led by Allison Bernett (M.Arch. '20) has released a new sustainability framework to understand the full environmental impact of building design early in the process.
Prods and Porous Boundaries: Candice Lin's (Im)material Practice
Spring '21 Teiger Mentor Candice Lin's practice begins with material fascinations, from plants and molds to masks and stains, and takes shape as she questions notions of citizenship, post/de-colonialism, anthropology, and feminist and queer theory.
New Research Grants Support Ithaca-area Communities
Architecture's Felix Heisel, students, and local collaborators will seek sustainable methods within the design, construction, and reuse materials cycle.
Spring 2021: New Collaborations and Conversations at AAP
The semester ahead offers students and faculty new opportunities for cross-platform and cross-disciplinary collaboration within and beyond the college.
Gensler Family Endows, Names Cornell AAP NYC Program
M. Arthur Gensler and his family's recent $10 million endowment gift names and supports the future of AAP's thriving New York City program.
Peter Robinson on Building Trust, Black Spaces, and Black Futures in Brooklyn
Peter Robinson (B.Arch. '98) of BlackSpace Urbanism Collective brings participatory design practices addressing race and urban spaces to the AAP NYC studio.
Cornell Journal of Architecture "Fear," volume 11 released
CJoA's editorial team shares selections from the latest volume, "Fear," which includes 24 contributions from architects, writers, scholars, and students.
AAP NYC Workshop Partners with Senator Sanders, Community Leaders in Southeast Queens
AAP NYC's Urban Planning Workshop partnered with NY Senator James Sanders, Jr. to address issues related to the effects of the pandemic on Queens District 10.
Race and Racism Across Borders
AAP students Tina Lam (M.F.A. '21) and Lucy Ding (B.Arch. '22) are featured in Global Cornell's project expressing new knowledge about racial dynamics.
Eight Cornell student projects based on unrealized Noguchi concepts are presented by Spring 2020 visiting associate professor in architecture Naomi Frangos.
Migrations Virtual Interns Contribute to Megacity Migration Project
CRP's Victoria Beard aids Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Global Cornell study environmental impacts of relocating the Indonesian capital to biodiverse Borneo.