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A Material Lifecycle CAD Plugin Is Now Available for Free
The Architect's Newspaper: A technology digest posted by The Architect's Newspaper covers RhinoCircular, developed by Architecture Assistant Professor Felix Heisel and his Circular Construction Lab, which enables architects to evaluate the reuse potential of construction materials early in the design process.
Building Deconstruction, Reuse Would Benefit NYS Jobs, Climate
Felix Heisel, Architecture Assistant Professor and Director of the Circular Construction Lab (CCL); Jennifer Minner, CRP Associate Professor and Director of the Just Places Lab; and Wyeth Augustine-Marceil, Research Associate in the CCL and Just Places Lab, report that transitioning to a circular construction economy in New York could boost significant economic activity, create thousands of green jobs, and advance climate goals by reusing deconstructed building materials.
Appetite for Deconstruction
Bloomberg: Architectural salvage and reuse advocates, like Felix Heisel, Assistant Professor of Architecture and Director of the Circular Construction Lab, are racing to reform the $8.7 billion demolition industry to reduce carbon emissions and building waste.
These Old Roman Buildings Could Unlock How to Build in a Warming World
The Washington Post: Felix Heisel, Assistant Professor of Architecture and Director of the Circular Construction Lab, discusses the benefits of reusing salvaged materials.
Deconstruction: Rethinking the Building Life Cycle
In a post for the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities, Architecture Assistant Professor Felix Heisel, Director of the Circular Construction Lab, discusses the challenges and opportunities in building deconstruction.
Zumtobel Group Award 2021: Shortlist Selected from 220 Entries
RhinoCircular, a sustainability software tool from Cornell's Circular Construction Lab, led by architecture faculty Assistant Professor Felix Heisel, was tapped for the Special Prize for Innovation.
4/24 Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities Symposium: Climate Resilience in New York City
The Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities will host an in-person symposium on climate resilience in New York City. The one-day event will focus on actions to mitigate risks to people, buildings, and infrastructure from extreme weather.
4/13 Preston H. Thomas Memorial Symposium: Real Time
Attend discussions and an exhibition examining how, and for what purpose, cities and populations are tracked, virtualized, and simulated by computational infrastructures in realtime.
Mission of the Department of Architecture
... and urbanism. Cornell architecture labs such as the Circular Construction Lab, the Ecological Action Lab, and the Environmental ...
Get Ready, Get Set: Highlights of the Fall 2024 Semester Ahead
From inspiring lectures to thought-provoking exhibitions and much-anticipated renovations (plus the unveiling of the Dragon Annex), we're diving into a semester filled with opportunities not to be missed.
