Gensler Visiting Critic

The Gensler Visiting Critic program has allowed AAP to expand its faculty ranks with exceptional practitioners and industry thought leaders who immeasurably enrich the teaching and learning of our students on the Ithaca campus. This program has helped bring renowned national and international architects to campus to educate, exchange ideas, and build a robust network of students, faculty, critics, and alumni. Each Gensler Visiting Critic has a full-time appointment during the semester with teaching responsibilities, student engagement activities, and a community lecture. In many cases, a field trip or site visit is included for the students. This experiential learning opportunity has taken students from New York City to Beijing and various places in between. Their presence is felt by our students who have a unique opportunity to connect with a leader in the field, while the critics engage with our outstanding students and see firsthand the caliber of an AAP education.

Below you will find a list of recent Gensler Visiting Critics. Thank you for your generosity, leadership, and the indelible impact you have made at AAP.

Fall 2025 Gensler Visiting Critic

Robert Hutchison

Robert Hutchison is a practitioner, researcher, and educator whose interests and practice overlap the fields of architecture, art, and photography. Hutchison is Principal of the Seattle-based architecture studio Robert Hutchison Architecture, and an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Architecture at the University of Washington, where he teaches architectural design studios at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He is the recipient of the 2017 Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome, the 2010 and 2021 Japan/US Friendship Creative Artists Fellowship, the 2009 Emerging Voices award from The Architectural League of NY, and has been awarded residencies at Bogliasco, Loghaven, and MacDowell. Hutchison received an M.Arch. degree from the University of Washington in 1996, and B.S. degrees in Structural Engineering and Architectural Engineering from Drexel University in 1990. Hutchison is the 2025 Cornell AAP Gensler Visiting Critic.