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Tuesday, January 21, 2025

An Open Invitation: AAP's Spring 2025 Semester Highlights

With the start of a new semester comes a fresh opportunity to engage with AAP colleagues and guests, explore concepts on campus and in the field, and find inspiration in the work and ideas on display at every turn.

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Friday, January 17, 2025
Reimagining Informal Housing in Mathare, Kenya

Negotiating the challenges of safe, reliable, and affordable housing, Cornell AAP architecture and planning students collaborated with Slum Dwellers International and local residents to explore alternative housing design and construction strategies for Mathare, an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya.
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Architect Jenny Sabin: Nature is an Incredible Teacher | Louisiana Channel

In this short documentary, Professor of Architecture and Design Tech Chair Jenny Sabin explores the boundaries and interconnectedness of her field, embracing nature as an influence and collaborator.

Faculty Work

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Friday, January 17, 2025
Bioinspired and Biobased 4D Printing for Adaptive Building Facades

Tiffany Cheng

Design Tech Assistant Professor Tiffany Cheng coauthored a paper on a 4D-printed weather-responsive shading system currently installed on the south-facing skylight of the livMatS Biomimetic Shell.
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Living Structures Exhibition at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

Jenny Sabin

Design Tech Chair and Architecture Professor Jenny Sabin's studio is one of three practices contributing work exploring the use of biology and biochemistry as a basis for architecture.