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Tuesday, July 1, 2025

The Politics of Climate Resilience: What Do Mayors Have to Say?

The Mayors' Panel at the symposium on climate resilience in New York City explored the challenges and opportunities mayors face in their cities when it comes to climate action, and how they are balancing the urgent need for timely interventions with long-term planning.

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Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Cornell Atkinson Awards Catalyze Solutions in Food, Climate, Clean Energy

Architecture faculty Felix Heisel, director of the Circular Construction Lab and Faculty Fellow with the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, was recently announced as a 2025 recipient of the Academic Venture Fund at Cornell Atkinson.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Cornell AAP Alumni, Faculty, and Students Answer 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale's Call to Rethink the Built Environment in an Era of Climate Challenge

The international exhibition, curated by Carlo Ratti and featuring more than 750 participants drawn from a wide range of expertise, invites cross-disciplinary conversation and experimentation.

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Friday, July 11, 2025
Bridging the Digital Divide in the US: Planning Innovative State and Local Approaches

Mildred Warner

CRP Professor Mildred Warner's new open-access book, coedited with Natassia Bravo (Ph.D. CRP '25) and Duxixi (Ada) Shen (M.R.P. '24), presents a multilevel governance framework examining how local leaders leverage policy opportunities and community resilience to address inequities in broadband infrastructure. The USDA and the Pew Charitable Trusts partially funded the project.
Friday, June 20, 2025
Speculative Urban Infrastructure in the Context of Chinese Engagement in Africa

Ding Fei

In an Urban Studies article, CRP Professor Ding Fei examines speculative urban infrastructure in Addis Ababa, highlighting how transnational ambitions and local priorities intersect in shaping contested urban development.