Architecture Graduate Open House for Admitted Students, Spring 2023

Schedule

Wednesday, March 29 

8:30 a.m.

Check In and Continental Breakfast (M.Arch. & M.S. AAD) (In person only)
140 Sibley Hall

9 a.m.

Master of Science, Advanced Architectural Design (M.S. AAD)

Welcome and Presentation (In person and via Zoom)
Introduction by the Chair and the Director followed by Q & A with Faculty and Current Students
140 Sibley Hall

• Caroline O'Donnell, Chair of the Department of Architecture, Edgar A. Tafel Professor
• Lily Chi, Director of graduate studies, Director of M.S. AAD program, Associate Professor

Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)

Tour (In person only)
Leaving from 140 Sibley Hall

9:30 a.m.

Master of Science, Matter Design Computation (MS. MDC)

Welcome and Presentation (In person and via Zoom)
Introduction by the Chair and Director followed by Q & A with Faculty and Current Students
304 Rand

• Caroline O'Donnell, Chair of the Department of Architecture, Edgar A. Tafel Professor
• Jenny Sabin, Director of M.S. MDC program, Arthur L. and Isabel B. Wiesenberger Professor in Architecture

10:30 a.m.

Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)

Welcome and Presentation (In person and via Zoom)
Introduction by the Chair and Director followed by Q & A with Faculty and Current Students
140 Sibley Hall

• Caroline O'Donnell, Chair of the Department of Architecture, Edgar A. Tafel Professor
• Tao DuFour, Interim Director of M.Arch. program, Assistant Professor

Tour (In person only)
Leaving from 140 Sibley Hall

11 a.m.

History of Architecture and Urban Development (Ph.D.)
Welcome and Presentation (In person and via Zoom)
Introduction by Director followed by Q & A with Faculty and Current Students
304 Rand Hall

• Caroline O'Donnell, Chair of the Department of Architecture, Edgar A. Tafel Professor
• Esra Akcan, Chair of the Ph.D. (HAUD) program committee, Michael A. McCarthy Professor of Architectural Theory

Master of Science, Advanced Architectural Design (M.S. AAD)
& Master of Science, Matter Design Computation (MS. MDC)

12 p.m.

Studio Review Walk-Throughs (all programs) (In person only)
with Architecture Department Chair

• Caroline O'Donnell, Chair of the Department of Architecture, Edgar A. Tafel Professor

In studios:

• M.Arch. Core Design Studio 2: Relational and Ecological Design
  Martin Miller and Christopher Battaglia
• M.Arch. Core Design Studio 4: Integrative Design Practices
  Felix Heisel and Margaret Kirk
• Option Studio: PRINT BETTER!
  Sasa Zivkovic
• Option Studio: A Rock, A River, A Tree
  Peter Robinson
• Option Studio: Labscape: The Expanded Field of Learning
  John Zissovici and Andrew Lucia
• MS MDC Studio 
  Jenny Sabin
• Thesis Studio

In reviews:

• Option Studio: (An)Other University: Common Ground
  Alison Brooks and Hanna Tulis: Hartell Gallery
• Option Studio: BUILDING LIFE: CARING TO ADAPT — ADAPTING TO CARE
  Billie Faircloth and Curt Gambetta: Sibley 140

1:30–4 p.m.

Lunch / Schedule meetings with HAUD / Self-guided tours of the Johnson Museum /Free time (In person only)
Milstein Dome (lunch)

2–4 p.m.

Individual meetings with faculty and campus tour by Ph.D. students

2:30 p.m.

Digital Fabrication Faculty Lab Tour with Jenny Sabin

4 p.m.

Reception (In person only)
Hors d'oeuvres with architecture faculty and current graduate students
Milstein Dome

5:30 p.m.

Lecture: Strauch Visiting Critic Billie Faircloth (In person and via Zoom)
Milstein Auditorium

7 p.m.

Informal Dinner with current students (In person only)
A chance to meet current M.Arch., M.S. AAD, M.S. MDC, and Ph.D. students in a relaxed, informal setting; dinner provided

Thursday, March 30 

10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

"Agency Matters," a mini-symposium organized by M.S. AAD students on Research IN Practice featuring Cornell Alumna (In person and via Zoom)
Milstein Hall studio plate, Wood Floor

Panelists: 

• Betty Ng
• Mary Anne Ocampo
• Shubhra Raje

Respondents: 

• Erin Pellegrino
• Imani Day

Webinar: Zoom link to be provided

Transportation

Getting to Ithaca

By plane: Tompkins County is served by US Airways, Delta, and United flights to and from major cities throughout the country. The Syracuse International Airport is an hour and a quarter drive from Ithaca.

By bus or train: Cornell's Campus-to-Campus Bus Service runs from New York City to Ithaca. Ithaca is served by the Greyhound, Trailways, and ShortLine bus systems. Visitors can reach the campus from the bus depot by taxi or the Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) bus service. (Many bus routes make campus stops.) The nearest Amtrak connection point is Syracuse.

By car from the New England area: Take the New York State Thruway (Interstate 87/90) west to exit 25A. Interstate 88 southwest to Bainbridge, Route 206 west to Whitney Point, and Route 79 west to Ithaca.

By car from New York City: Take either the Holland or Lincoln tunnel to Interstate 280 west to Interstate 80 west to Interstate 380 north to Interstate 81 north to the Whitney Point exit. Follow Route 79 to Ithaca. Or you can take the George Washington Bridge to Interstate 80 west and follow the directions above.

By car from the west: Take the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) east to exit 42 (Geneva) and Route 96 south to Ithaca; or take the New York State Thruway east to exit 41 (Waterloo) and Route 89 south to Ithaca.

Transportation Contact Information

Airport and airlines

• Tompkins County Airport (607) 257-0456
• American Airlines (800) 433-7300
• Delta (800) 221-1212
• United (800) 864-8331

Local and long-distance bus service

• TCAT (607) 277-7433
• Greyhound (800) 231-2222
• OurBus (844)-800-6828
• Trailways (800) 858-8555
• ShortLine Bus Company (607) 277-8800

Taxi and limousine service

• Airline Limousine (607) 273-3030 or (800) 263-5466
• Cayuga Taxi (607) 277-7777