On-Campus Architecture Graduate Open House for Admitted Students, Spring 2024

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People walking within a glass, metal and, concrete building

Milstein Hall. photo / Iwan Baan

Overview

Please join us for our spring 2024 on-campus open house for admitted students. The day will include program overviews, highlights of our areas of expertise, and Q&A sessions with faculty and current graduate students. For those able to join us in person, you will have additional opportunities for tours of our material fabrication shop and facilities, research labs, studio reviews, and informal conversations with our faculty and current graduate students.  We hope that you are able to attend this in-depth introduction to graduate studies at Cornell.

Schedule

Architecture Program Directors

Esra Akcan, Michael A. McCarthy Professor of Architectural Theory, Director of Graduate Studies, Chair of the Ph.D. HAUD program committee
Timur Dogan, Associate Professor, Director of the M. Arch. program
Jesse LeCavalier, Associate Professor, Director of the M. S. AUD program*
Val Warke, Associate Professor, Director of M. S. AAD program

*The M.S. AUD program will not hold an on-campus event, rather a Virtual Open House will take place on Friday, March 29, 2024. All other Architecture graduate programs will hold Virtual Open House events on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

Schedule

7 a.m.

Bus to Ithaca from Midtown Manhattan, New York City
There are many ways to get to Ithaca.  For those traveling from New York City, our complimentary bus departs Midtown on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at 7 a.m. and arrives on the Ithaca campus at approximately 11:15 a.m.  (Details will be sent to admitted students in all grad programs.)
Bryant Park

11:30 a.m.

Professional Master of Architecture (M.Arch.),
Post-Professional Master of Science, Advanced Architectural Design (M.S. AAD),
History of Architecture and Urban Development (Ph.D. HAUD)
Admitted student check-in and lunch.
Milstein Hall Dome

12 p.m.

Professional Master of Architecture (M.Arch.),  
Post-Professional Master of Science, Advanced Architectural Design (M.S. AAD),  
History of Architecture and Urban Development (Ph.D. HAUD)
Welcome presentation and faculty introductions over lunch. Esra Akcan, Timur Dogan, and Val Warke with current faculty.
Milstein Hall Dome

1 p.m.

Professional Master of Architecture (M.Arch.),  
Post-Professional Master of Science, Advanced Architectural Design (M.S. AAD)
Studio visits led by Timur Dogan, Val Warke, and current M.Arch. and M.S. AAD students.
Leaving from Milstein Hall Dome

History of Architecture and Urban Development (HAUD) Program Session
Introduction by Esra Akcan followed by a Q&A session with current Ph.D. students and candidates.
140 Sibley Hall

2:30 p.m.

Professional Master of Architecture (M.Arch.),  
Post-Professional Master of Science, Advanced Architectural Design (M.S. AAD) 
Design research labs with faculty introductions and current students.
Milstein Hall Dome 

3:15 p.m.

Professional Master of Architecture (M.Arch.),  
Post-Professional Master of Science, Advanced Architectural Design (M.S. AAD)
Tour of Material Fabrication Shop led by MPF Shop Manager Kurt Brosnan, and staff.
Rand Hall Shops

History of Architecture and Urban Development (HAUD) (Ph.D.)  
Guided AAP college, campus, and libraries tour led by current Ph.D. students in the HAUD program.
Leaving from Milstein Hall Dome 

3:45 p.m.

Professional Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)
Program discussion with an introduction by Timur Dogan followed by a Q&A session with faculty and current M.Arch students.
Sibley Hall, Room 140

Post-Professional Master of Science, Advanced Architectural Design (M.S. AAD)
Program discussion with and introduction by Val Warke followed by a Q&A session with faculty and current students.
Sibley Hall Room 144

5 p.m.

Professional Master of Architecture (M.Arch.),  
Post-Professional Master of Science, Advanced Architectural Design (M.S. AAD),  
History of Architecture and Urban Development (Ph.D. HAUD)
Reception and hors d'oeuvres with architecture faculty and current graduate students.
Milstein Dome

6:30 p.m.

Professional Master of Architecture (M.Arch.),  
Post-Professional Master of Science, Advanced Architectural Design (M.S. AAD),  
History of Architecture and Urban Development (Ph.D. HAUD)
Informal dinner with current students, optional guided AAP college, and campus tour with an opportunity to meet current M.Arch., M.S. AAD and Ph.D. students in a relaxed, informal setting. Dinner will be provided.
Leaving from Milstein Hall Dome

Exhibitions throughout the day:

M. Arch. and M. S. AAD Student Work Showcase
Milstein Hall Dome

Flexible Lines and Rigid Nodes 
East Sibley Exhibition Hallway

Tim Green (B.F.A. '24) and Milan Taylor (B.A. '24): Memorandum of Understanding
John Hartell Gallery

Imani Day, Design Teaching Fellow, and Ekin Erar, Instructor: Translations
Bibliowicz Family Gallery

Transportation

Getting to Ithaca

Complimentary Bus to Ithaca from Midtown Manhattan*

For those traveling from New York City, our complimentary bus departs Midtown on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at 7 a.m. and arrives on the Ithaca campus at approximately 11:15 a.m.  (Details will be sent to admitted students in all grad programs.) *To register for the bus please do so at the end of the RSVP form.

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 services run from New York City to Ithaca. Ithaca benefits from transportation services provided by Greyhound, OurBus, MegaBus, and FlixBus, with drop-off locations conveniently situated in Ithaca Downtown. Visitors arriving at these depots can easily access the campus either by taxi or by utilizing the Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) bus service, which offers numerous stops on campus. 

Amtrak offers train services to Syracuse (131 P&C Parkway Syracuse, NY), which is about an hour's drive from Ithaca. From Syracuse, you can rent a car, take a bus, or arrange for a shuttle service 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.

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.

From the North: Take Interstate 81 South to Exit 12 (Homer). Merge onto Route 281 South and continue to Route 13 South. Follow Route 13 South into Ithaca. 

From the South: Take Interstate 81 North to Exit 8 (Whitney Point). Merge onto Route 79 East and continue to Ithaca. 

From the Northeast: Take Interstate 90 West (New York State Thruway) to Exit 25A (Syracuse). Merge onto Interstate 481 South and then onto Interstate 81 South. Follow Interstate 81 South to Exit 12 (Homer). Merge onto Route 281 South and continue to Route 13 South into Ithaca. 

Airport and Airlines

Local and Long-Distance Bus Services

Taxi and Limousine Services

Ithaca is served by several car rental agencies. 

  • Airline Limousine (607) 273-3030 or (800) 263-5466
  • Cayuga Taxi (607) 277-7777
  • Avis 607-257-0441 or 800-331-1212   
  • Hertz 607-257-8677 or 800-654-3131  
  • Collegetown Cab (607) 588-8888 
  • Uber 833-873-8237  
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