Announcements
Cornell Tech Announces Winners of its 2023 Startup Awards
Gaia, software co-created by graduate student Daan van der Zwaag '23 under the advisement of Architecture faculty and Design Tech Chair Jenny Sabin, was selected as a winner of the 2023 Cornell Tech Startup Awards and will receive $100K in seed funding.
CTI Announces 2023 Active Learning Postdoctoral Fellowship Recipients
Recipients of the three-year grants, which includes AAP's Department of City and Regional Planning, will work with a teaching postdoc to introduce active learning into their courses.
Graham Foundation Grant Recognizes Work by Nusaibah Khan
Khan (M.S. AAD '22) was awarded for her project "Productive Landscapes in Srinagar — A Case of Floating Gardens and Hanji Settlements of Dal Lake."
Latinx Coalition Chats Awarded Graham Foundation Grant
José Ibarra (B.Arch. '16) and Liz Gálvez were awarded funding for their planned symposium exploring Latinx identity in the design community, which will be hosted at the Architectural League of New York next year.
Hybrid Creatures On View in Mexico City
Recent work by Isidoro Michan-Guindi (B.Arch. '15) is currently on display at LIGA, Space for Architecture.
Borromini and Bernini: The Challenge for Perfection
Architecture Lecturer Jeffrey Blanchard is among the experts featured in this documentary film exploring the artistic rivalry between Borromini and Bernini and the architecture of Baroque Rome.
Work on View by Grace Sachi Troxell in NYC
Running May 18–July 29 at Alison Bradley Projects, the exhibition cocurated by Olivia Breibart (B.F.A. '21) includes sculpture by Grace Sachi Troxell (M.F.A. '21).
Fifty Years: An Anniversary Celebration with the Collection
In celebration of the Johnson Museum's anniversary, an ongoing installation features works by artists including Jennifer Cecere (B.F.A. '73), Hermine Freed (B.A. '61), Alan Saret (B.Arch. '66), and Jason Seley (B.A. in Architecture '40).
Foley Gallery Show Includes Work by Jerry Birchfield
Birchfield (M.F.A. '14) is included in the New York City gallery's Off the Pedestal exhibition, on view May 3–27.
Celebrating Five Years of Madame Architect
Launched by Julia Gamolina (B. Arch. '13) in 2018 to celebrate and connect women in the field, the online platform is marking a milestone.
Janetta Rebold Benton (B.F.A. '67), professor of art history at Pace University, has published her tenth book, a survey of Western art from prehistory to the present day.
Giselle Hobbs Awarded 2023–2024 Fulbright Open Study/Research Award
Hobbs (M.F.A. '23) will complete a full academic year of research and art residency in Paris with the endorsement of Alexia Fabre, the Director of the École des Beaux-Arts.
New Faculty Award Celebrates Community Engagement Across Cornell
The David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement has awarded 13 faculty members, one from each college and school, including Architecture Assistant Professor María González Pendás for her work with students to conceive of public humanities projects together with partner organizations in Queens and Ithaca and in collaboration with Art Chair Paul Ramírez Jonas.
Biddy Martin Graduate Prize Awarded
Jeff Iovannone (M.A. HPP '23) received the 2023 award for his exhibit Leslie Feinberg's Buffalo: Historic Sites in Stone Butch Blues.
Russell Sage Foundation Grant to Support Housing Policy Research
CRP Assistant Professor Wenfei Xu together with NYU Associate Professor of Sociology and Public Service Jacob William Faber will use the funding to examine the impact of the federal government's redlining practices on contemporary racial inequality.
ACHP Chair Convenes Experts Advisory Committee
CRP Associate Professor Jennifer Minner will join the committee, which will provide academic and legal perspectives to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
Robinson-Appel Awards Honor Student Service Projects with Local Youth
Najeh Abduljalil (B.S. URS '25) and Alisha Robbins (B.S. URS '26) were recognized for their work with a new student organization at Cornell called Research for Change South Central New York.
Mark Gibian Sculpture Included in After "The Wild" at the Jewish Museum
Drawn from The Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation Collection, the exhibition highlights work by 47 artists made between 1963–2023, including Corona by Mark Gibian (B.A./B.F.A. '79).
Strong Momentum Marks 2030 Project's Early Fundraising Results
Highlighted transdisciplinary climate research includes coverage of the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities, particularly their production of the first-ever Global Survey of City Leaders.
We Love We Self Up Here Receives 2023 SAH Award for Film and Video
The documentary short, coproduced by Architecture Assistant Professor Tao DuFour and Cornell A&S Associate Professor of Comparative Literature Natalie Melas, explores urban, agricultural, and industrial landscapes tied to colonial and postcolonial legacies of sugar production and hydrocarbon extraction in Trinidad and Tobago.
