Stories
New Trustees to Join Cornell Board in July
Douglas Eisenberg (B.S. URS '93), who also currently serves as cochair of the AAP Advisory Council, is among seven new trustees elected to four-year terms beginning July 1.
Study Finds Racial Bias in Traffic Stops by Chicago Police
CRP Assistant Professor Wenfei Xu coauthored "The Racial Composition of Road Users, Traffic Citations, and Police Stops," a study that maps the racial composition of roads using mobile phone GPS data.
Empower the Next Generation of Creative Leaders
Hear from students first-hand as they share the life-changing impact scholarship funds can have on expanding access and supporting the creative capacities of each and every AAP student.
Housing is a basic human need that many struggle to afford because of limited incomes and increasing costs. This semester at Cornell in Rome, students and instructors across several classes explored different approaches to addressing the issue on display in Italy.
Community Engagement Awards Honor Exceptional People, Projects
The second annual Community Engagement Awards, held at Cornell and hosted by the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement, celebrated partnerships like those between the Finger Lakes ReUse and the Circularity, Reuse, and Zero Waste Development (CR0WD) partner network, which includes the labs of AAP faculty Jennifer Minner and Felix Heisel. David Ni (B.Arch. '24) was one of three recipients of this year's Robinson-Appel Humanitarian Awards and among the 15 faculty and five students to receive awards at the event.
Workbook Tackles Injustice – and Carbon – in Built Environment
CRP faculty Jocelyn Poe and Jennifer Minner, along with Architecture faculty Felix Heisel, are among several coauthors who recently published Embodying Justice in the Built Environment: Circularity in Practice. The guide and workbook seek to help policymakers, practitioners, and communities center justice principles while implementing strategies related to materials resource management, new construction, and alternatives to demolition.
In Practice with Najeh Abduljalil (B.S. URS '25)
CRP student Najeh Abduljalil shares insights into the work and impact of Cornell University Research-To-Action Youth (CURTA-Y), the student-run organization and participatory research initiative. CURTA-Y unites Cornell undergraduates with Binghamton-area high school students to work toward transformative change in their communities. CRP Associate Professor Jenni Minner, who leads the Just Places Lab, is a mentor and advisor.
Solar Energy Can Uplift Rural Ethiopians, But Is Hard to Come By
Yujin Lee (Ph.D. RS), author of the study "Upholding Household Agency in Climate Mitigation and Socio-technical Energy Transition in Ethiopia," traveled to Ethiopia finding that people were very open to solar energy but quality solar panels are hard to come by – covered by the Cornell Chronicle.
AAP Announces New Annual Strauch Early Career Fellow Appointment
Thanks to the generosity of decades-long alumni supporters Hans (B.Arch. '80) and Roger Strauch ('78), the college continues to increase the accessibility of academic careers to emerging scholars and practitioners in the disciplines of architecture, art, and planning.
Admitted Class of 2028 Personifies Cornell's Founding Principles
The 5,139 admitted students will bring with them a variety of lived experiences that will enrich the vitality and innovation of Cornell’s intellectual community, the Cornell Chronicle reports.
Multiple City Hubs, Dispersed Parks Keep Metro Areas Cooler
The Cornell Chronicle reports on research coauthored by CRP Associate Professor Stephan Schmidt with doctoral student Wenzheng Li (M.R.P. '18) exploring how "polycentric" development patterns can mitigate the urban heat island effect by distributing urban density and curbing the sprawl of impervious surfaces.
Spring 2024: Your Essential Guide to the Semester Ahead
After a winter break to regroup and recharge, the 2024 spring semester begins with a flurry of activity that will introduce new classes and workshops, showcase exemplary creativity and research, and bring a roster of exciting guests to AAP campuses in Ithaca, Rome, and New York City.
NIH-Funded Initiative to Study Health Disparities Among Rural Youth in NY
CRP Professor Mildred Warner will co-lead the project, which will investigate how School-Based Health Centers are not only leaving a positive impact on students, but also on the wider community's well-being and public services across four counties in upstate New York, Cornell CALS reports.
Remaking the Built Environment by Reimagining Waste
CRP Associate Professor Jennifer Minner and the Just Places Lab team at Cornell AAP map local sites demonstrating the challenges of creating circular construction economies and the opportunities there are in reusing building materials.
Designed With Care: Improving Community Well-Being Through Planning
Community engagement is an essential piece of many planning projects, but discussions around change are often emotionally charged and challenged by competing power dynamics. How should planners navigate that space? It's a question CRP's Jocelyn Poe has dedicated her research and teaching to.
Student Interns Help Plan Future of 4-H Camp
Through the CCE Summer Internship Program, CRP students conducted research and drafted a long-range development plan for the site in Canandaigua, New York.
Gaining Ground, Looking Forward: Fall 2023 Semester Highlights at AAP
The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP) kicks off the semester energized by the addition of new leadership and faculty, advances across the departments, and exciting opportunities presented by innovative courses, cross-disciplinary initiatives, and special events.
New Leadership and Faculty Join AAP
The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning announces new leadership and faculty ahead of the fall 2023 semester.
Preserving Progressive Planning
Learn more about AAP Professor Emeritus Pierre Clavel's (CRP Ph.D. '66) career and dedication to progressive planning in the AAP Alumni Archive.
Multi-College Scholars Think Deeply About Cities
The College of Arts & Sciences reports on two cross-disciplinary graduate courses taught this year as part of Cornell's Mellon Collaborative Studies in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities program.
