Stories
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Merrill Scholars Thank Educators Who Shaped Cornell Journeys
Merrill Presidential Scholar Xin Yue Wang (B.Arch. '21) was among 37 honored during a virtual ceremony on May 24. Wang named Tafel Visiting Critic in Architecture Peter Ballman for contributing to her Cornell experience.
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Faculty Profiles: From Circular Construction to Academic Law Ambition
Assistant Professor of Architecture Felix Heisel discusses a building's start and end of life in the Ezra series that highlights recently hired Cornell faculty who embody the university's creative and collaborative vitality.
Friday, May 21, 2021
AAP Faculty, Students, and Alumni at the 2021 Venice Biennale of Architecture
AAP faculty, alumni, and students explore "How Will We Live Together?", the question proposed by the 17th International Venice Biennale of Architecture. Postponed one year by the pandemic, the comprehensive international exhibition opens on May 22.
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
PolyForm Celebrates Mission, Spirit of Human Ecology
PolyForm is a new public art pavilion commissioned by the College of Human Ecology and designed by Jenny Sabin and her practice, Jenny Sabin Studio.
Monday, May 17, 2021
Break it Down: CR0WD Task Force Forges Zero Waste Goals
CR0WD, a Cornell-powered, community-led task force works with New York State communities to promote thoughtful building deconstruction and highlight the environmental, cultural, and, economic value of salvage, reuse, and closed material flows.
Monday, May 17, 2021
Architecture, Art, Revolution: 8 Questions for Stella Betts
Mitchell Carson (M.Arch '22) speaks with Stella Betts about political aspects of public space today and the convergence of art and architecture practice.
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
M. Arthur "Art" Gensler Jr., 1935–2021
Alumnus, benefactor, and friend of Cornell and the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning M. Arthur "Art" Gensler Jr. (B.Arch. '58) passed away on Monday, May 10.
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Mellon Grant Boosts Collaborative Projects for Equity, Social Justice
The Cornell Chronicle reports the grant will extend the Mellon Collaborative Studies in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities. Its focus on social justice supports innovative, cross-disciplinary coursework, says AAP Dean Meejin Yoon.
Friday, April 2, 2021
Acts of Repair: Seven Conversations on Architectural Reconstructions and Reparations
The spring '21 Preston Thomas Memorial Symposium invites an open discussion about spatial practices that center and embody scales of repair.
Friday, April 2, 2021
Who for Whom: Florian Idenburg on SO-IL's Approach to Design Practice
Ahead of his April 12 lecture titled Lines, Idenburg discusses how architecture can and must respond to shifting global conditions.
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Sarosh Anklesaria (M.Arch.'10) talks design and building practices that address socio-ecological conditions with Ji Yang (M.Arch.'21) for Citizen Architect.
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Chusid, Segade, Warke Discuss Queer / Queering Spaces
CRP chair and associate professor Jeffrey Chusid, assistant professor of art Alexandro Segade, and associate professor of architecture Val Warke on how queer cultures occupy, redefine, and transform spaces ranging from personal to public.
Friday, February 26, 2021
AAP Team Develops Sustainable Building Simulation Method
Under the direction of architecture faculty Timur Dogan and Katharina Kral, a team led by Allison Bernett (M.Arch. '20) has released a new sustainability framework to understand the full environmental impact of building design early in the process.
Thursday, February 11, 2021
New Research Grants Support Ithaca-area Communities
Architecture's Felix Heisel, students, and local collaborators will seek sustainable methods within the design, construction, and reuse materials cycle.
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Spring 2021: New Collaborations and Conversations at AAP
The semester ahead offers students and faculty new opportunities for cross-platform and cross-disciplinary collaboration within and beyond the college.
Monday, January 11, 2021
Gensler Family Endows, Names Cornell AAP NYC Program
M. Arthur Gensler and his family's recent $10 million endowment gift names and supports the future of AAP's thriving New York City program.
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Peter Robinson on Building Trust, Black Spaces, and Black Futures in Brooklyn
Peter Robinson (B.Arch. '98) of BlackSpace Urbanism Collective brings participatory design practices addressing race and urban spaces to the AAP NYC studio.
Friday, December 11, 2020
Cornell Journal of Architecture "Fear," volume 11 released
CJoA's editorial team shares selections from the latest volume, "Fear," which includes 24 contributions from architects, writers, scholars, and students.
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Race and Racism Across Borders
AAP students Tina Lam (M.F.A. '21) and Lucy Ding (B.Arch. '22) are featured in Global Cornell's project expressing new knowledge about racial dynamics.
Monday, December 7, 2020
Eight Cornell student projects based on unrealized Noguchi concepts are presented by Spring 2020 visiting associate professor in architecture Naomi Frangos.
