In the Media
Oil, Gas, Dust: From the Sahara to Europe
e-Flux: History of Architecture Assistant Professor Samia Henni examines how petroleum and gas pipeline export under African and Sharan aquifers to Europe resulted in "a new world (dis)order." In e-Flux Coloniality of Infrastructure.
NOMA Announces 50th Anniversary Conference Schedule
Architect: Featured in Architect Magazine, Detroit-based architect Imani Day (B.Arch. '11) moderates the keynote panel reflecting on the legacy of NOMA and diversity in architecture at the conference, online and in-person Oct. 20–23 in Detroit.
A New Arts Compound in East Williamsburg That Draws You In
Curbed: Florian Idenburg, Professor of the Practice in Architecture, and his firm So-IL's Amant Arts Campus in Brooklyn, New York is described as a "pocket campus" in Curbed.
Architectural Record Celebrates the 2021 Women in Architecture Awards
Architectural Record: Amanda Williams (B.Arch. '97) is honored as the New Generation Leader in Architectural Record's 2021 Women in Architecture Design Leadership awards. The architect/artist's installation work often probes the impact of race on the urban realm.
The 2021 Edition of Exhibit Columbus Asks "What Is the Future of the Middle City?"
The Architect's Newspaper: For his installation, Architect's Newspaper says Olalekan Jeyifous (B.Arch. '00) looked for inspiration in the archives of Columbus's Cleo Rogers Memorial Library for artifacts and ephemera from its 1970 exhibition of African American art.
Here's What to See at the 2021 Chicago Architecture Biennial
The Architect's Newspaper: Architect's Newspaper features Sekou Cooke's (B.Arch. '99) installation, the result of a collaboration with a youth leadership organization in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood. The architecture biennial opened on September 13.
Longer NYC Commutes, Household Crowding Linked To Higher COVID-19 Rates
Gothamist: Gothamist covers a study by Timur Dogan, assistant professor of architecture, that finds longer commute times and crowded apartments led to higher rates of COVID-19 transmission.
The Dwell 24: Cassius Castings
Dwell: Dwell top 24 designer Thomas Musca's (B.Arch. '19) hobby snowballed into a practice of "concrete evangelizing," and a goal to create pieces that turn an inherently clunky substance into something sleek.
Exhibit Columbus Returns To Indiana's 'Athens Of The Prairie'
Forbes: The centerpiece of Exhibit Columbus is the J. Irwin Miller and Xenia S. Miller Prize. 2021's winner is Dream the Combine, the firm of architecture faculty Jennifer Newson and Tom Carruthers. Forbes traces the history of the exhibition.
How Memorials to 9/11 Help Us Remember and Mourn
National Geographic: In National Geographic, AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon discusses various memorials including the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers which Yoon’s design firm collaborated on and Peter Eisenman's (B.Arch. '55) Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe.
Rebuilding Ground Zero Was a Mess. Lower Manhattan Bloomed Anyway.
The New York Times: The New York Times architecture critic says a missed opportunity led to innovation, as people like Michael Manfredi (M.Arch. '80) of Weiss Manfredi perceived new urbanism and a broader vision of what a neighborhood can be.
Architectural Record: In Architectural Record, Chicago Architectural Biennial artistic director notes that Sekou Cooke (B.Arch. '99) is working with a young men's employment network to create a gathering space beside a permaculture garden built on vacant land.
Sustainability Advocates Ask: Why Demolish When You Can Deconstruct?
The New York Times: In The New York Times, Assistant Professor of Architecture Felix Heisel contributes his view on circular construction practices and challenges within the industry.
PowerHouse to Visit Significant Elements
The Ithaca Voice: PowerHouse, covered in The Ithaca Voice, was designed by an interdisciplinary student team advised by Professor of architecture Jonathan Ochshorn with Cornell University Sustainable Design, Engaged Cornell, and community partners.
The 25 Most Significant Works of Postwar Architecture
The New York Times: In The New York Times a panel of architects, journalists, and designers put Amanda Williams's (B.Arch.'97) Color(ed) Theory series on a list of the most influential and lasting buildings that have been erected or updated since WWII.
More New Deans Discuss the Pandemic, Their Institutions, and Approaches to Design Education
The Architect's Newspaper: Caroline O'Donnell, the new chair of AAP's Department of Architecture, talks with Architects Newspaper about the unique strengths of the department curriculum, how it benefits students, and design practice.
5 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now
The New York Times: The New York Times features a solo exhibition of sculpture by Hugh Hayden (B.Arch. ’07) at Lisson Gallery in Manhattan that shows the outsized impact of organized religion and athletics on Black identity and masculinity.
The Biggest Astronomy Museum in the World Is Opening in Shanghai — and We Spoke to the Architect
Travel & Leisure: In Travel & Leisure, museum designer Thomas J. Wong (B.Arch. '91/M.Arch. '93) of Ennead Architects says astronomical concepts of orbital motion, the universe's continuous motion, and the "three-body problem" inspired the design.
Curator Sean Anderson Leaves the MoMA to Lead Cornell's B.Arch. Program
The Architect's Newspaper: Architect's Newspaper covers AAP's announcement that curator, educator, and designer Sean Anderson will join the faculty as an associate professor and director of the Bachelor of Architecture program.
Authority Magazine: Architects Tom McKeogh and Beat Huesler (B.Arch. '92), the Strauch Visiting Critic in Sustainable Design (fall 2019) and cofounder with Chad Oppenheim (B.Arch. '94) of Oppenheim Architecture, are interviewed by Authority Magazine on Medium.
