In the Media
Top 300 U.S. Architecture Firms of 2021
Architectural Record: Founded by the late Art Gensler (B.Arch. '58), Gensler again leads Architectural Record's annual list of the Top 300 firms. Gensler and more firms in the top 25 have employed dozens of AAP Architecture alumni.
Sara Bronin, Florian Idenburg, and a Slew of Big Names Join the Cornell AAP Faculty
The Architect's Newspaper: The Architect's Newspaper covers AAP's announcement of an "impressive roster" of fall 2021 new faculty members joining "the only Ivy League architecture department offering a Bachelor of Architecture degree."
An Architect With an Eye on the Environment
The New York Times: In a special report on climate solutions, people, and the planet, The New York Times profiles the work of 2014–15 architecture visiting critic Kunlé Adeyemi, coauthor with new faculty Suzanne Lettieri, African Water Cities.
Heroic Imaginations of the Future with J. Meejin Yoon
Design Voice Podcast: In Design Voice Podcast, AAP Dean Meejin Yoon talks with Catherine Meng (B.Arch. '09) about making architecture more accessible and how disciplines in the built environment must step up to address climate change, justice, and equity.
Jonathan Moody: Be Wary of Normal
ARCHITECT: In his Op-ed, Moody (B.Arch. ‘07), the CEO of award-winning firm Moody Nolan, warns about losing both the momentum and discomfort of the past year as they relate to racial justice, in Architect Magazine.
Archinect: Archinect reports Sekou Cooke (B.Arch. '99) will be in residence as a Nasir Jones Hiphop Fellow for the 2021–22 academic year, where he will work on his project 3D Turntables Remix: The Architectural Technology of Hip-Hop.
The Baker Museum Receives a Climate Resilient Renovation by Weiss/Manfredi
Metropolis Magazine: Metropolis Magazine covers the expansion of Florida's revered museum by the firm of Michael Manfredi (M.Arch. '80), which is known for integrating architecture, art, public space, and landscape design.
Shortlist Revealed for the AR New into Old Awards 2021
Architectural Record: Ryan W Kennihan Architects, the practice of Ryan Kennihan (B.Arch. '04) lands on Architectural Record's shortlist for its annual AR New into Old awards, for "the mysterious joy of a ruin" in Baltrasna House in Dublin, Ireland.
Architectural Record: Hou de Sousa, the firm of Josh de Sousa (B.Arch. '05) and Nancy Hou (B.Arch. '05), honored in Architectural Record's annual list of 10 emerging practices advancing issues of form, construction, sustainability, and community engagement.
Charles Cassell, Architect and Early Advocate of D.C. Statehood, Dies at 96
The Washington Post: In a memoriam from The Washington Post, alumnus Charles Cassell (B.Arch. '46), famed trailblazing architect of the multi-generational Cornellian Cassell family — all of whom studied architecture at AAP — passes away at age 96.
Future100: For Young Architects-in-Training, Green Building Strategies Affect Form and Function
Metropolis: Metropolis details a proposal by Carla De Haro (B.Arch. '21) that puts a new building atop the Cornell Campus Store, "a kind of spaceship extracting waste energy and water from its host."
Art Gensler, Who Built One of the World’s Largest Architecture Firms, Dies at 85
The Washington Post: The Washington Post obituary credits the Cornell architecture alum with growing his three-person design business into one of the world's largest architecture firms, designing airport terminals, mega-skyscrapers, and office interiors.
In Boston, the World's Largest Passive House Office Tower Is on the Rise
The Architect's Newspaper: Architect's Newspaper details the 690-foot-tall Winthrop Center designed by Handel Architects, the firm of Gary Handel (B.Arch. '78) and Blake Middleton (B.Arch. '78, M.Arch. '81) who also designed Cornell Tech's passive dorm, The House.
Architecture Books to Inspire Shelf Love
Wallpaper: Wallpaper recommends B.Arch.'99 Sekou Cooke's recent book Hip-Hop Architecture as a call for building design to be instated as the fifth pillar of this cultural movement.
The Best Residential Architects and Designers in New York, New York
NYCARCHITECTS: 1983 bachelor of architecture graduate Alan Berman's firm Archetype Architecture is named one of the top 15 residential architects in NYC by NYC Architects. The firm's services include predesign, schematics, interior design, and more.
AN Interior: AN Interior covers Visiting Lecturer in Architecture Erin Pellegrino's conversion of a Martha's Vineyard sailboat workshop into a craft-inspired home. The unusual A-frame shed was built in the 1990s by Chester Wisniewski.
What Black Is This, You Say? A Public Artwork by Amanda Williams
Archinect: Archinect details the May 1 launch of What Black Is This, You Say?, a year-long public artwork initiative by Amanda Williams (B.Arch '97) that translates a body of work initiated by the artist on Instagram.
A Floating Deck Will Offer Eye-Level Views of the Schuylkill River in 2022
Philly Voice : The Philly Voice previews FloatLab, an installation and learning lab in South Philadelphia, designed by Höweler + Yoon Architecture, the firm of AAP Dean Yoon and cofounder Eric Höweler (B.Arch. '94, M.Arch. '96).
MoMA's 'Reconstructions' Show Changed My Relationship to Space and Cities
Curbed: A reviewer in Curbed writes that the show, including Sekou Cooke's (B.Arch. '99) work examining the demolition of Black neighborhoods in Syracuse's old 15th Ward, provoked deep questions and discussions with his own family.
Pre-existing Conditions: Vital Urbanism and a Prescription for the Post-pandemic City.
Planetizen: Senior partner at FXCollaborative Dan Kaplan (B.Arch. '84) outlines five key urban systems for more just, vibrant, resilient, and sustainable cities in this feature for Planetizen.
