In the Media
BAM! Presents the Works of Artist Karen JS Tashjian
Buffalo Rising: Buffalo Rising reviews a recent exhibition of paintings by Cornell Architecture and Human Ecology alumna Karen JS Tashjian '77 (B.Arch. '81) at Buffalo Art Movement (BAM!).
Baseera Khan with Lee Ann Norman
The Brooklyn Rail: In an interview in The Brooklyn Rail, Baseera Khan (M.F.A. '12) discusses their early influences, education, the challenges to resisting domination, and their current solo exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum.
Venice Biennale Names 213 Artists for 'Transhistorical' 2022 Edition
ARTnews: ARTnews: Louise Lawler (B.F.A. '69), Hannah Levy (B.F.A. '13), and spring '21 Teiger Mentor in the Arts Candice Lin are among those whose work will display in the main exhibition of the Venice Biennale of Art, April 23 to November 27.
In the Bronx, a Push to Save Cass Gilbert's Train Stations
The New York Times: The New York Times: when a new Hunts Point station opens in 2027, the back facade of the old station will be the neighborhood's front door, says Jay Valgora (B.Arch. '86), principal of Studio V Architecture, designer of the project.
Meet the Five 2022 United States Artists Fellows in Architecture & Design
The Architect's Newspaper: Architect's Newspaper details architecture faculty practices Dream The Combine (Jennifer Newsom, Tom Carruthers), SO-IL (Florian Idenburg), and Nina Cooke John (B.Arch. '95) who are among the awardees of the prestigious USA Fellowships.
Na Chainkua Reindorf, Afroscope, Diego Araúja: Black Star
e-Flux: e-Flux: Na Chainkua Reindorf (M.F.A. '17) will exhibit in the Ghana Pavilion, Venice Biennale of Art, in April. Her large-scale, mixed-media installations depict a fictional society of women imbued with natural forces.
Hugh Hayden, Surrealist Sculptor, Addresses the Education Debate
The New York Times: Featured in The New York Times, Hayden (B.Arch. '07), a multi-media artist, shares thoughts on his most ambitious project to date, Brier Patch, on display in NYC's Madison Square Park.
18 Designers Share Hopes, Fears, and Disruptors for 2022
Architect Magazine: Assistant Professor Leslie Lok, cofounder of HANNAH design, and architecture alum Sekou Cooke (B.Arch. '99) are featured in Architect Magazine as design thought leaders shaping the field of architecture.
The Community Shares Their Predictions for 2022
Archinect: Julia Gamolia (B.Arch. '13), associate principal at Ennead Architects and founder/editor in chief of Madame Architect forecasts that fostering well-being, leadership, and collectives will trend in the new year. In Archinect.
Places Journal: Places Journal recently published Katie Oran's (M.R.P. '21) 2020 Summer Writing Workshop essay on how catastrophic wildfires are increased by climate change, fire-control techniques, and (re)building in wildfire hazard zones.
Review: In 'Mothership,' Afrofuturism Blasts Off From Myriad Launch Pads
48 Hills: The review in 48 Hills features work by artist and architect Olalekan Jeyifous (B.Arch. '00) in a group exhibition that "claims space for the unfixed, fragmented, and hybridized" at the Oakland Museum of California through Feb. 27.
Comprehensive Waterfront Plan Charts the Course for the Future of New York City
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle: In The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, member of the Waterfront Management Advisory Board and founder of STUDIO V Jay Valgora (B.Arch. '86) says the plan offers "the best practices and most creative thinking for all our waterfronts."
Covid Infection Rate Affected by Water Access
Health Europa Quarterly,: In Health Europa Quarterly, post-doctoral researcher Xue Zhang (Ph.D. RS '19, M.S. RS '17) outlines how a lack of access to clean, affordable water results in a higher Covid infection rate and deaths.
Books for Your Holiday Gift List
Architectural Record: Architecture alum Eric Höweler (B.Arch. '94, M.Arch. '96), of Höweler + Yoon, and former AAP Dean and Cooper Union professor Anthony Vidler recommend reading for architects in Architectural Record's annual round-up.
Joaquina Kalukango and Amanda Williams on Creative Freedom
The New York Times: In The New York Times Style Magazine, artist Amanda Williams (B.Arch. '97) and actor Kalukango discuss generational gaps, success, and art as Williams works on an ongoing, multiplatform series, What Black Is This, You Say?
As Metro Pictures Closes, Its Founders Look Back
The New York Times: In The New York Times, the founders of Metro Pictures in NYC talk about their landmark gallery and members like artist and photographer Louise Lawler (B.F.A. '69) that they introduced to the art world.
Rania Matar's Intimate Portraits of Girls On the Cusp of Womanhood
Blind Magazine: Blind Magazine profiles photographer Rania Matar (B.Arch. '87) and She, Matar's book of environmental portraits made in the U.S. and the Middle East that explores the parallel experiences of young women entering adulthood.
Community-Owned Land Trusts Catch Hospitals' Eye
Crosswalk Magazine: Land trusts can build community trust, as Jeisson Apolo (B.Arch./B.S. URS '16), who was an undocumented immigrant growing up in Chicago, testifies in a story by Crosswalk Magazine. Apolo is a land trust homeowner and board member.
Dan Kaplan of FXCollaborative: Five Things You Need To Know To Succeed In The Real Estate Industry
Authority Magazine: Kaplan (B.Arch. '84) tells Authority Magazine about attending AAP Architecture during the peak influence of theorists Colin Rowe and Mattias Ungers, firms where he trained in the discipline and creating city skylines from Istanbul to NYC.
The Top Urban Planning Books of 2021
Planetizen: Planetizen selects Sekou Cooke's (B.Arch. '99) Hip-Hop Architecture, which invites readers to compare b-boys to architecture and to imagine the kinds of built environments that would warrant such a description.
