In the Media
An Expanded Approach to the Analysis of Cities
Planetizen: In Planetizen, Martha Frish (M.A. HPP '81) writes about her work using a "scenes approach" comprised of businesses, people, and practices of similarly distinct aesthetics that can help our understanding of cities.
What We Learn from Experience and Reflection
Einhorn Collaborative: Upon the dedication of Cornell's David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement., Einhorn Collaborative director Jennifer Hoos Rothberg (B.S. URS '04, M.R.P. '05) reflects on her community-engaged learning experiences as a CRP student.
Oppenheim Architecture Breaks Ground on Desert Rock Resort in the Mountains of Saudi Arabia
DesignBoom: DesignBoom details Chad Oppenheim's (B.Arch. '94) and Oppenheim Architects' project that fully integrates the build into the rocky surroundings and minimizes impacts, a tribute to the firm's philosophy to build with the land.
Hugh Hayden Explores the Thorny Sides of the American Dream
W Magazine: Interviewed in W, the B.Arch. '07 graduate and multi-media artist says no one can tell you what to expect or how to be successful. Hayden's special exhibition Boogey Men opens Nov. 30 at the Institute of Contemporary Art Miami.
Profile: Hansy Better Barraza, AIA
Boston Society for Architecture: In the Boston Society for Architecture's profile series on Hispanic and Latinx architects, alumna Hansy Better (B.Arch. '98) discusses her time at Cornell, collaborating with Nina Cooke John (B.Arch. '95), barriers to equity, and more.
Inside Higher Ed: Inside Higher Ed reports that Bradley Borthwick (M.F.A. '05) is one of six professors to receive a $100,000 grant in a new initiative for all faculty who earned tenure at Colby College in 2021.
The New Yorker: The New Yorker reviews Baseera Khan's (M.F.A. '12) solo exhibition of performance, collage, textile, drawing, photography, and more at the Brooklyn Museum. Khan is the winner of the 2021 UOVO Prize.
Gotham Bar And Grill To Get A Second Life
Forbes: Featured in Forbes, James Biber (B.Arch. '76) led the original design of the iconic NYC restaurant 36 years ago, and now its redesign. Biber is a partner in his practice, Biber Architects.
Amie Cunat: Biotic Barbed Impressions
Metal Magazine: A Q&A in Metal Magazine with Amie Cunat (M.F.A. '12) focuses on her solo exhibition of paintings integrating her interests, her love of sci-fi and horror media genres, and familial influences. At Dinner Gallery, on view through Oct. 23.
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.
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.
The Greek Billionaire Championing Contemporary Art at Home and Abroad
Artsy: Artsy details a new cultural center's inaugural exhibition Portals, featuring work by art alumna Louise Lawler (B.F.A. '69) among 59 artists from 27 countries, curated by Elina Kountouri, Madeleine Grynsztejn, through December.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
