In the Media
Longtime Planner Antoine Bryant Tapped as Detroit Development Director
The Detroit News: The Detroit News reports Mayor Mike Duggan has selected Bryant (B.S. URS '95) for the city's planning and development chief. Bryant previously served as business development and project manager at alumni-led architecture firm Moody Nolan.
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.
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.
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.
Sapar Contemporary Opens an Exhibition of New Works on Canvas by Jorge Otero-Pailos
Art Daily: Art Daily covers an exhibition of new work by artist, preservationist, alum Otero-Pailos (B.Arch. '94, M.Arch. '95) presenting dust extracted from historic sites the Old U.S. Mint, San Francisco, and the Lyndhurst Mansion in New York.
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.
Carson Chan Appointed Inaugural Director of the Emilio Ambasz Institute at MoMA
The Architect's Newspaper: Architect's Newspaper reports MoMA has named curator, writer, and educator Carson Chan (B.Arch. '04) as the first director of the museum's Emilio Ambasz Institute for the Joint Study of the Built and the Natural Environment.
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.
ArtForum: ArtForum reviews the new Bourse de Commerce Museum, highlighting Louise Lawler's (B.F.A. '69) conceptual photography Helms Amendment, which captures the inhumanity of the 1987 senate vote against funding AIDS education.
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.
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.
