In the Media

Monday, June 9, 2025

A $335 Million Park at Lincoln Center Would Right Old Wrongs

The New York Times: A renovation by WEISS/MANFREDI, Michael Manfredi's (M.Arch. '80) office, and Moody Nolan, where Jonathan Moody (B.Arch. '07) is CEO, at the performing arts complex aims to transform the neighborhood.


Monday, June 9, 2025

Future Architecture Laboratory

SIRP: Architecture faculty member Marta Wisniewska shares thoughts on using regenerative materials in architecture across geographies in an interview for this Estonian publication.


Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Carlo Ratti & Höweler + Yoon Urge Global Climate Dialogue

Designboom: Unveiled at the main exhibition of the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale, AquaPraça will ultimately travel to COP30 in Belém, Brazil, where it will remain as a public plaza demonstrating relationships between built and natural environments.


Friday, April 25, 2025

Akima Brackeen and Cory Henry Among the 2025–26 Rome Prize Winners

The Architect's Newspaper: Cory Henry (M.Arch. '12) was named a Rome Prize winner in architecture. The award supports innovative and cross-disciplinary work in the arts and humanities by artists and scholars who represent the highest standards of excellence.


Friday, April 25, 2025

Winners of The 2025 Architectural League Prize Engage With "Plot," Whether as "Land, Drawing, or Scheme"

The Architect's Newspaper: David Costanza, Assistant Professor of Architecture and principal of David Costanza Studio, is among the winners of this biennial competition, lecture series, and exhibition that recognizes visionary work by young practitioners.


Thursday, April 24, 2025

A Stunning New Pool in Central Park Helps Heal Old Wounds

The New York Times: Susan T. Rodriguez's ('81, B.Arch. '82) architecture firm collaborated on the design for the $160 million Davis Center, a landmark renovation and upgrade of recreational space and waterways at Central Park's north end.


Friday, April 11, 2025

Cornell Researchers Are Developing Flexible "Sun-Tracking" Material

Dezeen: A team of Cornell researchers led by Professor of Architecture and Design Tech Chair Jenny Sabin is developing a flexible solar material called HelioSkin that is integrated with sun-tracking capabilities similar to the biomechanics of sunflowers.


Thursday, April 10, 2025

Jenny Sabin Develops Pliable PV Panel System Using Plant Biology

Archinect: A profile of HelioSkin, a collaborative, interdisciplinary project by Professor of Architecture and Design Tech Chair Jenny Sabin and Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences and Design Tech faculty Itai Cohen.


Wednesday, April 9, 2025

The Missing Element in Urban Digital Twins

Geo Week News: A conversation with Assistant Professor of Architecture Farzin Lotfi-Jam about the advent of urban digital twins and what perspective needs to be added to the implementation.


Wednesday, April 2, 2025

These Old Roman Buildings Could Unlock How to Build in a Warming World

The Washington Post: Felix Heisel, Assistant Professor of Architecture and Director of the Circular Construction Lab, discusses the benefits of reusing salvaged materials.


Saturday, March 15, 2025

With 100 Pounds of Blue Pigment, an Artist Conjures Spirits of the Past

The New York Times: Run Together and Look Ugly After the First Rain, an exhibition of work by artist Amanda Williams (B.Arch. '97), highlights the use of a deep, midnight blue pigment that took Williams and two material science labs three years to recreate.


Friday, March 14, 2025

The Space Needle Will Host a Laser Light Show

The Seattle Times: GuideStar, a new art installation at the Space Needle by Cornell faculty and husband-and-wife creative team Mendi and Keith Obadike, is profiled in this article.


Monday, March 3, 2025

Exhibit Columbus Cycle 5 Presenters Preview 'Yes And' Installations

Archinect: Architecture faculty Suzanne Lettieri and Michael Jefferson and alumni Andrew Fu (B.Arch. '15), Aaron Goldstein (B.Arch. '15), Aleksandr Mergold (B.Arch. '00), and Nina Cooke John (B.Arch. '95) are among the presenters.


Monday, February 24, 2025

Trump Orders GSA to Sell Properties — Mies van der Rohe, Victor Lundy, and Walter Gropius Buildings Could be Impacted

The Architect's Newspaper: Professor of Architecture Esra Akcan comments on the government's decision to downsize GSA's portfolio.


Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Billie Faircloth: Episode 104 of the Design the Future Podcast

Design the Future Podcast: Billie Faircloth, Associate Professor of Architecture and Cornell Atkinson Scholar and Senior Faculty Fellow at the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, speaks about shifting platforms and the richness of working across realms.


Friday, November 15, 2024

The Gestural Feminism of Iranian Women

Hyperallergic: Associate Professor of Architecture Pamela Karimi writes about a unique form of feminist expression she calls Gestural Feminism, where the body itself becomes the tool and language of resistance.


Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Building a Circular Construction Industry with Felix Heisel

The Capitol Pressroom: Architecture Assistant Professor and Director of the Circular Construction Lab Felix Heisel discusses changes to the building process that limit the carbon footprint and waste produced by construction and demolition.


Thursday, October 10, 2024

Ratan Tata, Whose Indian Business Empire Went Global, Dies at 86

The New York Times: Ratan Tata ('59, B.Arch. '62), former Cornell trustee and chairman of the Tata Group, passed away on October 9.


Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Three New Designer-Led Initiatives are Making Circular Economies a Reality

The Architect's Newspaper: Architecture Assistant Professor Felix Heisel's Circular Construction Lab is harnessing building technology and design to reimagine construction as an ally for regenerative design.


Wednesday, September 25, 2024

The King Cole Bar Reopens, Moodier Than Before

The New York Times: Ed Bakos (B.Arch. '86), chief executive of Champalimaud Design, a New York-based firm with experience renovating luxury hotels, speaks about his latest renovation.


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