In the Media
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Where the Artists Are Present — and In Charge
The New York Times Style Magazine: This feature story on the impact of artist-run galleries includes the work of Ortega y Gasset Projects in Gowanus, cofounded by Art Assistant Professor Leeza Meksin.
Monday, October 2, 2023
The Architect's Newspaper: Installations showcased work created by faculty and students including Architecture Visiting Critics Dillon Pranger and Christopher Battaglia, Raihaan Bose (B.Arch. '26), Weizi Song (M.Arch. '25), Kayla Soler (M.Arch. '25), Yicheng Yuan (B.Arch. '27), and Neal Lucas Hitch (M.S. MDC '24).
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Leading Educators: Q&A with Milton Curry
The Architect's Newspaper: Curry, Senior Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Engagement and architecture faculty at AAP, shares his thoughts on architectural education and goals for the future.
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Wu Unveils Plans to Revamp Boston's Decades-Old Rules for What Can Be Built Where
The Boston Globe: The overhaul will be guided by a report from CRP Professor Sara C. Bronin, founder of the National Zoning Atlas project, which suggests reversing the city’s neighborhood-specific zoning and culling the code to 500 pages, creating a mixed-use zoning district, and emphasizing growth and additional housing near MBTA stations.
Friday, September 15, 2023
Need Housing? Need a Train Line? Stack Them Up.
Curbed: An exploration of an innovative proposal to build low-rise apartments over an underused rail line in Brooklyn put forth by Jay Valgora's (B. Arch. '85) Studio V.
Friday, September 15, 2023
Cornell's Jenny Sabin Awarded the 2023 Rippmann Memorial Prize by DigitalFUTURES
Bustler: Sabin was recognized for standing "at the forefront of a new direction for 21st-century architectural practice — one that investigates the intersections of architecture and science and applies insights and theories from biology and mathematics to the design of responsive material structures and ecological spatial interventions for diverse audiences."
Monday, September 11, 2023
Art on the Mall: American Diversity on Display
CBS Sunday Morning: Highlights from Beyond Granite: Pulling Together, the first-ever curated exhibition on the National Mall, which presents works from a diverse range of artists including Art Chair and Professor Paul Ramírez Jonas (at 3:50).
Thursday, September 7, 2023
How Might Buildings and Their Integrated Materials Systems Behave Like Organisms?
ArchDaily: A conversation with Architecture Professor Jenny Sabin exploring the critical link between research and practice and her interdisciplinary approach that fosters collaboration with both scientists and engineers.
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
New Yorkers, How Much Shade Does Your Street Really Have? This Map Will Tell You.
Gothamist: A new study developed under Alex Kobald with students and funding from the Design Across Scales Lab, led by AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon (B.Arch. '95), and the Urban Tech Hub, part of the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech, offers clearer details on how much shade New York City trees provide.
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Hello Wood's Builder Summit Experiments with Construction Techniques to Revive an Abandoned Quarry
ArchDaily: As part of the annual festival in rural Hungary, the Half of a House pavilion was built, designed by Neal Lucas Hitch (M.S. MDC '24) of i/thee alongside earth specialist Maxwell Rodencal (M.Arch. '23) of RAWstudio.
Thursday, August 31, 2023
MapLab: The Zoning Data Revolution is Here
Bloomberg CityLab: The report explores how initiatives such as the National Zoning Atlas led by CRP Professor Sara Bronin make zoning data more accessible, empowering reformers concerned about inequality and barriers to housing.
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
The Seduction of Systems: A Conversation with Jill Magid
The Brooklyn Rail: Jill Magid (B.F.A. '95) shares insights into her art, process, and what she hopes people take away from her work.
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Climate Refuges + Property Rights and Adaptation + NOAA's NEST Program + more with Dr. Linda Shi
America Adapts: Hear a wide-ranging conversation covering many aspects of climate adaptation featuring CRP Assistant Professor Linda Shi.
Monday, August 28, 2023
NJ Transit's "Most Outstanding" Award Surprises Some Frustrated Riders, Despite Successes
Courier-Post: CRP Assistant Professor Nicholas Klein comments on why it's possible that NJ Transit has made significant achievements while still letting down some commuters.
Friday, August 25, 2023
Jenny Sabin — Architecture Driven by Humans, Powered by AI
The Academic Minute: Design Tech Chair Jenny Sabin speaks about the intersection of artificial intelligence and architecture in projects such as her Ada pavilion as part of Cornell University's Impacts of AI Week.
Monday, August 21, 2023
Farzin Lotfi-Jam — A Recursive History of Urban Simulation
The Academic Minute: Architecture Asst. Prof. Farzin Lotfi-Jam addresses the intersection of artificial intelligence and humanity as part of Cornell University's Impacts of AI Week.
Friday, August 18, 2023
On Our National Mall, New Monuments Tell New Stories
The New York Times: A review of Pulling Together, an exhibition on the National Mall that features "prototype monuments" by six artists, including Art Chair Paul Ramírez Jonas's Let Freedom Ring.
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Cornell's Circular Construction Lab Champions Building-Material Reuse
Metropolis Magazine: Founded by Architecture Assistant Professor Felix Heisel, the lab is exploring ways to construct buildings for easy disassembly so that their materials can be reused in new projects.
Monday, August 14, 2023
Move Over, Monuments: The Mall Gets First Curated Multi-Artist Exhibit
The Washington Post: Art Chair Paul Ramírez Jonas's contribution Let Freedom Ring is an automated carillon that plays 41 notes of "My Country 'Tis of Thee" but leaves the 42nd note to a 600-pound bell that can be struck by visitors.
Monday, August 7, 2023
In Brief: A Congestion Pricing Road Map with Nick Klein
Stay Tuned with Preet: New York could soon become the first city in the U.S. to implement congestion pricing. Preet Bahara speaks with CRP Assistant Professor Nick Klein about the policy and its far-reaching impacts.