In the Media
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Ideas We Should Steal: 10 Ways to Fix Our Garbage Mess
The Philadelphia Citizen: Executive Director of AAP NYC Robert W. Balder brings expertise to a dialogue on merging trash with economic development in Philadelphia.
Monday, October 5, 2020
Why This Artist Is Paying Bodegas With 120,000 Pennies
The New York Times: In New York City, artist Jill Magid (B.F.A. ’95) spends coins that are engraved with a message about the pandemic for her public art project Tender.
Friday, October 2, 2020
Coronavirus Shows How a Street Closure Could Open Up Downtown Clearwater
Tampa Bay Times: Associate Professor Stephan Schmidt, CRP, comments on the potential benefit of permanent pedestrian malls out of street closures for outdoor dining.
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Flatiron Public Plaza Design Installation 2020
Van Alen Institute: The firm of alumna Nina Cooke John (B.Arch. '95) wins the iconic urban plaza design competition; faculty firm Austin + Mergold lands on the shortlist.
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Pavilions Inhabit the Space Between Art and Architecture
The New York Times: Ashen Cabin, by HANNAH (Leslie Lok and Sasa Zivkovic, architecture) is featured in a New York Times design special report.
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
U.S. Election 2020: Scientists Weigh in on Climate Change Issues
MedicalNewsToday: Linda Shi, assistant professor in CRP, comments on science-backed considerations that are important for voters to understand in the upcoming election.
Monday, September 28, 2020
Tackling Architecture's Diversity Problem Starts With Students
Architectural Digest: NOMA president Kimberly Dowdell (B.Arch. '06) is among many industry experts who believe representation in architecture begins with programs for youth.
Friday, September 25, 2020
Honoring the Victims of the Coronavirus
The Boston Globe: In a recent OpEd, AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon is quoted on the nuanced topic of memorials to victims and heroes in these changing times.
Thursday, September 24, 2020
A Dirty and Growing Problem: Too Few Toilets
Science News for Students: CRP professor and associate dean of research Victoria Beard comments on her research on wastewater and water access in low- and medium-income countries.
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Migrations Series: Repair and Reparations
Cornell Institute for European Studies: Listen to the recordings from the IES Migrations Series on repair and reparations with participation from Architecture Professor Esra Akcan.
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
At the Manifesta Biennial, a French City's Tough Realities Go on Show
The New York Times: Assistant Professor Samia Henni, history and theory of architecture, curates two installations focusing on the suffering of the city of Marseille.
Friday, September 18, 2020
Quotes from Experts: Climate Plan Solutions
SciLine: CRP's Linda Shi and other scientists were asked what science-backed considerations are most important to voters in choosing candidates on climate change issues.
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Women in Architecture Awards Recognize Five Leaders
Architectural Record: AAP visiting critic in architecture Stella Betts and alum Kimberly Dowdell have been named to the 2020 Women in Architecture Forum and Awards.
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
The Secret to Revitalizing Urban Downtowns
Fast Company: As more streets are pedestrianized during the pandemic, research by CRP's Stephan Schmidt looks at factors adding to the success of urban pedestrian malls.
Monday, September 14, 2020
InterContinental Chongqing Raffles City - CL3 as Interior Architects
Archello: CL3, the firm of William Lim (B.Arch. '81, M.Arch. '82), is the interior design team for Raffles City Chongqing.
Monday, September 14, 2020
Jonathan Moody (B.Arch. '07), AIA
Texas Architect: AAP alumnus Jonathan Moody, CEO at Ohio-based design firm Moody Nolan with offices around the country, discusses the practice of architecture today.
Sunday, September 13, 2020
UVA's New Memorial to Enslaved Laborers Confronts the School's History
Architectural Digest: Architectural Digest reviews the new memorial created to honor the community of enslaved African Americans who built the UVA campus.
Monday, August 31, 2020
Memorial to Enslaved Laborers Spontaneously Inaugurated at the University of Virginia
DesignBoom: Designboom notes the recent spontaneous inauguration of the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at UVA during protests against racialized violence.
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Hagia Sophia: Perspectives from Cultural Heritage
Cornell Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies: Register now for a panel webinar on September 19 that examines the conversion of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, from a museum into a mosque.
Monday, August 17, 2020
Turning Grief for a Hidden Past Into a Healing Space
The New York Times: The New York Times chief art critic reviews Höweler + Yoon's Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
