Office of Communications | September 29, 2020

Cornell Chronicle: Ginsburg’s 'unwavering pursuit of equity' embodied the Cornell ideal

President Martha E. Pollack honors Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg '54, reflecting on her life and legacy as a personal reminder that "women shouldn’t be the exception in leadership positions, nor should people of color, nor people from any group who has historically been excluded."

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aap news

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Martin Miller Q&A: Architecture, Advancing Technology, and Defining Practice

Miller discusses his work and practice at AAP and as coprincipal of Antistatics Architecture.

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The New York Times: At the Manifesta Biennial, a French City's Tough Realities Go on Show

Samia Henni, HAUD, curates two installations on the city of Marseille.

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Fast Company: The Secret to Revitalizing Urban Downtowns

CRP's Associate Professor Stephan Schmidt looks at factors adding to the success of urban pedestrian malls.

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Engaged Faculty Fellow Mitch Glass

Visiting Lecturer Mitch Glass, CRP/LA continues community-planning work in Cleveland with students from four disciplines.

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The New York Times: Pavilions Inhabit the Space Between Art and Architecture

Ashen Cabin by Leslie Lok and Sasa Zivkovic, featured as a structure that plays with material and form.

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Why We Went Score-Free

AAP and some Cornell colleges will not use SAT/ACT results in reviewing applicants for fall 2021, writes Maureen Carroll, the director of AAP Admissions.

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Women in Architecture Awards Recognize Five Leaders

Architectural Record recognizes AAP visiting critic in architecture Stella Betts and alum Kimberly Dowdell (B.Arch. '06).

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Association: Call for Submissions, Volume 12

Association gathers work from students, faculty, staff, and alumni across AAP in a semi-annual volume.


alumni news

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Architectural Digest: Tackling Architecture's Diversity Problem Starts With Students

NoMA president Kimberly Dowdell (B.Arch. '06) discusses Project Pipeline.

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The New York Times: Arthur Ashkin, 98, Dies; Nobel Laureate Invented a 'Tractor Beam'

Alum Arthur Ashkin '52 recognized for physics breakthrough.


upcoming events

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Brandon Clifford and Wes McGee: Performing Architecture, October 1

Register to attend a talk by cofounders of Matter Design Studio. Introduction by Jenny Sabin.

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Ariella Aïsha Azoulay: Palestine is There, Where it Has Always Been, October 5

Register for the first lecture of the 2020 Preston H. Thomas Memorial series.

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Francine Houben: People Place Purpose Poetry, October 7

Join Francine Houben as she defines Mecanoo's ethos of designing places for people in the urban environment.

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Memorial to Enslaved Laborers, Columbia University, October 8

Register for this conversation, co-hosted by AAP, exploring the creation of the new memorial at the University of Virginia.


photo of the day

First-year design studio, led by architecture professors Felix Heisel and Sasa Zivkovic, featuring Jumay Chu's students from Cornell's Department of Performing and Media Arts (foreground: Dancer Bailey Regan). William Staffeld/AAP

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