Stories

Monday, May 17, 2021

Architecture, Art, Revolution: 8 Questions for Stella Betts

Mitchell Carson (M.Arch '22) speaks with Stella Betts about political aspects of public space today and the convergence of art and architecture practice.


Thursday, May 13, 2021

Man of Steel

Learn more about the work of renowned sculptor Joel Perlman (B.F.A. '65) in the AAP Alumni Archive.


Wednesday, May 12, 2021

M. Arthur "Art" Gensler Jr., 1935–2021

Alumnus, benefactor, and friend of Cornell and the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning M. Arthur "Art" Gensler Jr. (B.Arch. '58) passed away on Monday, May 10.


Monday, May 3, 2021

Grants Advance Social Sciences Research, Collaboration

A CCSS grant will help Suzanne Lanyi Charles, Assistant Professor in CRP, study whether the pandemic could lead to "The Next Wall Street Housing Grab" by publicly traded real estate investment trusts specializing in single-family rental housing.


Monday, April 26, 2021

Nuances of Color

The AAP Alumni Archive features artist Pat Lipsky’s (B.F.A. '63) extensive painting career, renowned for its vibrant exploration of color.


Thursday, April 22, 2021

First Person: Annual Hartell Graduate Award Recipients Talk About Their Creative and Critical Practice

Seeing the earth from space, idyllic landscapes, and misshapen vegetables are some of the concepts and inspirations for Hartell Award winners Joe Ferdinando (M.Arch. '22), Grace Sachi Troxell (M.F.A. '21), and Paloma Vianey (M.F.A. '21).


Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Greening Urban Communities

View the work and environmental legacy of Emanuel J. Carter Jr. '69 (M.R.P. '78) in the AAP Alumni Archive.


Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Mellon Grant Boosts Collaborative Projects for Equity, Social Justice

The Cornell Chronicle reports the grant will extend the Mellon Collaborative Studies in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities. Its focus on social justice supports innovative, cross-disciplinary coursework, says AAP Dean Meejin Yoon.


Friday, April 2, 2021

Acts of Repair: Seven Conversations on Architectural Reconstructions and Reparations

The spring '21 Preston Thomas Memorial Symposium invites an open discussion about spatial practices that center and embody scales of repair.


Friday, April 2, 2021

Who for Whom: Florian Idenburg on SO-IL's Approach to Design Practice

Ahead of his April 12 lecture titled Lines, Idenburg discusses how architecture can and must respond to shifting global conditions.


Monday, March 29, 2021

Catherine Opie on Bearing Witness

Photographer Catherine Opie shares thoughts on a new piece from a body of work-in-progress and photographic practice as a mode of looking at the world in the moment.


Monday, March 22, 2021

Labor-friendly Laws Promote Local Economic Growth

In the Cornell Chronicle, new research by Professor Mildred Warner, CRP, shows that state laws designed to hinder union activity and indulge corporate entities do not enhance economic productivity.


Sunday, March 21, 2021

The Ethics of Building

Sarosh Anklesaria (M.Arch.'10) talks design and building practices that address socio-ecological conditions with Ji Yang (M.Arch.'21) for Citizen Architect.


Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Chusid, Segade, Warke Discuss Queer / Queering Spaces

CRP chair and associate professor Jeffrey Chusid, assistant professor of art Alexandro Segade, and associate professor of architecture Val Warke on how queer cultures occupy, redefine, and transform spaces ranging from personal to public.


Friday, March 5, 2021

Dean Yoon, Professor Sierra elected to American Academy of Arts and Letters

The academy announced Dean Meejin Yoon's (B.Arch. '95) election in the field of architecture on March 5. Cornell faculty Roberto Sierra, music, was also elected.


Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Good bones: Students revive historic building in Waterloo, NY

Design Connect students consulted with the Waterloo, NY community to repurpose a historic building with a design for a new art center.


Friday, February 26, 2021

AAP Team Develops Sustainable Building Simulation Method

Under the direction of architecture faculty Timur Dogan and Katharina Kral, a team led by Allison Bernett (M.Arch. '20) has released a new sustainability framework to understand the full environmental impact of building design early in the process.


Friday, February 19, 2021

Prods and Porous Boundaries: Candice Lin's (Im)material Practice

Spring '21 Teiger Mentor Candice Lin's practice begins with material fascinations, from plants and molds to masks and stains, and takes shape as she questions notions of citizenship, post/de-colonialism, anthropology, and feminist and queer theory.


Thursday, February 11, 2021

New Research Grants Support Ithaca-area Communities

Architecture's Felix Heisel, students, and local collaborators will seek sustainable methods within the design, construction, and reuse materials cycle.


Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Spring 2021: New Collaborations and Conversations at AAP

The semester ahead offers students and faculty new opportunities for cross-platform and cross-disciplinary collaboration within and beyond the college.


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