Stories
Return Of The Dragon: Two-Headed Beast Revives Dragon Day
In the Cornell Chronicle, first- and second-year architecture students join forces to resurrect the dragon, promised to be the largest to date, as Dragon Day returns April 1 after a two-year hiatus.
FORMWORK Forges Diversity and Sustainability in Design
The second session of the Breaking Ground(s) symposium, titled "FORMWORK," features three architects whose work brings diverse perspectives and social commitments to the practice of design and pedagogy.
Looking at After, Cornell Journal of Architecture Vol. 12
After follows a pandemic-related delay but continues the tradition of showing boundary-pushing work from faculty, students, alumni, and visitors in the Department of Architecture.
Laying GROUNDWORK: Relationality, Land, and Ways of Knowing
Marking the Department of Architecture's 150th academic year, the first session of Breaking Ground(s), titled "GROUNDWORK," invites three leading voices who ask: How can we bring radically divergent histories of land and place into conversation?
Sharing History: The AAP Alumni Archive
Generously supported by alumna Mui Ho (B.Arch.'66), the new AAP Alumni Archive is built on her belief in the importance of community connections across time.
View architect Mui Ho's (B.Arch. '66) community engaged design and research in the AAP Alumni Archive.
Unbuild Better: a Collegetown Case Study in Deconstruction
Assistant Professor of architecture Felix Heisel is supervising the deconstruction of homes in Ithaca NY, all formerly serving as student apartments, with an eye to circular construction design and sustainable building materials reuse.
Remembering Frances M. "Franny" Shloss (B.Arch. '45), 1923–2022
From uniquely challenging beginnings as an architecture student to her enduring dedication to her alma mater, AAP remembers Franny Shloss by her legacy of determination, generosity, and her artist's soul.
Architecture Breaks Ground at 150 Years
Architecture at 150: Leading scholars and designers join the department in celebrating and challenging histories, and imagining possible futures.
View architect David Benn's (B.Arch. '74) contributions to revitalizing Baltimore through his work in the AAP Alumni Archive.
The AAP Alumni Archive showcases the work of multifaceted designer and innovator in the field of architecture Chauncey Jones (B.Arch. '74).
Explore Henry Richardson's (B.Arch. '68, M.Arch. '70, M.R.P. '71) life's work that uses design to "translate community ideas" in the AAP Alumni Archive.
Mending Baltimore's Urban Fabric
View architect Diane Cho's (B.Arch. '73) contributions to rebuilding the fabric of Baltimore, showcased in the AAP Alumni Archive.
Following two years of extraordinary effort and resolve, flexibility, imagination, and creativity fuel the upcoming semester.
Students Engage with Black 'Memory Workers' in NYC
Students travel to Brownsville, Brooklyn to explore African American heritage sites and meet the people whose work keeps this history alive. In the Cornell Chronicle.
Faculty Build Network of Community-engaged Teachers, Scholars
In the Cornell Chronicle, visiting critic in architecture Dillon Pranger has been named a Faculty Fellow in Engaged Learning. The program supports the faculty member's growth and development of networks with other engaged faculty.
Five Ways To Make Sustainability A Resolution
Assistant Professor Felix Heisel, architecture, recommends a shift in the way we design, build and manage our built environment, from linear resource consumption to circular material usage. In the Cornell Chronicle.
Arts Quad Installation Upcycles Wood With Mixed Reality
Assistant Professor Leslie Lok and her Rural-Urban Innovation (RUBI) Lab used mixed-reality technologies and holographic visualization to process and construct with upcycled barn wood and plywood. In the Cornell Chronicle.
Cornell's First Laidlaw Scholars Research, Lead
Maiko Sein (B.Arch. '23) is one of three Cornell scholars in an intercollegiate program launched this year to support ethical leadership and international research. In the Cornell Chronicle.
Ithaca Launches City-Wide Decarbonization, Partners with Climate Startup and Cornellians
Assistant Professor Felix Heisel, architecture, is quoted in Cornell Daily Sun coverage of the City of Ithaca's carbon-neutral plan. Heisel's Cornell Circular Construction Lab consulted on the proposal that was passed this fall.
