Stories
Autodesk Gives Jointly to Cornell's Colleges of Engineering and Architecture, Art, and Planning
To advance teaching, research, student experience, and post-graduate success in Cornell Engineering and Cornell AAP, Autodesk gifts $4.3M to be shared by the two colleges.
Robinson-Appel Award Recipients Create Community-Engaged Solutions to Social Challenges
Keishaun Wade (B.S. URS '25) received a Robinson-Appel Humanitarian Award to honor his significant involvement in community engagement. The $2,500 award goes toward innovative, community-engaged learning projects dedicated to tackling social challenges.
Colors of the Wind: Dragon Day Beast Gets an Artistic Twist
For Dragon Day 2025, the first-year architecture student tradition resulted in a blank canvas beast that marched to the Arts Quad to be met with a kaleidoscope of vibrant hues.
Architecture Students Set to Show "How to Build Your Dragon"
The Cornell Chronicle previews the annual Dragon Day parade, which is expected to feature an 80-foot dragon designed by first-year architecture students that will glide through campus aided by sail-like wings.
Trailblazing Architect Kimberly Dowdell (B.Arch. '06) Aims to Inspire Others
Kimberly Dowdell (B.Arch. '06), Director of Strategic Relationships and Principal at the global architectural firm HOK and a leading voice on the importance of diverse perspectives in her field, shares her story with Cornellians.
An Open Invitation: AAP's Spring 2025 Semester Highlights
With the start of a new semester comes a fresh opportunity to engage with AAP colleagues and guests, explore concepts on campus and in the field, and find inspiration in the work and ideas on display at every turn.
Cornell Opens Doors to the World: First-gen Artist David Legrand (B.F.A. '23)
AAP Art alumnus David Legrand (B.F.A. '23) shares his story about his home in Haiti, discovering and passionately pursuing art, and coming to Cornell to push his critical thinking and develop his creative practice.
Cornell AAP Establishes Ratan N. Tata Distinguished Alumni Award
The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning has established a new award for AAP alumni in honor of Ratan Tata's ('59, B.Arch. '62) decades-long commitment to philanthropy that improved lives in his home country of India and made a deep and lasting impact at Cornell and around the world.
Industrialist and Philanthropist Ratan N. Tata ('59, B.Arch. '62) Dies at 86
A dear member of our alumni community and AAP Advisory Council, philanthropist Ratan N. Tata ('59, B.Arch. '62) died October 9. Over many decades, he supported a number of critical initiatives at Cornell and improved lives in his home country of India and around the world.
Impact and Connection, by Design
In the AAP Alumni Archive, learn more about the life and work of Denise Korn (B.F.A. '87), a prominent creative strategist and activist in design.
Kim Yao: Our Most Important Project
This year's L. Michael Goldsmith Lecture will feature guest speaker Kim Yao, principal at Architecture Research Office. In advance of this annual New York City event, Yao shares a glimpse into her professional trajectory and the talk she has planned for September 25.
Get Ready, Get Set: Highlights of the Fall 2024 Semester Ahead
From inspiring lectures to thought-provoking exhibitions and much-anticipated renovations (plus the unveiling of the Dragon Annex), we're diving into a semester filled with opportunities not to be missed.
Digital Artist Dreams His Creations in Pixels and Neurons
During his summer residency at Cornell, 40 years after graduation, Daniel Ambrosi (B.Arch. '82, MS '85) reunites with his Cornell professor, Donald Greenberg, to collaborate on AI-enhanced digital art.
Hip Hop Has Already Transformed Culture. Now, It's Changing Architecture, Too
AAP alumn Sekou Cooke (B.Arch. '99) is featured in an article that pulls back the curtain on some of the most original voices working in architecture today.
World-Renowned Architect, Theorist, and Educator
Learn more about the life and practice of prominent architect and educator Peter Eisenman (B.Arch. '54) in the AAP Alumni Archive.
New Trustees to Join Cornell Board in July
Douglas Eisenberg (B.S. URS '93), who also serves as cochair of the AAP Advisory Council, is among seven new trustees elected to four-year terms beginning July 1.
Empower the Next Generation of Creative Leaders
Hear from students first-hand as they share the life-changing impact scholarship funds can have on expanding access and supporting the creative capacities of each and every AAP student.
Designing with an Eye Toward the Past, Present, and Future
Learn more about the long career, building designs, and master plans of award-winning architect and educator Alan Chimacoff ('63, B.Arch. '64) in the AAP Alumni Archive.
AAP Announces New Annual Strauch Early Career Fellow Appointment
Thanks to the generosity of decades-long alumni supporters Hans (B.Arch. '80) and Roger Strauch ('78), the college continues to increase the accessibility of academic careers to emerging scholars and practitioners in the disciplines of architecture, art, and planning.
A love of board games combined with an interest in exploring their larger cultural implications inspired this collection of insightful essays by contributors drawn from across Cornell's campus, alumni, and beyond.
