Stories
Thursday, April 25, 2024
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.
Monday, April 1, 2024
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.
Monday, March 25, 2024
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.
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Learn more about the work and career of award-winning artist Ellen Buselli (B.F.A. '74) in the AAP Alumni Archive.
Monday, February 12, 2024
Reshaping Steel and Public Perception
Learn more about the work and career of Mark Gibian (B.F.A./B.A. '79) in the AAP Alumni Archive.
Monday, January 22, 2024
Spring 2024: Your Essential Guide to the Semester Ahead
After a winter break to regroup and recharge, the 2024 spring semester begins with a flurry of activity that will introduce new classes and workshops, showcase exemplary creativity and research, and bring a roster of exciting guests to AAP campuses in Ithaca, Rome, and New York City.
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
For Two Cornellian Pals, Art Meets Life — Now in Book Form
Jonathan "JJ" Manford (B.F.A. '06) is the subject of Gordon Sander's ('72, B.A. '73) new book Rooms, set to be published by a small Latvian art press this month, according to Cornell Chronicle.
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Embrace Lifelong Learning, Pollack Tells December Grads
The Cornell Chronicle showcases Roberto Amador (B.Arch. '24), who was among 600 graduates honored at a December recognition ceremony and who said his Cornell education inspired him to consider how people influence and are influenced by physical spaces.
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Expanding Access, Supporting Education for All
Cornell AAP's recently launched fundraising initiative marks 150 years of academic and creative excellence and looks toward a more accessible, more affordable future for the college.
Monday, October 2, 2023
Learn more about the work and career of Price Arana (B.F.A. '86) in the AAP Alumni Archive.
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Learn more about the work and career of Japanese American artist Amie Cunat (M.F.A. '12) in the AAP Alumni Archive.
Monday, August 21, 2023
Gaining Ground, Looking Forward: Fall 2023 Semester Highlights at AAP
The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP) kicks off the semester energized by the addition of new leadership and faculty, advances across the departments, and exciting opportunities presented by innovative courses, cross-disciplinary initiatives, and special events.
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Cornell Joins Nationwide Free-Expression Initiative
Cornell University is among 13 higher-education institutions nationwide that have joined the Citizens & Scholars Campus Call for Free Expression, a commitment by a diverse group of college presidents to spotlight the principles of critical inquiry and civic discourse on their campuses.
Monday, August 14, 2023
Throwing Shade: Model Maps NYC Street Trees' Cooling Benefits
Under the project direction of Associate Director Alexander Kobald, Tree Folio NYC: Equitable and Effective Urban Shade models the city's trees and simulates how local conditions influence their shading benefits, the Cornell Chronicle reports. The project was developed with students and funding from the Design Across Scales Lab, led by AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon (B.Arch. '95), and the Urban Tech Hub, part of the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech.
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
"Design Tech" Exemplifies Cornell's Ethos of Creativity and Collaboration
In a Cornellians post by President Martha E. Pollack, she outlines the ways the new department and master's program will explore cutting-edge ways to meet human needs and more.
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
New Leadership and Faculty Join AAP
The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning announces new leadership and faculty ahead of the fall 2023 semester.
Friday, July 14, 2023
Preserving Progressive Planning
Learn more about AAP Professor Emeritus Pierre Clavel's (CRP Ph.D. '66) career and dedication to progressive planning in the AAP Alumni Archive.
Friday, July 7, 2023
Hankering for a High-End Chair? Two Recent Grads Have the Goods
Cornellians profiles David Rosenwasser and Jeremy Bilotti (both B.Arch. '18), who together run Rarify—an online high-end furniture business with a growing presence on social media.
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Exploring themes of decolonization and decarbonization, the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale, curated by architect and scholar Lesley Lokko, centers the work of Africa and the African diaspora.
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Reinventing and Reconnecting Waterfront Communities
Read about architect Jay Valgora (B.Arch. '85) in the AAP Alumni Archive.
