Stories
New Cohorts of Engaged Fellows Contribute to Campus Community-Engaged Learning Network
Cornell AAP faculty Caitlin Blanchfield, John Ponstingel, and Hanna Tulis, and postdoctoral fellow Julian Hartman, were selected for the 2025–26 Engaged Faculty Fellows cohort, contributing to Cornell's campuswide network advancing community-engaged learning and scholarship.
Cornell AAP to Launch First New York City-based High School Summer Program
The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP) is adding a new summer intensive for high schoolers interested in studying the collective aspirations, methodologies, and processes involved in the design of cities.
Gensler Family AAP NYC Center Opens Doors, Possibilities on Cornell Tech Campus
After a decade at 26 Broadway in Lower Manhattan, the center's move to Roosevelt Island affords new opportunities for connection and collaboration.
Largest-Ever Cornell Delegation to Attend Climate Week NYC
The Cornell Chronicle announced participating Cornell faculty in this year's climate week, including AAP's Billie Faircloth (Architecture, Cornell Atkinson Scholar and Senior Faculty Fellow) and Linda Shi (CRP) who will add to public discourse on topics including renewable energy transition, protecting public health from increasing heat waves, and addressing the impact of climate change on housing and community planning.
How Communities Can Bridge the Digital Divide
The Cornell Chronicle featured CRP Professor Mildred Warner's recent open-access book coedited with Natassia Bravo (Ph.D. CRP '25) and Duxixi (Ada) Shen (M.R.P. '24), and funded in part by the USDA and Pew Charitable Trusts. Their research presents a multilevel governance framework showing how local leaders leverage policy and community resilience to bridge broadband inequities.
Campanella's most recent book was released after he began research decades ago as a Cornell student on two largely underrecognized landscape architects who deeply shaped the urban geography of the New York City we know today.
Pursuing Purpose, Building Knowledge: AAP Embarks on the Fall 2025 Semester
Aligned with an ongoing mission to advance research, scholarship, and creative practices, Cornell's College of Architecture, Art, and Planning begins a vibrant semester of critical and creative work that invites students, faculty, and staff to explore ideas across disciplines in pursuit of a more sustainable and equitable world.
Advancing the Mission: New Faculty Continue Expanding Expertise Across Disciplines
Through endowed visiting and long-term department positions, incoming educators bring fresh perspectives, strengthening AAP's core values and commitment to innovative research and teaching.
From Knowledge to Climate Action in New York City
A symposium hosted by the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities brought together experts from across fields to address the hazards facing the city and consider actions to mitigate risks to people, buildings, and infrastructure.
Ratan N. Tata Posthumously Honored with Inaugural Distinguished Alumni Award
Milstein Hall's auditorium was at capacity for the April ceremony, during which speakers shared personal reflections on Tata's wide-ranging impact and legacy.
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.
New Mui Ho Center for Cities Podcast Explores "Wicked" Urban Problems and Actions Across Scales
The Good City connects people with a passion for urban issues, both within and outside academia, through engaging conversations and shared knowledge.
Admitted Class of 2029 Channels Passions into Knowledge
Through volunteer work, research, and advocacy, the 5,824 students admitted to the Class of 2029 reflect Cornell's commitment to changing lives through public engagement, the Cornell Chronicle reports.
Reimagining Urban Research as Participation and Collaboration
In High Stakes, High Hopes, CRP Chair Sophie Oldfield chronicles a long-term partnership with residents of Valhalla Park that dynamically linked the university and the community to reframe research addressing core neighborhood challenges.
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.
Reimagining Informal Housing in Mathare, Kenya
Negotiating the challenges of safe, reliable, and affordable housing, Cornell AAP architecture and planning students collaborated with Slum Dwellers International and local residents to explore alternative housing design and construction strategies for Mathare, an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya.
Historic Marker Celebrates Pearl S. Buck's Stop in Ithaca
City and Regional Planning Professor Thomas J. Campanella spearheaded the initiative to recognize Buck's first Ithaca home (1924–25) on Forest Home Drive. The new marker was unveiled during an on-site ceremony on Sunday, December 8, the Cornell Chronicle reports.
Capturing the Missing Pieces: Connection and Understanding Through Research
With research interests crossing international development and planning, capital-labor relations, and South-South migration, CRP Assistant Professor Ding Fei brings to light the on-the-ground experiences and challenges faced by those working outside the spotlight of media headlines.
Town-Gown Awardees Foster Business, Community, Sustainability
CR0WD receives 14th annual Town-Gown Award; congratulations Circular Construction Lab, Felix Heisel (AAP); Just Places Lab, Jenni Minner (AAP); Susan Christopherson Center for Community Planning, Gretchen Worth (M.A. HPP '20); Preservation Association of Central New York, Andrew Roblee (M.A. HPP '17); Finger Lakes ReUse; and Historic Ithaca.
How Zoning Can Reshape Communities — This Time for Better
City and Regional Planning and Real Estate Professor Sara Bronin discusses her new book Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World with the Cornell Chronicle.
