Cornell in Rome instructor Jeffrey Blanchard, left, takes a moment to point out important aspects of the Roman Forum from atop the Capitoline Hill. Learn more about the Cornell in Rome program.
Bachelor of fine arts students present thesis projects in a final presentation and critique at the end of the spring semester. The B.F.A. curriculum combines the intensive studio culture of the art department with enhanced access to electives in all areas of the university. Learn more about applying to the B.F.A. program.
In five decades of teaching and research, Greenberg — the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Computer Graphics at Cornell University in the Department of Architecture, Computer Science, and the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business — has focused on the skills architecture students will need to keep pace.
Nov. 5 — "Asaiel Al Saeed, Aseel AlYaqoub, Saphiya Abu Al-Maati, and Yousef Awaad: Space Wars: An Investigation into Kuwait's Hinterland." The theme of Space Wars – KPVB2021, the Kuwait Pavilion for the 2020 Venice Biennale of Architecture, is “How Will We Live Together?”
Structural Systems
Detail of poster for structural systems exhibition
Structural Systems Class, Spring 2013
Braced frames, rigid frames, and shear walls. Suspension and stayed cable systems. Cable nets and fabric membranes. Arches, vaults, and domes. Slabs, folded plates, and curvilinear shells. Diagrids and reciprocal beam framing. Cable trusses and tensegrity systems.
Mark Cruvellier's structural systems class examines the 3D structural systems that are used in buildings — both how they "work" in terms of their mechanical function and how they can be related to conceptual design ideas and form and space-making objectives. This exhibition features the student models built during this semester.
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Mark Cruvellier: The Structural Basis of Architecture, Third Edition, Book Launch at AAP NYC
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Cruvellier, Beard, and Sabin Appointed Associate Deans of AAP
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B.Arch. Model Included in Bjarke Ingles Group Exhibit at National Building Museum
Chair Appointments for All Departments
Structural Systems Exhibition
Mark Cruvellier Book Launch
Mark Cruvellier: The Structural Basis of Architecture
Structural Systems
Cruvellier's book explores how structural forms are an integral part of architecture
