Students in the fall 2019 third-year B.Arch. studio taught by Visiting Professor Rubén Alcolea and Visiting Critic Sam Ghantous present their first assignment of the semester — exploring the concept of density expressed through the cube. Learn more about the B.Arch. 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.
Structural Systems features models made this semester in Mark Cruvellier's class that 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. On display November 11–22.
The final report from the fall 2018 CRP Land Use, Environmental Planning, and Urban Design Workshop earned a Best Practice/Outstanding Student Project award from the American Planning Association (APA) Upstate New York Chapter.
News
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Thursday, April 19, 2018
Small Grants Fire Up New Research in the Social Sciences
CRP's Nicholas Klein won a grant to test the assumption that giving poor families cars can help them obtain jobs and move up the economic ladder. Cornell Chronicle
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Monday, April 16, 2018
Association Publishes Volume 9
Association volume 9 features student, faculty, and alumni work from architecture, art, and planning that was produced between fall 2015 and fall 2016. Full Story
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Monday, April 16, 2018
Broom With a View
Thomas Campanella, CRP, explores the increasingly dirty streets of Rome and examines how African immigrants are making a living by cleaning them up. Slate
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Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Cornell Student Team Wins $50,000 Urban Design Competition
For the first time, a multidisciplinary team of students has won the $50,000 first prize in the annual Urban Land Institute Hines Student Competition. Full Story
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Friday, April 6, 2018
Power Moves: Damon Rich Gives First Annual Clarence L. Stein Lecture
Renowned designer Damon Rich gave a public lecture on urban design and structures of power for CRP's inaugural Clarence S. Stein Lecture. Full Story
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Wednesday, April 4, 2018
George Frantz: Retrofitting Urban Greenspace in Contemporary China
CRP's George Frantz discussed retrofitting tactics in Shanghai, which experimented with ways to absorb and retain heavy rainfall in dense urban areas. CRP Blog
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Monday, April 2, 2018
Robert Lane Presents the Fourth Regional Plan: A Bold Tri-State Response to Affordable Housing and Climate Change
In a March 16 lecture, Rob Lane presented the recently released Fourth Plan, a reimagining of the New York City tri-state area's growth and development. Full Story
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Thursday, March 15, 2018
CRP's Linda Shi Reflects on her First Semester at Cornell
CRP's Assistant Professor Linda Shi speaks about her experiences during her first semester at AAP and her goals for the upcoming year. CRP Blog
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Friday, March 9, 2018
Disability Need Not Define Achievement, Hernández Says
Sara Hernández (M.R.P. '07), associate dean for inclusion and student engagement in the Graduate School, discusses her experiences with a hidden disability. Cornell Chronicle
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Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Subramanyam Selected for Einaudi-SSRC Dissertation Proposal Development Program
Subramanyam is a Ph.D. student in CRP who is researching the governance of basic services such as water and sanitation in small cities in the global South. Full Story
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Friday, February 23, 2018
David Lessinger: From Recovery to Resilience: Planning in Post-Katrina New Orleans
David Lessinger (M.R.P. '07), spoke on how New Orleans recovered and reimagined itself after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Full Story
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Thursday, February 22, 2018
Fall 2017 Field Trips
During the fall 2017 semester, AAP students traveled across the state and around the globe. Full Story
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Thursday, February 22, 2018
Students Apply WEDG Principles to a Real Life Project
M.R.P. students at AAP NYC worked with an industrial property owner and several community organizations to develop a concept for waterfront access in the Bronx. Waterfront Alliance
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Friday, February 16, 2018
Sara Bronin: Planning and Zoning for Resiliency: The Hartford Example
Sara Bronin discussed how Hartford, Connecticut, has become a textbook example of urban disinvestment in post-industrial America and how the city is changing. Full Story
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Design Connect Projects Will Come to Fruition in Two Upstate Towns
Design Connect teams provided design and planning recommendations to the towns of Brutus and Urbana that led to grants from New York State. Full Story
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Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Stein Institute Back Online for 2018
The Department of City and Regional Planning (CRP) has revamped its programs honoring the legacy of progressive planning icon Clarence S. Stein. Full Story
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Thursday, January 25, 2018
Construction Begins on Mui Ho Fine Arts Library
The 18-month project will rehabilitate Rand Hall and create a state-of-the-art facility for the 125,000-volume collection of fine arts materials. Full Story
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Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Long Before Levittown, Brooklyn Boasted Mass-Produced Housing
CRP's Associate Professor Thomas J. Campanella looks at Gerritsen Beach's pioneering cookie-cutter suburb in the 1920s and today. CITYLAB
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Thursday, December 14, 2017
Faculty Committee Tasked to Envision Opportunities in New York City
Brooklyn native, Associate Professor Thomas Campanella, CRP, was selected for New York City initiatives committee created by President Martha Pollack. Cornell Chronicle
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Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Migration and Discrimination: Mellon Seminar Students Travel to Berlin
Akcan and Dadi's fall 2017 Mellon Expanded Practice Seminar itinerary included visits to iconic sites and several Berlin housing typologies. Full Story