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.
M. Arthur Gensler and his family's recent $10 million endowment gift names and supports the future of AAP's thriving New York City program. The gift names the Gensler Family AAP NYC Center at its 26 Broadway location in Manhattan.
Alumnus and New York City–based architect and urban designer Peter Robinson (B.Arch. '98) brings the values and participatory processes that inform his work on race, architecture, and urban spaces at BlackSpace Urbanist Collective into the AAP NYC studio for a second year.
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Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Cornell Plans to Activate Ithaca Campus for Fall Semester
Cornell University President Martha Pollack announced the reopening of the Ithaca campus following expert-led research, projections, and plans. Cornell Chronicle
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Upon Completion: Select Student Work by AAP 2020 Graduates
Graduating students in architecture, art, and planning programs have completed a uniquely challenging final semester at Cornell. Full Story
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Monday, June 29, 2020
AAP Connect and AAP NYC Partner for COVID-19–Era Career Events
AAP Connect and AAP NYC offer three events as part of an Alumni Panel Virtual Series: Career Development in the COVID-19 Era. Full Story
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Monday, June 29, 2020
2019–20 Student Academic Awards and Prizes
A list of all academic awards and prizes given to students in the 2019–20 academic year. Full Story
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Saturday, June 13, 2020
Emergency Mode: Artist Jaret Vadera on Crises and Adaptable Art Practice
Art faculty Jaret Vadera discusses art and mobilization tactics that address the joint problems of the COVID-19 crisis and racial injustice. Full Story
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Friday, May 29, 2020
Art Professor Emerita Kay WalkingStick Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Celebrated artist and professor of art Emeritus Kay WalkingStick was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Full Story
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Friday, May 22, 2020
Students, Faculty Make Art in the Time of Coronavirus
AAP students create video, sound collage, and drawings in response to the disruption of lockdown and rapid shifts in coursework during the spring semester. Cornell Chronicle
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Monday, May 11, 2020
Ostendarp Creates Colorful Backdrops for German Exhibit
Associate Professor Carl Ostendarp decorates a multifloor installation for a major museum exhibition of expressionist paintings and modern art in Germany. Cornell Chronicle
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Saturday, April 25, 2020
Page Exhibits Motifs from the Global Backyard II, Reflects on Collaboration, Life, and 40 Years of Art Practice
Associate Professor Greg Page's current exhibition wraps up decades of teaching, printmaking practice, exploring nature, and making connections at Cornell. Full Story
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Thursday, April 16, 2020
AAP Responds to Six Weeks of COVID Crisis
As classes were canceled, facilities closed, and virtual instruction began, AAP students, faculty, and staff show care, innovation, and "remarkable resilience." Full Story
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Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Acceptance Stress Ends for Newly Accepted Class of 2024
The class of 2024 includes Subharghya Das, admitted to the B.F.A. program in the Department of Art. Cornell Daily Sun
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Monday, March 23, 2020
Artists in Exile
Graduating B.F.A. student Lucy Plowe reacts to the suspension of classes and art thesis reviews in a Cornell Daily Sun guest column. Full Story
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Monday, March 2, 2020
Jolene Rickard's Work in Major Exhibition of Art by Native Women
Associate professor of art Jolene Rickard's work is part of a major exhibition of artwork by Native women now touring the U.S. Full Story
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Friday, February 14, 2020
These Trailblazing Women are the New Deans of American Design
Architectural Digest puts AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon among five thought leaders now molding the next generation of talent and reshaping the design field. Architectural Digest
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Monday, February 10, 2020
Mui Ho Fine Arts Library earns LEED Gold certification
Rand Hall renovation including Mui Ho Fine Arts Library "takes building reuse to a new level." Cornell Chronicle
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Friday, February 7, 2020
Roundtable Feb. 14 Will Connect Cornell’s Design Disciplines
The roundtable explores ways to strengthen design pedagogy across the university. Speakers include AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon and AAP faculty, among others. Cornell Chronicle
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Thursday, February 6, 2020
Ahmed Contributes Paintings to Christie's Charity Auction
Ahmed's (B.F.A. '20) paintings to be auctioned at Christie's for Luminos Fund organization. Full Story
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Wednesday, February 5, 2020
J. Meejin Yoon: Future-Making, AAP All-College Lecture
AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon discussed the role of architecture, art, and planning in the making of futures. Full Story
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Monday, February 3, 2020
In Conversation with Meejin Yoon
Dean J. Meejin Yoon discusses agency in the architecture discipline, among other topics, with Architect's Newspaper. Architect's Newspaper
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Friday, January 31, 2020
Tonsfeldt Named Teiger Mentor in the Arts
Artist Josh Tonsfeldt will visit the art department three times this spring as the Teiger Mentor in the Arts. Full Story
