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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Friday, February 16, 2018
Professors Discuss Racial Tensions in New Seminar Course Motivated by Incidents on West Campus
Bill Gaskins, art, and Shorna Allred, natural resources, are leading a seminar seeking to address difficult issues of race and oppression on campus and beyond. Cornell Daily Sun
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Friday, February 16, 2018
Faculty Team from Art, Architecture, and Engineering Win City of Dreams Competition
The winning entry, Oculi, is crafted from disused grain silos and will be installed on Governors Island in New York City this summer. Full Story
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Monday, February 5, 2018
John Tagg: "Knocking Around between Money, Sex, and Boredom": Walker Evans in Havana and New York City
Tagg writes about photography not as a self-contained medium but as a complex apparatus whose social effects and effects of meaning are multiple and diverse. Full Story
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Thursday, February 1, 2018
Frank Gehry's Online Masterclass: A Review By Architecture Students
Thomas Musca (B.Arch. ’19) and Andy Chen (B.Arch. ’20) review Gehry’s Masterclass online course. ArchDaily
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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
Sam Lewitt Named Cornell University Teiger Mentor in the Arts
Sam Lewitt is a New York City–based artist who creates site-responsive artworks with industrial materials and infrastructural conditions. Full Story
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Monday, December 18, 2017
Bertoia Exhibition on Display at Rochester Institute of Technology
Titled Confluence, the exhibition features more than 20 of Bertoia's sculptures and was curated by Josh Owen (B.A./B.F.A. '94). Full Story
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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
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Thursday, December 7, 2017
Vadera Joins Art Faculty
The Department of Art has hired transdisciplinary artist Jaret Vadera as an associate professor of the practice in new media. Full Story
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Wednesday, October 11, 2017–November 17, 2017
Jennifer and Kevin McCoy: Inhabiting the World We Made
Jennifer and Kevin McCoy present recent projects that examine the marriage of architecture and psychology. Full Story
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Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Zimmerman Receives Hartell Award
Zimmerman works across media, constructing sculpture, installation, and drawings out of materials as diverse as concrete, clay pots, bamboo, cardboard, and gum. Full Story
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Monday, November 13, 2017
Ian Svenonius: Workshop and Re-education
Writer, musician, and impresario Ian Svenonius has made appearances in diverse venues such as the Whitney Museum in New York City and 356 Mission, Los Angeles. Full Story
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Friday, November 10, 2017
New B.F.A. Curriculum Prepares Students to be Artistic and Intellectual Leaders
Under the new curriculum, undergraduate art students will develop a transdisciplinary perspective driven by the needs of each student's own work. Full Story
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Thursday, October 26, 2017
This Freshman's Video Nails What Loneliness in College Feels Like
Emery Bergmann's (B.F.A. '21) video project on transitioning to college for Intro to Digital Media, goes viral. TODAY
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Monday, October 16, 2017
Maria Hupfield: Accountability and Action
Maria Hupfield shared her work processes and discussed the commission for her current traveling solo exhibition, The One Who Keeps on Giving. Full Story
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Friday, October 13, 2017
Traditional African Masks Inspire M.F.A.'s Work
Questions about "policing" women's bodies is a theme that runs through the work of recent graduate Na Chainkua Reindorf (M.F.A. '17). Full Story
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Monday, October 2, 2017
Ruth Oppenheim: Grey Line
Ruth Oppenheim discussed the multicultural dialogue created by the Umm el Fahem Art Gallery, Israel's first Arab-Palestinian not-for-profit art institution. Full Story
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Thursday, September 28, 2017
Moor Mother: Visiting Artist Lecture
Afrofuturist musician Moor Mother (Camae Ayewa) spoke about activism as a member of Girls Rock Philly and cofounder of the Black Quantum Futurism collective. Full Story
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Friday, September 22, 2017
Cornell Council for the Arts Supports 35 New Projects
Architecture and art students and faculty are some of the recipients of 2017–18 CCA grants. Full Story