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.
Upcoming lecture: Roisin Heneghan is an architect and cofounder of Heneghan Peng Architects, a practice working with landscape, urban planning, and architecture with offices in Dublin and Berlin.
Architecture Portfolio: Lecture, Workshop, and Critiques happening January 31–February 1. Sponsored by the Department of Architecture and AAP Connect.
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Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Architecture Faculty's Firm Wins Unbuilt Design Award
The firm of Visiting Critic Dasha Khapalova, architecture, won a Best of Design Award for a proposal that reopens an inaccessible park in Lower Manhattan. Full Story
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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Fall 2019 Field Trips
During the fall 2019 semester, AAP students traveled across the country and around the globe. Full Story
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Friday, December 6, 2019–December 12, 2019
Architecture Final Reviews, Fall 2019
The fall 2019 final reviews for the Department of Architecture will take place December 6–12 in various locations around AAP. Full Story
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Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Fabricate 2020 at The Bartlett
Tickets are now available for Fabricate 2020, featuring Associate Dean for Design Jenny Sabin, cochair, and Dean J. Meejin Yoon, one of four keynote speakers. Architectural Review
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Friday, December 6, 2019
Franny’s: A Quiet Surprise
A five-star review of Franny's food truck, named for donor and architecture alumna Frances Shloss '44 (B.Arch. '45), located in the plaza behind Sibley Hall. Cornell Daily Sun
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Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Roundtables to Explore 2020 Biennial Theme: Swarm
Cornell Council for the Arts roundtables include art and architecture in preparation for the 2020 biennial Swarm: Ecology, Digitality, Sociality. Cornell Chronicle
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Friday, November 15, 2019
Preston Thomas Memorial Symposium Expands Earth Art in Theory and Practice
This fall's Preston Thomas Memorial Symposium celebrated the 50th anniversary of Cornell's Earth Art exhibition and addressed current environmental issues. Full Story
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Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Software Helps Planners Design Walkable Cities
Urbano, new software launched by Timur Dogan, employs data, metrics, and an easy-to-use interface to help incorporate walkability features into urban design. Full Story
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Thursday, November 7, 2019
Informed Decision-Making and Design: Big Data Applications from the Classroom to the Smart City
As increasing amounts of data are available to the public, the ability to analyze and act on such data is a specialized skill gaining in importance. Full Story
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Thursday, November 7, 2019
Architecture Announces the Hiring of Felix Heisel
Heisel's work centers on the systematic rethinking of our built environment as resource storage in a sustainable cycle of use and reconfiguration. Full Story
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Friday, November 1, 2019
Symposium to Mark 50th Anniversary of Earth Art
Designers, artists, and scholars will reflect on the legacy of the landmark 1969 Earth Art exhibition at Cornell. Full Story
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Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Cornell NOMAS Takes Second Place in Annual Student Design Competition
A project by the AAP National Organization for Minority Architects Students (NOMAS) won second place in the annual NOMA student design competition. Full Story
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Thursday, October 24, 2019
AAP Dean Shows Influence, Role of Design in TCAM Keynote
The possibilities, applications, and impacts of design were the focus of J. Meejin Yoon's keynote at Cornell's Trustee-Council Annual Meeting on October 18. Full Story
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Thursday, October 24, 2019
Leslie Lok: Investigating Construction's Novel Materials
This profile of architecture's Leslie Lok focuses on her teaching, research, and creative practice involving novel materials and construction practices. Full Story
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Thursday, October 17, 2019
B.Arch. Displays Refugee Life Jacket Shelter at Exhibition in France
Achilleas Souras's (B.Arch. '23) shelter made of lifejackets used by refugees crossing the Agean Sea is displayed at an art fair focused on global exile. Full Story
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Thursday, October 10, 2019
Sabin Installation at Microsoft Research Turns AI into an Art Form
Jenny Sabin opens her collaborative artificial intelligence project, Ada, a structure that is "happy to see you," at Microsoft Research headquarters. Full Story
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Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Stairs to Nowhere Are Everywhere These Days. Where Are They Taking Us?
Associate Professor Val Warke, architecture, contributed to a Washington Post story about the function and symbolism of stepped seating. Washington Post
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Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Architecture School Rankings for 2020 Put Cornell on Top
Cornell's B.Arch. program tops Design Intelligence's annual ranking of U.S. architecture schools for the fifth year in a row. Full Story
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Friday, October 4, 2019
Belonging at Cornell Initiative Aims to See Diversity Thrive
AAP's Cornell Future Architect Award is one of the successful programs highlighted in Belonging at Cornell, a new diversity and inclusion initiative. Cornell Chronicle
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Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Collaborative Partnership with Cornell Tech Crosses the Boundaries between Disciplines
M.S. MDC and B.Arch. students studying in New York City are collaborating with Cornell Tech students in a new interdisciplinary partnership. Full Story