Stories
Multiple City Hubs, Dispersed Parks Keep Metro Areas Cooler
The Cornell Chronicle reports on research coauthored by CRP Associate Professor Stephan Schmidt with doctoral student Wenzheng Li (M.R.P. '18) exploring how "polycentric" development patterns can mitigate the urban heat island effect by distributing urban density and curbing the sprawl of impervious surfaces.
Building Labor Into Architectural History
"Labor Un:Imagined," this semester's Preston H. Thomas Memorial Symposium, brings scholars together to explore how the field has addressed building labor in architectural history and pedagogy.
Deconstruction: Rethinking the Building Life Cycle
In a post for the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities, Architecture Assistant Professor Felix Heisel, Director of the Circular Construction Lab, discusses the challenges and opportunities in building deconstruction.
Spring 2024: Your Essential Guide to the Semester Ahead
After a winter break to regroup and recharge, the 2024 spring semester begins with a flurry of activity that will introduce new classes and workshops, showcase exemplary creativity and research, and bring a roster of exciting guests to AAP campuses in Ithaca, Rome, and New York City.
NIH-Funded Initiative to Study Health Disparities Among Rural Youth in NY
CRP Professor Mildred Warner will co-lead the project, which will investigate how School-Based Health Centers are not only leaving a positive impact on students, but also on the wider community's well-being and public services across four counties in upstate New York, Cornell CALS reports.
For Two Cornellian Pals, Art Meets Life — Now in Book Form
Jonathan "JJ" Manford (B.F.A. '06) is the subject of Gordon Sander's ('72, B.A. '73) new book Rooms, set to be published by a small Latvian art press this month, according to Cornell Chronicle.
Embrace Lifelong Learning, Pollack Tells December Grads
The Cornell Chronicle showcases Roberto Amador (B.Arch. '24), who was among 600 graduates honored at a December recognition ceremony and who said his Cornell education inspired him to consider how people influence and are influenced by physical spaces.
AAP NYC architecture faculty Dana Getman and Steven Garcia and students in their fall studio not only asked how to keep pace with New York City's need for more affordable housing but also how to better the lives of people who live in the homes they design and the future they build.
More Than a Postcard Experience: Rome at the Margins
This semester's Cornell in Rome students expanded their understanding of the city through collaborative classwork that invited them to investigate life and culture at its peripheries.
The B.F.A. Program at Cornell University
Artists are specialists of the imagination, and we're looking for that radical spark in our applicants. Through exploration and research, students build skills and relationships, make connections, and unearth what drives their art making so that they can be the artist they want to be in the world. Applications are due by January 2, 2024.
Bradley Verhelle (B.F.A. '24): A Cornell Story
When he's not in class, Bradley Verhelle (B.F.A. '24) can usually be found pursuing his passions in the Tjaden Hall darkroom or the Olin and Uris Library spaces, researching and reviving old photographic processes and designing exhibits. This is his Cornell Story.
Remaking the Built Environment by Reimagining Waste
CRP Associate Professor Jennifer Minner and the Just Places Lab team at Cornell AAP map local sites demonstrating the challenges of creating circular construction economies and the opportunities there are in reusing building materials.
Oral Delivery a Possibility for Silica-Based C'Dots
The Cornell Chronicle covers the work of Uli Wiesner, Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Cornell Engineering and inaugural Design Tech faculty member, who is a senior author of research exploring this alternative to injections for cancer treatment and other therapies.
An Energy All Their Own: Inside the Paintings and Practice of EJ Hauser
EJ Hauser, this semester's Teiger Mentor in the Arts, shares thoughts on materiality, criticism, and sustaining a life as an artist in advance of their lecture at the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP) on November 30.
Expanding Access, Supporting Education for All
Cornell AAP's recently launched fundraising initiative marks 150 years of academic and creative excellence and looks toward a more accessible, more affordable future for the college.
Robot Stand-In Mimics Your Movements in VR
The Cornell Chronicle showcases research co-authored by François Guimbretière, Professor of Information Science in Cornell Bowers CIS and inaugural Design Tech faculty member, that explores the collaborative potential of using a VR-driven robotic proxy,
Introducing the Department of Design Tech at Cornell University
The new Department of Design Tech at Cornell University is a multicollege, transdisciplinary initiative pioneering innovation, research, and teaching on topics at the intersection of design and emerging technology that most greatly impact research, industry, and practice in a changing world.
ASSOCIATION 12 (Re)-Connects AAP Across Disciplines and Time
ASSOCIATION, an annual student-run publication featuring work from across the college returns from hiatus with a long-awaited twelfth volume, launching at AAP on November 16.
Designed With Care: Improving Community Well-Being Through Planning
Community engagement is an essential piece of many planning projects, but discussions around change are often emotionally charged and challenged by competing power dynamics. How should planners navigate that space? It's a question CRP's Jocelyn Poe has dedicated her research and teaching to.
AAP Remembers Former Dean Anthony Vidler, Influential Scholar and Educator
Anthony Vidler, prominent historian, theorist, and critic of architecture and urban planning passed away on Thursday, October 19, at the age of 82.
