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Throwing Shade: Model Maps NYC Street Trees' Cooling Benefits
Under the project direction of Associate Director Alexander Kobald, Tree Folio NYC: Equitable and Effective Urban Shade models the city's trees and simulates how local conditions influence their shading benefits, the Cornell Chronicle reports. The project was developed with students and funding from the Design Across Scales Lab, led by AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon (B.Arch. '95), and the Urban Tech Hub, part of the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech.
"Design Tech" Exemplifies Cornell's Ethos of Creativity and Collaboration
In a Cornellians post by President Martha E. Pollack, she outlines the ways the new department and master's program will explore cutting-edge ways to meet human needs and more.
New Leadership and Faculty Join AAP
The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning announces new leadership and faculty ahead of the fall 2023 semester.
Preserving Progressive Planning
Learn more about AAP Professor Emeritus Pierre Clavel's (CRP Ph.D. '66) career and dedication to progressive planning in the AAP Alumni Archive.
Hankering for a High-End Chair? Two Recent Grads Have the Goods
Cornellians profiles David Rosenwasser and Jeremy Bilotti (both B.Arch. '18), who together run Rarify—an online high-end furniture business with a growing presence on social media.
Is Converting Empty Office Space to Housing Viable?
Suzanne Lanyi Charles, associate professor of city and regional planning and of real estate, addresses the feasibility of adaptive reuse.
Park Brings Zero-Waste Fashion Expertise to Korea
Heeju Park, associate professor of apparel design in the College of Human Ecology (CHE) and an inaugural faculty member in the new multicollege Department of Design Tech, has received a Fulbright scholarship to conduct research and teach in South Korea for the 2023–24 academic year.
What Do Empty Office Buildings Mean for the Economy?
Professors in Cornell's Paul Rubacha Department of Real Estate, which is jointly managed between the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning and the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, discuss the financial impacts and implications of the phenomenon.
New Trustees Set to Join Cornell Board
The Cornell Board of Trustees has elected three new trustees to four-year terms including Paul D. Rubacha '72, MBA '73, who also serves on AAP's Campaign Committee and Ad Hoc Campaign Planning Committee, as well as the Baker Real Estate Advisory Board.
Exploring themes of decolonization and decarbonization, the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale, curated by architect and scholar Lesley Lokko, centers the work of Africa and the African diaspora.
Multi-College Scholars Think Deeply About Cities
The College of Arts & Sciences reports on two cross-disciplinary graduate courses taught this year as part of Cornell's Mellon Collaborative Studies in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities program.
Real Estate Education at a Ground Level in London and Miami
Cornell Baker Program in Real Estate graduate students and faculty trekked far beyond the Ithaca campus for firsthand looks at current and shifting trends in urban development and the real estate industry in London, England, and Miami, Florida.
Einaudi Seed Grants Finding Fertile Soil
The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies announced new awards and recaps the accomplishments of previous recipients, including support to Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities Director Victoria Beard to launch the first-ever Global Survey of City Leaders.
Embodied Power at the River's Edge: Reimagining Indian Point
How do you solve a problem like a massive decommissioned nuclear power plant only 35 miles north of New York City with no clear future use? This semester, an architecture option studio at the Cornell Gensler Family AAP NYC Center is tackling this very question, imagining an evolution for the facility rather than a demolition.
Reinventing and Reconnecting Waterfront Communities
Read about architect Jay Valgora (B.Arch. '85) in the AAP Alumni Archive.
Read about Constance W. Ramirez's (Ph.D. CRP '75) distinguished career in historic preservation, urban planning and design, education, and public service in the AAP Alumni Archive.
Planning and Policies that Strengthen the Black Community
Explore Sigmund Shipp's (Ph.D. CRP '92) work to understand and improve Black communities in the AAP Alumni Archive.
In Practice with Ava Leeser (B.F.A. '23)
Undergraduate art student Ava Leeser (B.F.A. '23) shares thoughts on her time at Cornell AAP and making work for her recent exhibition titled blue, a series of oil paintings focused on the interplay between the feminine experience, perception, memory, distortion, and realism in figurative representation.
Learn more about architect Jon H. Alvarez's (B.Arch. '77) expansive career and his appreciation for his Cornell education in the AAP Alumni Archive.
Making Sense of the Parisian Scooter Ban
CRP Assistant Professor Nicholas Klein shares insights into public perceptions of improper scooter parking concerning accessibility and aesthetic tidiness with recommendations for cities with scooters to create community-driven policies to address the issue.
