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Monday, October 17, 2022

Design Firm WORKac to Lead Sibley Dome Renovation

AAP announces selection of New York City-based design studio to lead the Sibley Dome renovation project.


Friday, October 14, 2022

Redefining an Industry from the Inside Out

Learn more about the late architect M. Arthur "Art" Gensler Jr.'s (B.Arch. '58) career in the AAP Alumni Archive.


Friday, October 14, 2022

Global Cornell Awards Support New International Courses

Funded projects include Rethinking Bamboo: A Material and Architectural Study of Southeast Asian Bamboo Construction led by Architecture Assistant Professor Leslie Lok, the Cornell Chronicle reports.


Friday, October 14, 2022

Embracing the Audacity of Ambition: Future Planners Explore Challenging Climate Questions Facing the Field

Students participating in this year's City and Regional Planning fall field trip to sites across New York City considered the many ways climate change impacts urban environments — as well as disparities in resources dedicated to adaptation.


Monday, October 3, 2022

The Future Inside and Out: Cornell Biennial Blankets Campus This Fall

Spilling out beyond gallery walls and across campus, the 2022 Cornell Biennial "Futurities, Uncertain" is well underway and features work by AAP faculty, students, alumni, and guests.


Friday, September 30, 2022

Championing Women's Contributions

The AAP Alumni Archive features Jennifer Cecere (B.F.A. '73), whose work challenges traditional perspectives on "women's work."


Friday, September 30, 2022

AAP's Ecological Action Lab Highlights Plastic and Water Waste with Tallinn Architecture Biennale Sculpture

Friendship WC (Water Chandelier) shines a light on the dual dilemma of global water scarcity and the relentless growth of plastic pollution.


Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Dean Yoon Awarded 2022 World Cultural Council Leonardo da Vinci Award

J. Meejin Yoon, Gale and Ira Drukier Dean of the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning has been awarded the prestigious 2022 Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts recognizing her extraordinary accomplishments as a leading architect and educator.


Monday, September 19, 2022

Tone to Color, and Beyond

Explore the career and artwork of painter Leslie (Kirpich) Brill (B.F.A. '71) in the AAP Alumni Archive.


Monday, September 19, 2022

A Force for Good in Ithaca's Neighborhoods

Read about Paul Mazzarella's (M.R.P. '79) life's work and public service in the AAP Alumni Archive.


Monday, September 19, 2022

6 Videos/6 Questions: Meet Fall 2022 Teiger Mentor in the Arts Emilio Rojas

In advance of his October 3 lecture at the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP), preview examples of Rojas's performances and gain insight into the motivations that fuel his work.


Thursday, September 15, 2022

Sound, Light Artists to Lead Celebration of Cornell Biennial

The Cornell Chronicle previews exhibition tours, performances, and artist panels (September 15–17) celebrating the fifth edition of the interdisciplinary Biennial, which this year is exploring the theme of "Futurities, Uncertain."


Wednesday, September 14, 2022

First-of-its-Kind 3D-Printed Home Blends Concrete, Wood

The Cornell Chronicle reports that the two-story, single-family home, designed by Architecture faculty Leslie Lok and Sasa Zivkovic, demonstrates innovative construction processes that may help address housing shortages.


Monday, September 12, 2022

Best Designed By Doing: Radical Hybrid Thinking Across Disciplines

As part of a pilot collaboration between AAP and Cornell Tech, colleagues came together across disciplines to explore innovative ways of teaching and thinking about design and technology. Now, they are poised to take their ideas even further.


Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Planning a Sustainable Future

Explore Michael Brown's (M.R.P. '80, Ph.D. '84) critical environmental action and advocacy work in the AAP Alumni Archive.


Thursday, September 1, 2022

Mark Your Calendar: Moments You Won't Want to Miss at the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities Launch Symposium

This September 27–28, "Critical Conversations for Urban Transformation" brings urban leaders and expert design practitioners, scholars, artists, and activists together around some of the most pressing challenges facing cities today.


Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Three Projects Awarded Belonging at Cornell Innovation Grants

The Cornell Chronicle reports that B@C (Belonging at Cornell) 360, a collaboration between the university library and multiple Cornell colleges including AAP, has been awarded support for 2022 programming.


Tuesday, August 23, 2022

A Legacy of Service

View the late architect Frances M. Shloss's (B.Arch. '45) work and legacy in the AAP Alumni Archive.


Monday, August 22, 2022

Fall 2022 at AAP: Inclusion and Innovation through Collaboration

As the college welcomes students, faculty, and staff back this fall, the semester ahead includes new courses that invite interdisciplinary participation and innovative partnerships that draw new connections and build community.


Friday, August 19, 2022

Defiantly Optimistic: Centering Humanity in Our Institutions

Associate Professor of Art and AAP's Associate Dean for Diversity and Equity Jen de los Reyes shares thoughts on art, agency, and making change by changing the way we work toward Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEI).


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