In the Media
North America's Biggest City Is Running Out of Water
Vox: Mexico City is facing a water crisis, and it won't be the last city to do so. CRP Professor and Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities Director Victoria Beard says climate change is just one of the contributing factors.
Congestion Pricing's Billions to Pay for Nuts and Bolts of Subway System
The New York Times: NYC's congestion pricing program, aimed at generating a $15 billion windfall for the mass transit system, is scheduled to begin charging tolls to drive into the busiest parts of Manhattan next month. CRP Strauch Fellow Zakhary Mallett says that New York's use of congestion pricing primarily to generate revenue for mass transit establishes conflicting goals.
Dubai Floods Expose Weaknesses to a Rapidly Changing Climate
The Times of India: Human-caused climate change is making extreme weather like heat and rain more intense, forcing governments to consider whether to adapt to rare but destructive events. "It's a real tradeoff in thinking about the cost and the opportunity costs," says CRP Assistant Professor Linda Shi. "These events are likely to be erratic and unpredictable."
Imagining Diasporic Retrofutures with Olalekan Jeyifous
The Institute of Black Imagination: Olalekan Jeyifous (B.Arch. '99) discusses how architecture alone is rarely sufficient in solving problems in the urban landscape, reimagines what the continent of Africa could have looked like if colonial powers were expelled post-independence, and challenges conventional notions of beauty and success in architecture and why storefront churches and bodegas deserve a shoutout.
Michael Singer, Sculptor Who Used Nature as His Medium, Dies at 78
The New York Times: Michael Singer (B.F.A. '67) was a sculptor whose work eventually blurred the lines separating art, landscaping, architecture, and urban planning on an increasingly large scale.
Kay WalkingStick's Layered Landscapes Get Under the Genre's Surfaces
Art in America: WalkingStick discusses her approach to painting — and probing — landscapes, all the while looking past the land's surface to unearth its wounds.
Why Drivers May Soon Pay $15 to Use New York's Busiest Streets
The Christian Science Monitor: New York is due to become the first US city to charge a congestion toll on drivers entering its central business district in Manhattan. CRP Assistant Professor Nicholas Klein says that if the goal is to reduce congestion, a charge is the right approach.
Emilio Rojas on Gloria Anzaldúa's Borderlands: The New Mestiza
LENSCRATCH: In this interview, Art Visiting Critic Emilio Rojas discusses his enduring relationship with Anzaldúa's revolutionary ideas, her lasting legacy, and the profound influence she had in the performer's practice and pedagogy.
Mexico City Runs Short on Water — a Public Good that's "Increasingly Difficult" to Provide
Los Angeles Times: Mexico City is facing a serious water shortage as leaky pipes, rapid development, and climate change converge. CRP Professor and Director of the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities Victoria Beard says more cities will face "day zero" scenarios as urban water gets "increasingly difficult" to provide.
Coolidge Corner Theatre Unveils $14 Million Expansion That's Nothing Short of Cinematic
The Boston Globe: AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon (B.Arch. '95) and Eric Höweler's (B.Arch. '94, M.Arch. '96) practice designed the three-story addition, which draws inspiration from both the history of film and the Art Deco embellishments of the older building.
Hannah Levy (B.F.A. '13) — Adaptive Structures
Art21: In this "New York Close Up" digital short produced by Art21, Levy describes the ad hoc processes she's developed in her Bronx studio to make her unique sculptural forms, calling herself a "professional amateur."
WEISS/MANFREDI Honored with the 2024 Louis I. Kahn Award
ArchDaily: The firm of Michael Manfredi (M.Arch. '80) was recognized for its wide range of projects, from cultural institutions to urban landscapes, all demonstrating and responding to contextual conditions, sustainability standards, and centered around the human experience.
Artist Behind "Bolt Tower" Talks on Proposed Sculpture for State Fairgrounds
KFOR: Design Tech Chair and Professor Jenny Sabin's proposal for a work with a focus on community and that combines nature and biology with art has been selected.
Did Robert Moses Put His Racism on Display in a Harlem Playground?
Bloomberg CityLab: The infamous New York parks commissioner allegedly placed decorations in Riverside Park to mock Black residents in the 1930s. CRP Professor Thomas Campanella examines this viral accusation.
Business Insider: The report explores the potential impact of the National Zoning Atlas, a project led by CRP Professor Sara Bronin, on correcting the current low-inventory, high-priced US housing market.
Cornell Researchers Strive to Create Better Protection for Women's Ice Hockey Players
CNY Central: Tulasi Elangovan '23, working with Associate Professor of Apparel Design in the College of Human Ecology (CHE) and inaugural Design Tech faculty Heeju Park in the Performance Apparel Design Lab, are making improvements in equipment considering the differences in anatomy.
In Conversation with Nina Cooke John and Sekou Cooke and Their Parents
The Architect's Newspaper: Siblings Nina Cooke John (B.Arch. '95) and Sekou Cooke (B.Arch. '99) discuss their childhood experiences and professional trajectories in architecture alongside their parents' recollections.
A Beacon of Modern Architecture Lands in the Desert
The New York Times: After several moves and a planned demolition, Michael Schwarting (B.Arch. '66, M.Arch. '69) and Frances Campani are presently the historic architects of the Aluminaire House being reconstructed at the Palm Springs Art Museum in California.
Höweler + Yoon Aims for Box Office Gold with an Ambitious Expansion to a Boston-area Landmark
Architectural Record: AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon (B.Arch. '95) and Eric Höweler's (B.Arch. '94, M.Arch. '96) practice designed an addition for the Coolidge Corner Theatre that preserves its distinctive character while updating it to meet expanding needs.
Can a National Zoning Atlas Chart a Way Out of the US Housing Crisis?
Bloomberg CityLab: The project, led by CRP Professor Sara Bronin, shines a light on specific problems or places and makes it easier for policymakers to enact change.
