Faculty Work

Jenny Sabin

Design Tech Chair and Architecture Professor Jenny Sabin's studio is one of three practices contributing work exploring the use of biology and biochemistry as a basis for architecture.

Mildred Warner

CRP Professor Mildred Warner and Xue Zhang (Ph.D. RS '19) are among the authors of this paper, suggesting that an "active aging" agenda requires rethinking the economy, urban form, and societal responses.

Linda Shi

Coauthored by Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning Linda Shi and Environmental Defense Fund Senior Analyst Anushi Garg (M.R.P. '20), this post focuses on New York City, the housing affordability crisis, and the impacts of climate change.

Andrew Lucia, Iroha Ito

Architecture Visiting Critic Andrew Lucia and Visiting Lecturer Iroha Ito of LUCITO recently completed their Hull Rust Mine View Visitor Center project overlooking the Hull Rust Mahoning Open Mine Pit in Hibbing, Minnesota.

Farzin Lotfi-Jam

Assistant Professor of Architecture Farzin Lotfi-Jam coauthored this paper, which describes an augmented reality linear accelerator model that addresses the challenges of medical physics and radiation oncology trainees in low-to-middle-income countries.

Timur Dogan

In collaboration with RMI, Architecture and Design Tech Associate Professor Timur Dogan and Hung Ming Tseng (M.S. AAD '24) are among the authors of a report on how digital building modeling is helping the City of Ithaca.

Leslie Lok, Sasa Zivkovic

HANNAH, the firm led by Assistant Professors of Architecture Leslie Lok and Sasa Zivkovic, is among the artists featured in this exhibition that examines the role of nature as a starting point for material experimentation in the domains of architecture, craft, and science.

Pamela Karimi

Authored by Pamela Karimi, Associate Professor in the History of Architecture and Urban Development program, the book explores the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom uprising sparked by Jina Mahsa Amini's death. It highlights the role of grassroots art and design in shaping what many consider the first feminist quasi-revolution and showcases the creative power behind acts of peaceful civil disobedience.

Mildred Warner

Coauthored by CRP Professor Mildred Warner this study looks at local cases in Minnesota, Colorado, and Maine to understand the relative role of state broadband policy, local leadership, and private investment in extending broadband coverage to rural areas.

Mildred Warner

Coedited by CRP Professor Mildred Warner and CRP Research Associate Xue Zhang, this book lays out the promise and potential of schools as community-building institutions.

Thomas J. Campanella

In this article written by CRP Professor Thomas J. Campanella, we read about the days before Google Maps, when an intrepid inventor with three camera-equipped biplanes captured groundbreaking views of Gotham in its Jazz Age glory.

Wendy Ju

Portobello, a new driving simulator developed by a research team led by Design Tech Associate Professor Wendy Ju, blends virtual and mixed realities, enabling drivers and passengers to see virtual objects overlaid in the real world.

Stephan Schmidt

Coauthored by CRP Associate Professor Stephan Schmidt and CRP Ph.D. students Ryan Thomas and Wenzheng Li (M.R.P. '18), examine the relationship between place attachment and residents' perceptions of various aspects of urban life.

Mildred Warner

A paper coauthored by CRP faculty Mildred Warner and Graduate Student Paula Camila Diaz-Torres (M.R.P. '22) explores the multiple mechanisms localities used to incorporate equity.

Mildred Warner

CRP faculty Mildred Warner and alumn Yuanshuo Xu (M.R.P. '13, Ph.D. CRP '19) coauthored a paper on the impact of the Biden Administration's American Rescue Plan Act on local government finance.

Wenfei Xu

CRP Assistant Professor Wenfei Xu coauthored "The Racial Composition of Road Users, Traffic Citations, and Police Stops," a study that maps the racial composition of roads using mobile phone GPS data.

Stephan Schmidt

In this paper, CRP Associate Professor Stephan Schmidt and Ph.D. candidate Wenzheng Li examine the spatial-temporal evolution of urban spatial structure across 269 Chinese prefectural cities from 2002 to 2019.

Mildred Warner

Historical and projected demographic trends indicate that the global population will likely peak by 2086, followed by a marked decline. A paper coauthored by CRP faculty Mildred Warner and Research Associate Xue Zhang argues that these projections hide regional and age-group disparities; the reality is that the adult population peak and decline will occur much sooner in key regions of the world.