Departments
Architecture
The Department of Architecture is widely recognized as a leader in design education, research, and practice. Architecture students and faculty from around the world come to Cornell AAP to advance the field and make transformative impacts on the built environment.
Art
The study of art at Cornell AAP means embracing longstanding traditions in creative practice across mediums alongside emerging modes of critical inquiry, making, and expression. The art department offers world-class facilities for artists to teach, learn, exhibit, and explore.
Planning
City and Regional Planning department faculty and students comprise a community that applies planning practices and scholarship to concerns such as social and environmental justice, equity, climate change, transportation, housing, and development.
Real Estate
The Paul Rubacha Department of Real Estate is a multicollege department that combines expertise across Cornell AAP and the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, spanning development, finance, urban design and planning, adaptation and policy, among other timely topics for the industry.
Design Tech
Spanning five colleges at Cornell and administered by AAP, the Department of Design Tech is a multicollege, transdisciplinary initiative advancing innovation and collaboration in research and teaching across leading-edge design practices and emerging technologies.
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Undergraduate Admissions
Learn more about undergraduate programs at Cornell AAP. Our helpful admissions team assists prospective students in navigating the undergraduate application process, admissions requirements, and deadlines.
Graduate Admissions
Find the right program for graduate study at AAP. Our knowledgeable staff provides information about the college, the university, the graduate application process, admissions requirements, and deadlines.
Student Services
AAP provides every member of our student community with personalized guidance and support throughout their time at Cornell and offers abundant resources for post-graduation success.
Mui Ho Center for Cities
The Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities is a multi-disciplinary hub for applied research that shapes more just and sustainable urban futures.
The Gensler Family AAP NYC Center
Combining direct experience, coursework, and research, AAP's New York City-based programming immerses students in the challenges and opportunities driving innovation across our disciplines.
Faculty Labs & Research Groups
Led by faculty with a breadth of expertise, our labs and research groups forge partnerships and draw connections that reframe problems and transcend disciplinary boundaries.
Faculty Work
Explore projects, publications, exhibitions, presentations, and collaborations highlighting the many ways our faculty advance research and discourse to push our disciplines forward.
Ithaca
Cornell AAP is situated on the Arts Quad on Cornell's main campus in Ithaca, NY. Students, faculty, and staff find expansive space for deep inquiry, collaboration, and discovery.
New York City
Located at the AAP NYC Gensler Family Center on the Cornell Tech campus, our New York City-based offerings expand education with first-hand experience, immersion, collaboration, and connection across disciplines and industries.
Rome
Cornell in Rome offers students an opportunity to study architecture, art, and planning in situ as they explore the past, present, and future in the city and its surroundings.
Our Community
Over decades, we continue to grow and strengthen a network of practitioners and scholars who shape our disciplines and AAP's enduring mission to imagine and build a better world for all.
Support
Through the generosity of our community, AAP has been able to identify areas for expansion and advancement, including facilities and capital projects, research and academic opportunities, as well as accessibility and affordability.
Get Involved
Explore the many ways our AAP Alumni Affairs and Development office helps build and maintain meaningful connections between the college and all members of our alumni community.
Alumni Archive
View the Alumni Archive, a public digital repository for learning about the lives, careers, and work of AAP graduates from our departments of architecture, art, and planning.
News
Stay informed about the latest developments in how our faculty, students, and staff are making a local and global impact on our disciplines.
Events
Browse our listings and recordings of upcoming and past events across our three campuses and beyond, including lectures, symposia, exhibitions, workshops, info sessions, and more.
At a Glance
Find an overview of our departments, centers, campuses, and many degree programs that make AAP a dynamic community rooted in creative and critical practices that imagine and build a better world.
Who We Are
A global leader in our fields, the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning at Cornell University drives acts of transformation. Learn more about the mission, guiding principles, and priorities that bring AAP faculty, students, and staff together.
Collaborations
Across Cornell's many disciplines, departments, colleges, and centers, AAP draws connections to advance community-engaged learning, sustainability, art and culture, social justice, and innovative approaches to multi-disciplinary pedagogy.
Careers
Browse open positions across our departments and units to begin the process of joining our supportive and dedicated faculty and staff communities.
Contact
Find primary contact information for each of AAP's departments, offices, and units.
All Resources
Search and filter AAP's many resources and services.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
We are committed to providing all members of our community with open and inclusive spaces for teaching and learning. Find support or get involved in creating and maintaining spaces that are free from bias.
Admissions and Student Services
An AAP education is designed to help each student develop personally, academically, and professionally. Learn more about the many resources and services available to current and prospective students.
Essentials for Faculty and Staff
Key references regarding academics, teaching, research, administration, and human resources at AAP and Cornell.
Making and Fabrication
AAP offers cutting-edge facilities, tools, and software, along with a knowledgeable staff, in our fabrication shops and studios that support material-based practices and pedagogies. Find an overview and contact information for these spaces and services.
AAP IT Solutions Support and Services
Learn more about the multitude of services provided by our AAP IT solutions team, including equipment loan and laptop and software support for AAP faculty, staff, students, and visitors.
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