Cornell in Rome instructor Jeffrey Blanchard, left, takes a moment to point out important aspects of the Roman Forum from atop the Capitoline Hill. Learn more about the Cornell in Rome program.
Bachelor of fine arts students present thesis projects in a final presentation and critique at the end of the spring semester. The B.F.A. curriculum combines the intensive studio culture of the art department with enhanced access to electives in all areas of the university. Learn more about applying to the B.F.A. program.
Four Cornell Future Architects Award high school scholars attended AAP’s Introduction to Architecture Summer Program during a shift to virtual instruction.
In the News: The Memorial to Enslaved Laborers was designed by Höweler + Yoon Architecture, the firm of AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon, in collaboration with historian Mabel O. Wilson.
Shawn Rickenbacker
Shawn Rickenbacker, born and raised in New York City, is an architect and creative technologist. He holds a bachelor of architecture from Syracuse University, a master of architecture II from the University of Virginia, and a certificate in advanced interaction design from New York University. He is a partner at the design firm Rickenbacker + Leung LLC founded in 2005, notable for such projects as Re: Vision Dallas and the Renaissance Ballroom redevelopment in New York City. He also is a cofounder of the technology, data, and design consultancy Urban Data + Design (UDD), which is currently working on the design and implementation of ambient and embedded technologies in the physical environment intended to enhance spatial awareness and cognition. As a founder of UDD, he was selected as a finalist in 2012 to be PopTech Social Innovation Fellow, a fellows program designed for one-of-a-kind social innovators who have the talent, passion, and potential to change the world.
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- ARCH 4101/4102/5101/7912 Option StudioAdvanced programs in architectural design, with options in, but not limited to, urban design, architectural technology, computational design, ecology, culture, and representation.
