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Cornell AAP Search Keyword Search Options Search AAP Cornell University Menu Search AAP Homepage Summer Programs Register Now for AAP Summer Programs Cornell AAP’s summer programs are led by faculty who prepare high school and college students from all over the world for their futures in architecture, art, and urban studies. Our online and in-person suite of intensive, exploratory summer courses provides close mentorship, guidance, and shared experiences that engage the world, ground knowledge in practice, and expand possibilities. Announcement AAP Faculty David Costanza Named 2024–25 Rome Prize Winner Architecture Assistant Professor David Costanza intends to use the award to advance his project Bending Stone , research which positions stone as a low-carbon structural building material and explores the aesthetics of structural stone in defining a new language in contemporary construction. Stories An Endless Conversation: The Art and Practice of Mendi + Keith Obadike Cornell faculty and husband-and-wife creative team Mendi and Keith Obadike have worked for decades across music, text, and visual art to explore complex histories and social tensions. The resulting pieces invite the audience into a conversation with both the artists and their material. Alumni Archive Visit the AAP Alumni Archive Celebrate with us this upcoming reunion as we honor alumni featured in the AAP Alumni Archive. Showcasing a legacy of forward thinking and pedagogical innovation that informs both what we teach and how we teach creative practice and critical engagement across our disciplines. Function AAP Alumni Reception: Celebration and Conversation with AIA President Kimberly Dowdell and AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon Mark your calendar for AAP’s alumni reception during the 2024 AIA Conference on Architecture in Washington, DC this summer. Function Reunion 2024 We look forward to seeing you in Ithaca for Cornell’s Reunion Weekend in June! Reconnect with old friends and make new ones as AAP celebrates Reunion with events on campus during this special time. Summer Programs Register Now for AAP Summer Programs Cornell AAP’s summer programs are led by faculty who prepare high school and college students from all over the world for their futures in architecture, art, and urban studies. Our online and in-person suite of intensive, exploratory summer courses provides close mentorship, guidance, and shared experiences that engage the world, ground knowledge in practice, and expand possibilities. Stories An Endless Conversation: The Art and Practice of Mendi + Keith Obadike Cornell faculty and husband-and-wife creative team Mendi and Keith Obadike have worked for decades across music, text, and visual art to explore complex histories and social tensions. The resulting pieces invite the audience into a conversation with both the artists and their material. Function AAP Alumni Reception: Celebration and Conversation with AIA President Kimberly Dowdell and AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon Mark your calendar for AAP’s alumni reception during the 2024 AIA Conference on Architecture in Washington, DC this summer. Announcement AAP Faculty David Costanza Named 2024–25 Rome Prize Winner Architecture Assistant Professor David Costanza intends to use the award to advance his project Bending Stone , research which positions stone as a low-carbon structural building material and explores the aesthetics of structural stone in defining a new language in contemporary construction. Alumni Archive Visit the AAP Alumni Archive Celebrate with us this upcoming reunion as we honor alumni featured in the AAP Alumni Archive. Showcasing a legacy of forward thinking and pedagogical innovation that informs both what we teach and how we teach creative practice and critical engagement across our disciplines. Function Reunion 2024 We look forward to seeing you in Ithaca for Cornell’s Reunion Weekend in June! Reconnect with old friends and make new ones as AAP celebrates Reunion with events on campus during this special time. Highlights Stories Thursday, April 25, 2024 Designing with an Eye Toward the Past, Present, and Future Learn more about the long career, building designs, and master plans of award-winning architect and educator Alan Chimacoff (’63, B.Arch. ’64) in the AAP Alumni Archive. Faculty Work Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Workbook Tackles Injustice – and Carbon – in Built Environment CRP faculty Jocelyn Poe and Jennifer Minner, along with Architecture faculty Felix Heisel, are among several coauthors who recently published Embodying Justice in the Built Environment: Circularity in Practice. The guide and workbook seek to help policymakers, practitioners, and communities center justice principles while implementing strategies related to materials resource management, new construction, and alternatives to demolition. Stories Friday, April 19, 2024 In Practice with Najeh Abduljalil (B.S. URS ’25) CRP student Najeh Abduljalil shares insights into the work and impact of Cornell University Research-To-Action Youth (CURTA-Y), the student-run organization and participatory research initiative. CURTA-Y unites Cornell undergraduates with Binghamton-area high school students to work toward transformative change in their communities. CRP Associate Professor Jenni Minner, who leads the Just Places Lab, is a mentor and advisor. Stories Friday, April 26, 2024 Community Engagement Awards Honor Exceptional People, Projects The second annual Community Engagement Awards, held at Cornell and hosted by the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement, celebrated partnerships like those between the Finger Lakes ReUse and the Circularity, Reuse, and Zero Waste Development (CR0WD) partner network, which includes the labs of AAP faculty Jennifer Minner and Felix Heisel. David Ni (B.Arch. ’24) was one of three recipients of this year’s Robinson-Appel Humanitarian Awards and among the 15 faculty and five students to receive awards at the event. Exhibition May 19–27, 2024 Group Show: Directions to Abyss — Senior B.F.A. Thesis Exhibition View a thesis exhibition by Mia Brown-Seguin, Julia Hale, Olivia Sheldon, and Oliver Stern (all B.F.A. ’24) that explores themes of wayfinding, navigation, the body within its environment, and transmutation of emotion. Exhibition June 3–September 5, 2024 AAP Summer Exhibition 2024 Visit the AAP galleries this summer for a cross-departmental exhibition featuring student work from the 2023–24 academic year that showcases the college’s creative and critical practices. Stories Friday, April 19, 2024 Faculty Awarded for Creative, Innovative Community Engagement Thirteen Cornell faculty members, including Architecture Assistant Professor Suzanne Lettieri and Associate Professor of Apparel Design in the College of Human Ecology (CHE) and inaugural Design Tech faculty Heeju Park, have received Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards from the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement. Function May 24–26, 2024 AAP Commencement Weekend AAP will hold its commencement ceremony beginning at 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 26, 2024, in Bailey Hall. In the Media 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. Tuesday, May 7, 2024 In the Media 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...