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Cornell AAP to Launch First New York City-based High School Summer Program

The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP) is adding a new summer intensive for high schoolers interested in studying the collective aspirations, methodologies, and processes involved in the design of cities.

Groundwork: Cultivation Rooted in Art and Action

At the intersection of art, ecology, and community, students enrolled in a course led by Associate Professor Jen de los Reyes explore research and practice that moves beyond the studio and into Ithaca's local ecologies.

Announcing: Architecture and the Right to Heal, Resettler Nationalism in the Aftermath of Conflict and Disaster

Cornell AAP Architecture Professor Esra Akcan released a new book this fall examining architecture's dual role as both a cause of human casualties and an agent for the public good with the potential to ameliorate traumas following conflict and crises. 

From Milstein Scholar to Design Tech Pioneer

Julia Beitel (M.S. DT '26) brings an interdisciplinary approach to design and technology at Cornell Tech, developing inventive projects that integrate ethical innovation, digital and physical systems, and hands-on making through fabrication, teaching, and community-based work.

US Communities Are Getting Older — And More Livable

CRP Professor Mildred Warner and Xue Zhang (M.S. RS '16, Ph.D. RS '19) lead a national analysis showing that US communities are becoming more age-friendly, with AARP-network localities achieving the greatest improvements in livability, transportation, and civic engagement as the nation's population grows older.

AAP Engagement Impact Grant Virtual Informational Sessions, December 11–February 4

Attend an informational session about the AAP Engagement Impact Grants available to faculty and students in spring 2026.