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Stories Near Liberty Bell, Public Art Lets Freedom Ring for US at 250
Professor and Chair of Art Paul Ramírez Jonas’s installation Let Freedom Ring invites visitors to complete the melody of “America (My Country, ‘Tis of Thee)” and reflect on ideas of freedom in the context of the nation’s 250th anniversary.
In the Media Overlooked and Underwater: In a State Flood Resilience Program, Some Inland Communities Feel Forgotten
WUFT — CRP Associate Professor Linda Shi comments on Florida’s vulnerability to sea level rise and the difficulties inland communities face with the Resilient Florida grant program’s coastal focus.
In the Media American Scientists Created a Flexible Solar “Skin” That Stretches Like Fabric
The Times of India — Professor of Architecture and Design Tech Chair Jenny Sabin played a leading role in developing the flexible solar Helio Skin technology.
Stories
Semester Snapshot: Fall 2026 in Focus
Refreshed learning and making spaces, innovative programming, and expert faculty and staff spanning five departments and three campuses welcome students back to classrooms and studios as Cornell AAP opens a dynamic academic year.
Stories New Book Invites You to Take a Hike (or 50), In and Around Ithaca
Russell Kwong (B.S. URS ’25) created dozens of customs maps for Cornell retiree Myra Shulman’s new guidebook on hiking trails in and around Ithaca.
In the Media The Türkiye Pavilion Examines Reuse and Memory at the 2027 Venice Architecture Biennale
ArchDaily — Asya Ece Uzmay’s (Ph.D. HAUD ’26) research collective ba-be commons has been selected to represent the Türkiye Pavilion at the 2027 Venice Biennale of Architecture with the exhibition Spolia Futures.
In the Media Europe Has a Major Heat Problem and It’s Only Getting Worse
CNN — Associate Professor of Architecture Timur Dogan comments on how heat trapped inside buildings during European heat waves poses significant public health threats.
In the Media How Architect Paul Revere Williams Fought Racism and Changed the Face of Los Angeles
The Guardian — AAP Senior Associate Dean and Architecture Professor Milton S. F. Curry helped curate one of a trio of major exhibitions on architect Paul Williams. Curry speaks to Williams’s legacy and profound impact on the city of Los Angeles.
Stories Redesigned Fire Gear Offers Potentially More Cooling, Less Toxicity
Associate Professor of Apparel Design in the College of Human Ecology (CHE) and Design Tech faculty Heeju Park and graduate students in his lab interviewed more than 50 firefighters as part of a yearlong project to develop more versatile firefighting gear.
Stories Precollege Partnerships Open Pathways for Local Students
Cornell’s Einhorn Center and the School of Continuing Education identify students such as Aaron Martinez, who had a transformative experience in the architecture summer program.
Upcoming and Ongoing Events
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Aug 31–Sep 17
Lilian Shtereva: taskscapes
Experience a constantly changing exhibit tackling a dwelling perspective through the act of vivification.
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Sep 10
Gensler Visiting Critic Lecture: Katie Swenson — Holding the Center: Architecture at the Scale of Human and Ecological Health
Attend a lecture by the Fall 2026 Gensler Visiting Critic Katie Swenson, Senior Principal at MASS, that uses the Rwandan concept of the inkingi to explore the underlying structures of care that hold together every home, institution, community, and ecosystem.
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Sep 25
Climate Week NYC: Scaling Global Climate Solutions through Culture and Heritage
Learn how the UNFCCC Plan to Accelerate Solutions is advancing heritage-informed decarbonization and bringing together community leaders, policymakers, and built environment practitioners. This event features Billie Faircloth, Associate Professor of Architecture and Cornell Atkinson Scholar and Senior Faculty Fellow, among others.
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Oct 22–24
CRPConnect! Symposium
Registration is now open for the Department of City and Regional Planning’s celebration of 90 years of research, practice, and community.
Student Work
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Blanche Shao
B.S. URS '19Chasing the Urban Dream: Land Politics, Citizenship, and State Identity in Contemporary China
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Alp Demiroglu
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Sabrina Haertig Gonzalez
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Ami Maria Hernandez
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Group Work
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Natalia Gulick
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Group Work
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Adam Shulman
B.A./B.F.A. '23 - Keep Browsing
