Alumni News and Events

Cornell AAP Alumni, Faculty, and Students Answer 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale's Call to Rethink the Built Environment in an Era of Climate Challenge

The international exhibition, curated by Carlo Ratti and featuring more than 750 participants drawn from a wide range of expertise, invites cross-disciplinary conversation and experimentation.

In NYC's Central Park, AAP Alum Leads a Stunning Transformation

Architecture alum Susan Rodriguez ('81, B.Arch. '82) spearheaded the design of a recreation center on the Harlem Meer, enhancing accessibility and reconnecting the park's north-end landscape and water features to the neighborhood.

Cornell AAP Receives Gift to Endow Judith Kinnard Early Career Design Fellow in Architecture

With a gift from two AAP alumni, the college has established a position meant to be a "powerful running start" for emerging design educators.

FXCollaborative and Lemay Announce Merger

The Architect's Newspaper: Dan Kaplan (B.Arch. ’84) of FXCollaborative and Louis T. Lemay of Montreal-based Lemay announced a merger expanding cross-border, interdisciplinary design services between the US and Canada.

Akima Brackeen and Cory Henry Among the 2025–26 Rome Prize Winners

The Architect's Newspaper: Cory Henry (M.Arch. '12) was named a Rome Prize winner in architecture. The award supports innovative and cross-disciplinary work in the arts and humanities by artists and scholars who represent the highest standards of excellence.

A Stunning New Pool in Central Park Helps Heal Old Wounds

The New York Times: Susan T. Rodriguez's ('81, B.Arch. '82) architecture firm collaborated on the design for the $160 million Davis Center, a landmark renovation and upgrade of recreational space and waterways at Central Park's north end.

Graham Foundation Announces 2025 Grants to Individuals

The Graham Foundation has awarded 42 new grants to individuals whose projects advance interdisciplinary ideas in architecture and design. Among the recipients are members of the AAP community: Nathan Friedman (B.Arch. '08), CRP faculty Thomas J. Campanella (M.L.A. '91), and Kevin Harrington (M.A. '75, Ph.D. HAUD '81).

National Memorial Project Announces Artist Finalists for Landmark Tribute to Congressman William H. Gray III

Art Professor and Chair Paul Ramírez Jonas and alumna Nina Cooke John (B.Arch. '95) have been named finalists for a National Memorial Project honoring Congressman William H. Gray III in Philadelphia. They are among five artists invited to present full proposals to the Memorial Advisory Committee and community stakeholders on July 22, 2025.

James Richard Nelson (B.Arch. '61), 1938–2025

Architecture alumnus James Richard Nelson (B.Arch. '61), FAIA, passed away after an accomplished, decades-long architecture career.