In the Media
Cornell Daily Sun: The Cornell Daily Sun calls Sabrina Haertig's (B.F.A.'22) exhibition Es Lo Que Tenemos "a powerful experience, intertwining social issues like immigration with a reckoning of her cultural identities as a Dominican and German woman."
Covid Is Forcing America To Fix Its Water Supply
Wired: In Wired, Planning Professor Mildred Warner comments on the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act, a bill before Congress. Warner's research found a moratorium on water shutoffs could have saved thousands of lives.
Future100: For Young Architects-in-Training, Green Building Strategies Affect Form and Function
Metropolis: Metropolis details a proposal by Carla De Haro (B.Arch. '21) that puts a new building atop the Cornell Campus Store, "a kind of spaceship extracting waste energy and water from its host."
ArtForum: ArtForum reviews the new Bourse de Commerce Museum, highlighting Louise Lawler's (B.F.A. '69) conceptual photography Helms Amendment, which captures the inhumanity of the 1987 senate vote against funding AIDS education.
Art Gensler, Who Built One of the World’s Largest Architecture Firms, Dies at 85
The Washington Post: The Washington Post obituary credits the Cornell architecture alum with growing his three-person design business into one of the world's largest architecture firms, designing airport terminals, mega-skyscrapers, and office interiors.
Design Connect to Present Newfield Hamlet Study Results
The Ithaca Times: Reported by The Ithaca Times, the Town of Newfield Planning Board contracted Cornell Design Connect to engage in a study of the Newfield Hamlet. The student-run, multi-disciplinary group is advised by Professor Michael Tomlan, CRP.
In Boston, the World's Largest Passive House Office Tower Is on the Rise
The Architect's Newspaper: Architect's Newspaper details the 690-foot-tall Winthrop Center designed by Handel Architects, the firm of Gary Handel (B.Arch. '78) and Blake Middleton (B.Arch. '78, M.Arch. '81) who also designed Cornell Tech's passive dorm, The House.
Architecture Books to Inspire Shelf Love
Wallpaper: Wallpaper recommends B.Arch.'99 Sekou Cooke's recent book Hip-Hop Architecture as a call for building design to be instated as the fifth pillar of this cultural movement.
The Best Residential Architects and Designers in New York, New York
NYCARCHITECTS: 1983 bachelor of architecture graduate Alan Berman's firm Archetype Architecture is named one of the top 15 residential architects in NYC by NYC Architects. The firm's services include predesign, schematics, interior design, and more.
AN Interior: AN Interior covers Visiting Lecturer in Architecture Erin Pellegrino's conversion of a Martha's Vineyard sailboat workshop into a craft-inspired home. The unusual A-frame shed was built in the 1990s by Chester Wisniewski.
What Black Is This, You Say? A Public Artwork by Amanda Williams
Archinect: Archinect details the May 1 launch of What Black Is This, You Say?, a year-long public artwork initiative by Amanda Williams (B.Arch '97) that translates a body of work initiated by the artist on Instagram.
A Floating Deck Will Offer Eye-Level Views of the Schuylkill River in 2022
Philly Voice : The Philly Voice previews FloatLab, an installation and learning lab in South Philadelphia, designed by Höweler + Yoon Architecture, the firm of AAP Dean Yoon and cofounder Eric Höweler (B.Arch. '94, M.Arch. '96).
Neighbors Gallery Exhibits Cornell Student's Ceramic Sculptures
The Ithaca Times: The Ithaca Times reviewed No More Chicken Nuggets, Mommy, a recent show of ceramic sculptures by Grace Sachi Troxell (M.F.A. '21) presented by Neighbors Gallery, an "alternative space" during COVID in Ithaca, NY.
Yang | What is That Outside of Schwartz!?
Cornell Daily Sun: Featured in the Cornell Daily Sun, Adam Shulman (B.F.A. '23) projects light, warmth, and nature on the Schwartz Center with his installation titled After Nature Had Drawn a Few Breaths. Ends April 26.
Biden Pledges U.S. Will Cut Climate-Changing Pollution At Least In Half By 2030
HuffPost: CRP's Linda Shi quoted in the HuffPost says the Biden administration "will get more done by changing systemic rules that they control at the federal level," such as through carbon taxes, gas prices, and negotiating building standards.
MoMA's 'Reconstructions' Show Changed My Relationship to Space and Cities
Curbed: A reviewer in Curbed writes that the show, including Sekou Cooke's (B.Arch. '99) work examining the demolition of Black neighborhoods in Syracuse's old 15th Ward, provoked deep questions and discussions with his own family.
Pre-existing Conditions: Vital Urbanism and a Prescription for the Post-pandemic City.
Planetizen: Senior partner at FXCollaborative Dan Kaplan (B.Arch. '84) outlines five key urban systems for more just, vibrant, resilient, and sustainable cities in this feature for Planetizen.
Without Campus Visits, Virtual Tours and Talks Improve Accessibility for Class of 2025 Admits
Cornell Daily Sun: In the Cornell Daily Sun, incoming student Mark Bell (B.Arch. '25) said AAP's virtual portfolio review session helped him craft his application, and live virtual tours helped him see the campus and hear from current students.
Pete Buttigieg Is Right: Racism Shaped Some Urban Highways | PolitiFact
Tampa Bay Times: In the Tampa Bay Times, associate professor and planning historian Thomas J. Campanella is quoted on how low bridges on a New York parkway give credence to the allegation of racism. The story was reported by Politifact.
Cornell Students Eye Hillsdale Collaboration
Hudson Valley 360: Students in a fall studio taught by Professor George Frantz may work with the town of Hillsdale, NY, to help the natural resources committee identify key open space areas in the town. In Hudson Valley 360.
