Emeritus trustee Earl Flansburgh dies at 77

Longtime Cornell benefactor and adviser Earl Flansburgh '53, B.Arch. '54, died Feb. 3 from Parkinson's disease. A memorial service will be held Feb. 20 in Cambridge, Mass. (Feb. 11, 2009)

Milstein Hall gets final site approval from city of Ithaca

Paul Milstein Hall cleared its final municipal hurdle Jan. 27 with a unanimous 6-0 vote on final site plan approval from the city of Ithaca's Planning and Development Board. (Jan. 29, 2009)

Undergraduate architecture program reclaims top ranking

Cornell's undergraduate architecture program received top ranking - its fourth No. 1 ranking in five years - in the annual survey conducted by DesignIntelligence magazine. (Jan. 14, 2009)

Bourke-White Photography Portfolio Prize awarded

Jessica Evett-Miller '00, M.F.A. '09, has received the second annual Margaret Bourke-White Photography Portfolio Prize. Her winning portfolio, 'Strata,' will be displayed in Tjaden Hall Jan. 19-23. (Dec. 18, 2008)

Cellist Adrianne Ngam wins concerto competition

Cellist Adrianne Ngam, an architecture major, won the fifth annual Cornell Concerto Competition Dec. 14 in Barnes Hall. She will be featured in a March 1 concert with the Cornell Symphony Orchestra. (Dec. 18, 2008)

News from Architecture, Art and Planning

Anthony Graves, MFA '09, an Ithaca artist and curator, has been selected to receive the 2008 Hartell Graduate Award. (Dec. 4, 2008)

Zalaznick Teaching Assistantships awarded

Thirteen Cornell professors recently received awards from the Louis H. Zalaznick Teaching Assistantship program, administered by Entrepreneurship@Cornell, for assistants to help with their courses. (Nov. 25, 2008)

Visionary ideas presented in 'Architecture of Disbelief'

Prominent architects discussed their projects during a recent 'Architecture of Disbelief' symposium held Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at Cornell. (Nov. 6, 2008)

Architecture of Disbelief symposium brings international architects, critics to Cornell

The Architecture of Disbelief symposium will explore speculative work - designs that require a willing suspension of disbelief and projects that are not straightforward manifestation as buildings - Oct. 30-Nov. 1. (Oct. 21, 2008)