“Polycentric” development patterns can mitigate the urban heat island effect by distributing urban density and curbing the sprawl of impervious surfaces, a Cornell analysis finds.
"Labor Un:Imagined," this semester's Preston H. Thomas Memorial Symposium, brings scholars together to explore how the field has addressed building labor in architectural history and pedagogy.
The 2024 spring semester begins with a flurry of activity that will introduce new classes and workshops, showcase exemplary creativity and research, and bring a roster of exciting guests to AAP campuses in Ithaca, Rome, and New York City.
With new funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Cornell faculty will investigate how SBHCs are not only leaving a positive impact on students, but also on the wider community’s well-being and public services across four counties in upstate New York.
AAP NYC architecture faculty Dana Getman and Steven Garcia and students in their fall studio not only asked how to keep pace with New York City's need for more affordable housing but also how to better the lives of people who live in the homes they design and the future they build.
CRP Associate Professor Jennifer Minner and the Just Places Lab team at Cornell AAP map local sites demonstrating the challenges of creating circular construction economies and the opportunities there are in reusing building materials.
An interdisciplinary team of students designed a new signage system for a downtown Ithaca parking garage that employs colors and animal imagery to help drivers.
