Matter Design Computation grad program set to launch

A new multidisciplinary collaborative research graduate degree program at Cornell will combine architectural research with study in material computation, adaptive architecture and digital fabrication.

Jenny Sabin's 'Lumen' wins MoMA PS1 competition

Assistant professor of architecture Jenny Sabin has won the MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program design competition for "Lumen," a pavilion opening this summer at PS1 in Long Island City.

Cornell in Rome program to celebrate 30 years in March

Cornell in Rome will celebrate its 30th anniversary in March, gathering program alumni, faculty and friends including architect Peter Eisenman for tours, panel discussions and receptions.

Mellon grant extends collaborative seminar series

An Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant of $1.1 million will extend the interdisciplinary seminar series Mellon Collaborative Studies in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities, established in 2014.

Planning chair and scholar Susan Christopherson dies

Professor and chair of city and regional planning Susan Christopherson, known for her scholarly work and expertise on regional economic development, died Dec. 14, 2016, following a battle with cancer. She was 69.

Film shows student design proposals for Polish estate

Reimagining a future for a neglected rural estate in Poland once in Ann Michel '77's family, students in a fall 2015 architecture design studio are featured in her documentary "Reversing Oblivion."

Layered paint and propaganda: Mellon seminar visits Cuba

Students in a Mellon collaborative studies seminar in architecture, urbanism and the humanities spent eight days in Cuba this semester to study the island's changing politics and environment.

Architecture meets mythology in opera by Patrick Braga '17

Patrick Braga '17 combines his interests in urban planning, music and the architecture of Le Corbusier in his second opera, "Eyes That Do Not See," Nov. 11 in Milstein Hall.

'Goldwater' explores former Roosevelt Island landmark

The "Goldwater: Autopsy of a Hospital" exhibition in Milstein Hall, features photography of the Roosevelt Island landmark that stood on the site of the Cornell Tech campus.