Stephan Schmidt, an associate professor at Cornell University, studies the design and use of urban public space and has previously written about the rise and fall of the American pedestrian mall. He says this plan would benefit pedestrians, but a lack of alleyways could complicate things.

New York City

Architecture & Design

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Andrea Simitch, chair of the architecture department at Cornell and expert in architectural design, architectural representation and furniture design, says Pei played a critical role in teaching architecture students how to see and draw architectural space.

Architecture, Art and Planning

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As the world watched on Monday afternoon, a large fire broke out at the historic Notre-Dame Cathedral, causing the spire to collapse onto the roof. Laurent Ferri, the curator of the pre-1800 Collections in the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections at Cornell University, the former “conservateur du patrimoine” at the French National Archives, says the destruction of religious relics and rare works of art is a loss for all of the world.

Architecture, Art and Planning

Architecture & Design

Arts & Humanities

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