Reimagining informal housing in Mathare, Kenya

Negotiating the challenges of safe, reliable, and affordable housing, Cornell AAP architecture and planning students collaborated with Slum Dwellers International and local residents to explore alternative housing design and construction strategies for Mathare, an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya.

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December graduates charted their own course

The December Recognition Ceremony, held Dec. 22 in Barton Hall, celebrated 500 August and December graduates.

Found in translation: (re)connecting with Roman archaeological sites in the heart of the city

After winning an international design competition, Francesco Isidori and Maria Claudia Clemente brought that brief to their Cornell in Rome architectural design studio this semester, offering their students the opportunity to engage with major Roman sites both ancient and contemporary.

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Vishaan Chakrabarti on urbanity, social uplift, and the power of design

Chakrabarti joined Cornell AAP this semester as the Thomas J. Baird Visiting Critic to share his vast knowledge and practical experience improving cities and communities with NYC-based Advanced Urban Design students.

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Adirondack lakes’ warming is top Chronicle story of 2024

The warming of lakes in the Adirondacks, the death of long-time benefactor and alumnus Ratan Tata ’59, B.Arch. ’62, and the retirement of Martha E. Pollack as president were among the most-viewed Chronicle stories of 2024.

Exhibit highlights art/tech intersections in student work

The Milstein Program invited students from all disciplines to submit work for the A.D. White House exhibit.

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Historic marker celebrates Pearl S. Buck’s stop in Ithaca

Years before writing “The Good Earth” and winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, the aspiring novelist received encouragement and a master’s degree at Cornell.

Near ancient obelisk, AAP’s ‘Pyramidion’ towers at Met

The installation designed by AAP's Jennifer Newsom and Tom Carruthers is one of nearly 200 artworks featured in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's "Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876-Now" exhibition, open through Feb. 17.

Capturing the missing pieces: connection and understanding through research

With research interests crossing international development and planning, capital-labor relations, and South-South migration, CRP Assistant Professor Ding Fei brings to light the on-the-ground experiences and challenges faced by those working outside the spotlight of media headlines.

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