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Summer Programs

Register Now for AAP Summer Programs

Cornell AAP's summer programs are led by faculty who prepare high school and college students from all over the world for their futures in architecture, art, and urban studies. Our online and in-person suite of intensive, exploratory summer courses provides close mentorship, guidance, and shared experiences that engage the world, ground knowledge in practice, and expand possibilities.

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Architectural Art Installation Takes Center Stage at Coachella

Architecture faculty Leslie Lok and Sasa Zivkovic of HANNAH designed and built Monarchs: A House in Six Parts, a towering, 3D-printed, robotically fabricated architectural art installation for this year's music festival in the California desert. A circular assembly of six towers ranging from 32 to 72 feet in height, their installation creates a temporary gathering space for around 500K festivalgoers and anticipates an afterlife as components for a private residence.

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AAP Announces New Annual Strauch Early Career Fellow Appointment

Thanks to the generosity of decades-long alumni supporters Hans (B.Arch. '80) and Roger Strauch ('78), the college continues to increase the accessibility of academic careers to emerging scholars and practitioners in the disciplines of architecture, art, and planning.

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Democracy Problems: Jae Shin and Damon Rich on HECTOR's Design Practice

Visiting AAP NYC architecture faculty Shin and Rich of the Newark, New Jersey-based firm HECTOR share thoughts on democratizing urban design and how they have learned from the US tradition of popular education.

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AAP Launchpad: Spring 2024

Join us on Wednesday, April 17 from 5:30–7:30 p.m. in Milstein Hall Dome for AAP Launchpad Spring 2024 — a special book launch event showcasing recent publications by Cornell and AAP faculty. Hear brief, informal talks from each of the authors followed by the opportunity to meet them, as well as browse and buy their books.

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Announcing: Playing Place — Board Games, Popular Culture, Space edited by Chad Randl and D. Medina Lasansky

A love of board games combined with an interest in exploring their larger cultural implications inspired this collection of insightful essays by contributors drawn from across Cornell's campus, alumni, and beyond.

Summer Programs