Architecture at Cornell’s College of Architecture, Art, and Planning is about creative and critical design practices that make lasting impact. Balancing rigorous research and scholarship, responsibility for our natural and built environments, we reimagine the world at every scale to build a just and sustainable future for all.
We see design as a process of creative experimentation and iterative analysis, ensuring non-judgmental, holistic, and open-ended inquiry enabled by independent, critical thinking and bold thought leadership. Our undergraduate and graduate programs are designed to support interdisciplinary collaboration and provide an integrated foundation in global history, theory, structures, environmental systems, building technologies, and visual representation, ensuring that our students are equipped with actionable knowledge and the agency to enact change.
Above: An architecture exhibition in Milstein Hall.
Bachelor of Architecture
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Professional Master of Architecture
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Post-Professional Master of Science, Advanced Architectural Design
An intensive program offering a critical framework for investigating per…
Post-Professional Master of Science, Advanced Urban Design
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Doctor of Philosophy in History of Architecture and Urban Development
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May 24
Join us as we celebrate the AAP class of 2026!
Jun 6–Sep 4
Visit AAP this summer for a cross-departmental exhibition featuring student work from the 2025–26 academic year that showcases the college’s creative and critical practices.
Jun 6
Mark your calendars and celebrate with old and new friends at the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning during Cornell Reunion Weekend.
Jun 26–Aug 14
Register for an in-person information session at Cornell AAP or drop in for a casual conversation with an admissions officer.
Curated by Architecture Assistant Professor Farzin Lotfi-Jam, view an exhibition at the Canadian Centre for Architecture that revisits Culture Lab, architect Brian Boigon’s radical interdisciplinary intervention in design and architectural discourse.
Architecture Associate Professor Lily Chi in collaboration with architect and educator Sarosh Anklesaria (M.Arch. II ’08) coedited this collection of essays examining the cultural center’s ambitious beginning, present precarity, and possible futures.
The New York Times — Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn is opening a $43 million visitor’s center and exhibition hall, designed by Gensler Visiting Critic Kim Yao’s firm Architecture Research Office.
B.Arch. students in the Engaged Practices Design Studio course submitted dozens of ideas for renovating Camp Owahta’s 128-acre site after spending a semester getting to know its uses and potential.
Architect Magazine — Architecture Visiting Critic Catherine Chen was awarded the 2026 Steedman Fellowship to pursue research for her proposal Solar Communities, which reflects a growing shift in architecture away from the spectacle and toward climate systems, public infrastructure, and civic participation.
A team advised by Architecture and Design Tech Associate Professor Timur Dogan was among the winners at this event celebrating student-led solutions to real-world environmental challenges.
Concluding a thematic set spanning three issues and marking the 45th anniversary of its inaugural volume, this student-led publication continues to capture current thinking in the field and reinforce the importance of writing and editing in an architectural education.
Expand your disciplinary boundaries and enroll in courses that cultivate connection and catalyze actionable research. Options range from fundamentals to deep dives across architecture, art, city and regional planning, real estate, and design technology.
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