Kent Kleinman, dean
Barry Perlus, associate dean
Peter Turner, assistant dean of administration and finance
to be announced, chair, Department of Architecture
Patricia C. Phillips, chair, Department of Art
Kieran Donaghy, chair, Department of City and Regional Planning
Deborah Durnam, director, admissions
Michael Moyer, director, alumni affairs and development
M. Susan Lewis, director, career services
Melanie Holland Bell, registrar
Architecture students are assigned faculty advisors and are also invited to share concerns with and seek advice from the most appropriate faculty member or college officer, including the registrar, the department chair, and the dean.
Students in the fine arts department are assigned a faculty advisor for the first year. After the first year, students may select their advisors. Students are required to have an advisor throughout their program in their area of concentration.
Undergraduate students in the program of Urban and Regional Studies are assigned faculty advisors.
All students in the college are invited to share concerns and seek advice from the volunteer student advisors (EARS) at any time.
Degree
Architecture B.Arch.
B.F.A.
Fine Arts B.F.A.
History of Architecture and Urbanism B.S.
Urban and Regional Studies B.S.
The college offers programs leading to the bachelor’s degree—the five-year program in architecture leads to the bachelor of architecture; four-year programs in art and architecture lead to the bachelor of fine arts. In addition, four-year programs with a concentration in either urban and regional studies or history of architecture lead to the bachelor of science.
Graduate-level programs are offered in art, architectural design and urban design, architectural science, history of architecture and urbanism, historic preservation planning, city and regional planning, regional science, and landscape architecture.
Students in most of these programs work in physical proximity to one another and thus gain a broader understanding of their own special area of interest through contact with students and faculty from other disciplines.
Early in its development, the college set a limit on the number of students it would enroll and devised a selective method of admission. There are now more than 670 students and a full-time teaching staff of over 60, supplemented by visiting professors and critics, part-time lecturers, and assistants. Teachers and students mix freely, and much instruction and criticism is on an individual basis.
The college’s courses are integral parts of the professional curricula. Fundamental subjects are taught by faculty members whose experience provides them with professional points of view. The concentration of professional courses within the college is balanced by the breadth of view gained from courses and informal learning in the rest of the university. The college believes that this breadth is an essential element of professional education. This conviction is evident in the form of the curricula, the methods of teaching, and the extracurricular life of teachers and students.
The college occupies Sibley Hall, Olive Tjaden Hall, Rand Hall, and the Foundry, as well as space at 531 Esty Street in downtown Ithaca. Facilities for architecture and city and regional planning, as well as college administrative offices, and the Fine Arts Library, are located in Sibley Hall. The Department of Art is housed in Olive Tjaden Hall. Sculpture facilities are in the Foundry and architecture design studios and shop facilities are in Rand, Sibley, and at Esty Street. The Green Dragon Café, a student eatery and lounge, is located in the lower level of Sibley Dome. Darkrooms in the Department of Art are available for general use by students in the college and are used primarily as laboratories for the photography courses. Each user must pay a darkroom fee. Information about darkroom rules and regulations, hours, and equipment is available at the darkroom circulation desk.
Through the generosity of the late Lillian P. Heller, the college also owns the Miller-Heller House, home of William H. Miller, the first student to enroll for the study of architecture at Cornell, and later a practicing architect in Ithaca. This building is used to house visiting teachers and guests of the college and for occasional receptions and social events.
The Fine Arts Library in Sibley Hall serves the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning through its collections on architecture, fine arts, city and regional planning, and landscape architecture. The library, with more than 207,000 books, is capable of supporting undergraduate, graduate, and research programs. Some 1,400 serials are currently received and maintained.
The facilities of the libraries of other schools and departments on campus and the John M. Olin Library, designed primarily as a research library for graduate students, are also available.
The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art was formally opened in May 1973. Although many of its exhibitions and activities relate directly to academic programs of the university, the museum has no administrative affiliation with any department. In this way, its programs freely cross academic boundaries, stimulating interchange among disciplines. With a strong and varied collection and a continuous series of high-quality exhibitions, it fulfills its mission as a center for the visual arts at Cornell. Throughout the year, works of students, faculty, and staff in the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning and of guest artists may be viewed in the John Hartell Gallery in Sibley Dome and in the Olive Tjaden Gallery in Olive Tjaden Hall. Art galleries are also maintained in Willard Straight Hall, where loan exhibitions of paintings and graphic work by contemporary artists are held.
Cornell in Rome is a semester-long study-abroad program of Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art, and Planning. Educating students in Italy for 20 years, the program has provided a transformative experience for young, developing artists, architects, urbanists, and scholars. The program is open to students in and outside Cornell in the disciplines of architecture, visual art, and urban studies, as well as related fields like art history, classics, European studies, medieval studies, and sociology.
Drawing upon the historical and cultural resources of Rome, its museums, art, and architecture, and the city’s beauty and complexity as an ancient and yet modern world capital, a semester in Rome has proven to be a pivotal semester for both intellectual and personal growth. The program provides extensive studio work, onsite classes, and a rich field trip itinerary.
Courses are offered in both fall and spring terms in architecture, architecture history, art, art history, drawing, photography, architecture theory, contemporary Italian culture, European politics, and Italian language. Courses in urban studies are offered in the spring semester only. Weekly classes use the city and its wealth of museums and galleries, archaeological sites, villas, churches, and remarkable public spaces for onsite study, as well as Rome’s many neighborhoods, for field-based learning activities.
Cornell in Rome’s resident faculty members, chosen from the best local and internationally known scholars, critics, architects, and artists, are all expert at using the city as an unparalleled resource for instruction and inspiration. Additionally, distinguished Cornell professors from the Departments of Architecture, Art, and City and Regional Planning live and teach in Rome for the entire term.
The program is based at Palazzo Lazzaroni, a handsomely restored 17th-century palazzo in the historic center of Rome. All participants are housed in large, completely furnished apartments with wireless Internet access, all within walking distance of studio and classroom space. Students enjoy daily contact with the urban life of a major, European city and its nearly 3,000 years of history and extraordinary backdrop of art and architecture.
Application is made in the academic year before participation. The deadline for both fall and spring semesters is November 1 for AAP students and January 15 for all out-of-college applicants. Accepted students must confirm their enrollment by February 15. Detailed course and program information may be found at http://www.rome.cornell.edu. Students are also welcome to stop by the Cornell in Rome office at 149 East Sibley Hall.
The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning’s rapidly expanding studio and classroom facility in New York City offers undergraduate and graduate students a unique opportunity to live and study in one of the most culturally vital urban centers in the world, while gaining valuable professional experience at design firms, studios, and innovative public, private, and nonprofit organizations throughout the city. Located on 17th Street near Union Square, in the vibrant Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, AAP NYC’s loft provides expansive studio and seminar space for short-term and semester-long use by the entire college. The location is an ideal base for the study of urban and social policy, for museum and gallery visits, or for exposure to a wealth of art and architectural history and practice.
AAP NYC offers a full roster of courses enriched by New York City’s unique artistic, historical, and cultural resources and by AAP’s extensive alumni network of noted metropolitan professionals, who frequently teach and serve as guest critics and mentors. The programming expands opportunities for AAP’s undergraduates, allowing them to now take advantage of study in two world capitals—New York City and Rome—while easily meeting graduation requirements.
Application is made in the academic year prior to participation. The deadline is November 1 for AAP students and January 15 for all out-of-college applicants. Detailed program information can be found at http://www.aap.cornell.edu/aap/nyc.
All drawings, models, paintings, graphic art, and sculpture done in the studios and drafting rooms as a part of the instructional program are the property of the college until they have been graded and released by the instructor. Certain works may be selected by the college for retention for academic purposes.
Exhibitions of student work are held each semester as part of the yearly schedule of the Olive Tjaden Gallery and the John Hartell Gallery in Sibley Dome. These galleries display work from a specific course or exhibit examples of recent work by individual faculty members, students, and visitors.
Students may pursue minors in any department in any college that offers them, subject to limitations placed by the department offering the minor or by the students’ major. Completed minors will appear on the student’s transcript. Not all departments offer minors. Consult the appropriate section in this catalog or contact the appropriate department for information on minors offered and how to pursue a minor.
Semester by semester, a candidate for an undergraduate degree in this college is required to successfully complete a minimum of 12 academic credit hours with a minimum grade point average for the semester of C+ (2.3). The record of each student who falls below the standard will be reviewed by the college’s Academic Records Committee for appropriate action, among those described below:
1. The student is issued a Warning. This means the student’s performance does not meet expectations. Unless improvement is shown in the subsequent semester, the student may be placed on Final Warning or given a Required Leave of Absence from the college.
2. The student is issued a Final Warning. This indicates the student’s record is unsatisfactory. Unless considerable improvement is shown in the subsequent semester, the student may be given a Required Leave of Absence from the college.
3. The student is placed on a Required Leave of Absence. The student is dismissed from the college and may not continue studies in the college. A student who has been placed on a required leave of absence may request to resume studies after a leave of absence of at least two semesters. This request is made by letter addressed to the college registrar, B1 W. Sibley Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-6702. The student must submit evidence that time has been well used, and if employed, the student must submit a letter from the employer(s). Students on required leave are not allowed to register extramurally at Cornell, as the intention of the required leave is to insist upon a break from study at Cornell. If a student chooses to enroll in courses at another institution while on a required leave, credit is not granted automatically. Upon receiving permission to return, a student must petition the department and include an official transcript to request credit for courses taken. A return to study in the college after a required leave of absence is at the discretion of the college’s Academic Records Committee. Requests for spring-semester return must be made by October 1 and requests for fall-semester return must be made by March 1. The second required leave of absence is a de facto dismissal and the student will be permanently withdrawn from the college.
4. The student is placed on a Required Withdrawal. The student may not reregister in the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning and is dismissed from the college and is permanently prohibited from continuing studies in it.
The required withdrawal action does not prevent the student from applying for admission to another division of the university.
The above actions are not necessarily sequential. A student who has received a warning may be placed on a required leave of absence at the end of the next semester if the performance during that semester is deemed to be grossly deficient.
It is necessary to have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 (C) for graduation.
The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning adopted the following leave of absence policy effective in the fall of 2006:
Leaves of absence will be of four types:
1. Voluntary leaves of absence for personal reasons may be granted for a variety of reasons. The student may request a voluntary leave of absence no later than the third week of class in the affected term. The department may set conditions for completion of work, new and incomplete course work, community service, or internships while the student is on leave. The student may not attend classes at Cornell through the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. The term limit of this type of leave is five years. Following the end of the fifth year, the student will be automatically withdrawn from the college.
2. Voluntary leaves of absence with conditions may be granted for students desiring to take a voluntary leave for personal reasons but who are not in good academic standing or they wish to take a leave during the current term. Conditional leaves are at least two semesters in length. The department will set conditions for completion of work, new and incomplete course work, community service, or internships while the student is on leave. Students may be granted conditional leaves of absence after the 12th week of the term only in highly extenuating circumstances and with the approval of the student’s department and the Academic Records Committee (ARC). The student may not attend classes at Cornell through the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. The student’s academic status is subject to review at the time of the leave and upon the student’s return.
3. Voluntary leaves of absence for health reasons may be granted by the college upon the recommendation of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) or Gannett Health Services. They are usually no less than six months in duration. The department may set conditions for completion of work, new and incomplete course work, community service, or internships while the student is on leave. The college may impose additional conditions appropriate to the individual situation. The student may not attend classes at Cornell through the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. The student’s academic status is subject to review at the time of the leave and upon the student’s return. Students must receive approval to return from this type of leave, both from CAPS or Gannett as well as the student’s department and the ARC.
4. Required leaves of absence for academic reasons. The ARC may vote for a required leave if the student is not making satisfactory progress in the degree program (defined by completion of a minimum of 12 academic credits with a minimum GPA of 2.3 each term unless there are special circumstances). The department may set conditions for completion of work, new and incomplete course work, community service, or internships while the student is on leave. The college may impose additional conditions appropriate to the individual situation. The student may not attend classes at Cornell through the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. The student’s academic status is subject to review at the time of the leave and upon the student’s return.
Students who desire to return from any of these leaves shall submit a written request to the AAP Registrar’s Office. Requests for spring-semester return must be made by October 1 and requests for fall-semester return must be made by March 1. The request will be reviewed and approved first by the department. The recommendation of the department will be forwarded to the college ARC for its review and action. If the student request to the department results in a “no pass” outcome, the student may appeal in writing to the ARC within two weeks of receipt of the department decision. The final decision then rests with the ARC. No appeals will be considered following the decision of the ARC.
It is expected that the department and college committees will review and act on requests to return to study by April 15 for requests to return to study in the fall term and by November 15 for requests to study in the spring term.
to be determined, interim chair (137 East Sibley Hall, 255-5236); L. Chi, M. Cruvellier, M. Curry, W. Goehner, D. P. Greenberg, G. Hascup, K. Hubbell, D. M. Lasansky, B. G. MacDougall, A. B. Mackenzie, L. Mirin, V. Mulcahy, J. Ochshorn, C. F. Otto, A. Ovaska, K. Pratt, H. W. Richardson, M. Silver, A. Simitch, V. K. Warke, J. Wells, M. Woods, J. Zissovici
If one could identify a singular philosophy for the architecture program at Cornell, it would be that architecture is a conceptual problem-solving discipline. The goal of the program is to produce conceptual thinkers, versed in the skills, history, theory, and science of their field. In part, the success of the program can be attributed to the quality of students and faculty members combined with their dedication and enthusiasm. Companion undergraduate and graduate programs in the fine arts and in city and regional planning have also greatly contributed to the department’s strength. The influence of these programs has created a philosophy that is unique to Cornell: that the individual work of architecture is thought of as part of a greater whole and exists in a determinate physical context. Furthermore, the students and their work are also placed in a historical context, creating a sense of the continuity of architectural thought.
The intention has always been to instruct architecture students in issues of basic and more sophisticated formal principles, developing an aptitude for functional and programmatic accommodation, structural and technological integration, energy-conscious design, and materials and methods of construction. Virtually every architecture school does this. Cornell, however, differs from most schools in the way it teaches students about architecture: we do not teach architecture; instead we try to teach students how to learn about architecture (witness, for example, the inordinate number of Cornell alumni teaching in architecture programs). Rather than train architects who think of buildings as autonomous objects frozen in an assigned ideology, our goal is to produce architects who are capable of making independent judgments rooted in an ever-changing context of architectural thought.
To affect these goals, design at Cornell is taught as an intellectual discipline steeped in societal and cultural values. Architecture is taught as the integration of thought, form, and structure. Design problems frequently are located within real physical contexts and are evaluated in relation to those motivations that shaped the environment over time. Architecture, it is assumed, resides in the integration of idea and fact.
The development of form and space is critical to architectural design. Equally significant is the responsible resolution of functional requirements integrated with actual and perceived structure. The excellence of architectural art, however, derives from the exploration and refinement of ideas, upon which form, purpose, and structure are dependent. Deemed essential at Cornell is that the student grapple not only with fact, but with the substance of fact. Consequently, the investigation of architectural content is pursued in protracted and continuous study. Architecture studios extend into the classroom and the library; they embrace the humanities and sciences, tradition and innovative effort.
In the United States, most state registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure. The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), which is the sole agency authorized to accredit U.S. professional degree programs in architecture, recognizes three types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture, the Master of Architecture, and the Doctor of Architecture. A program may be granted a six-year, three-year, or two-year term of accreditation, depending on the extent of its conformance with established educational standards.
Doctor of Architecture and Master of Architecture degree programs may consist of a pre-professional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree that, when earned sequentially, constitute an accredited professional education. However, the pre-professional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.
Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, Department of Architecture offers a NAAB–accredited bachelor of architecture degree program.
B. Arch. (176 undergraduate credits)
Next accreditation visit for the B.Arch. program: 2010
The NAAB grants candidacy status to new programs that have developed viable plans for achieving initial accreditation. Candidacy status indicates that a program should be accredited within six years of achieving candidacy, if its plan is properly implemented. In order to meet the education requirement set forth by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, an applicant for an NCARB Certificate must hold a professional degree in architecture from a program accredited by the NAAB; the degree must have been awarded not more than two years prior to initial accreditation.
Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, Department of Architecture was granted candidacy status for the Professional Master of Architecture in 2004.
M.Arch I (pre-professional degree + 115 graduate credits)
Continuation of candidacy granted: 2007
Projected year of initial accreditation: 2010
The undergraduate professional program is normally five years in length and is designed particularly for people who, before they apply, have established their interest and motivation to enter the field. It therefore incorporates both a general and professional educational base.
The program is oriented toward developing the student’s ability to deal creatively with architectural problems on analytical, conceptual, and developmental levels. The sequence courses in design, consisting of studio work augmented by lectures and seminars, are the core of the program. Sequences of studies in the history of architecture and cities, culture and society, architectural theory, visual studies, environmental control, structures, construction, and computer applications provide a base for the work in design.
In the first three years, the student has the opportunity to establish a foundation in the humanities and sciences through electives. During the fourth and fifth years, this base may expand through further detailed studies in these areas. Within the professional program a basis for understanding architecture in its contemporary and historical cultural contexts is established.
The structure of the program incorporates considerable flexibility for the individual student to pursue his or her particular interest in the fourth and fifth years. By carefully planning options and electives in the fifth year, it is possible for a qualified student to apply the last year’s work for the bachelor of architecture degree to the post-professional M. Arch. II program. Some students are then able to complete the requirements for the master’s degree in one additional year.
Cornell’s graduate professional degree program (in NAAB candidacy status) is a 3½ -year course of study dedicated to preparing graduate students from diverse disciplines and backgrounds for careers in architecture. The program builds on the excellence and distinction of Cornell’s renowned B.Arch. degree, but is specifically crafted to engage the unique strengths and needs of the graduate student. Committed to the view that the question of appropriate practice must be continually investigated and reassessed in today’s globally expansive and technologically dynamic context, the program places this concern at the center of the learning process, seeking to empower the student’s sense of inquiry, responsibility, and creativity. Teaching in the program complements basic skills and knowledge essential to the profession with engagement in emergent social, cultural, technical, and environmental concerns that characterize architecture’s expanded field in the 21st century.
The curriculum comprises a rich offering of courses in visual representation, history and theory of architecture, building technology, and professional practice, complemented by six semesters of design studios. The design studio is the core of the curriculum, with the design project serving as a negotiating platform between diverse practices, technologies, and fields of knowledge. The intensive course of study encourages the development of individual research trajectories at the upper levels, and culminates in a one-semester design thesis. Making full use of Cornell University’s excellent resources across all disciplines, the professional Master of Architecture situates itself globally, drawing upon distinguished national and international visitors as well as the AAP in New York City studio. The professional Master of Architecture is open to applicants possessing a four-year bachelor’s degree in any area.
Cornell in Rome has been an integral part of architectural study at Cornell University for 20 years. Architecture students traditionally look forward to this semester abroad for first-hand experience of buildings and urban spaces previously studied only in classes and lectures. Rome, with its unparalleled complexity of historical layers, presents the student of architecture with the challenge of visualizing architecture in a city where the intensity of history pervades.
The city teaches students to understand that history can become a critical foundation for understanding architectural design as an integral component of the urban context. Complete immersion in this distinctive and complex milieu presents students with new and different problems and decisions; through analysis and understanding of historic examples, experience and insight are gained for future design challenges.
Design studios, complemented by visits to important buildings, museums, and monuments both in Rome and throughout Italy, emphasize onsite observation, measuring, drawing, and projection, while history courses and theory seminars encourage students to engage in analytical thinking, direct study, and cultural interpretation.
Italian and European architects and educators complement faculty members from Cornell in teaching the 6-credit studio and assist in formulating and contributing to a rich variety of seminars, lectures, and field trip programs.
Fourth-year architecture students in good academic standing who have completed the requirements of the first three years of the five-year B.Arch curriculum are eligible for participation in Cornell in Rome.
The program also is open to third-year students by petition, if space permits.
AAP NYC provides the opportunity for architecture students to study, work, and live in one of the world’s most dynamic urban contexts. With its pivotal location, the architecture program at AAP NYC attracts guest faculty members not only from the city but from international locales as well. The program allows students to build on the core curricular foundations of their Ithaca-campus experience in a more directly applied format, using the city as a classroom and world-class professionals as their critics and faculty.
Additionally, undergraduate students are encouraged to take advantage of the wealth of architectural practices in New York by working two days per week in selected offices while pursuing their studies. As a result, AAP NYC serves as a bridge from school to the profession—one that allows students to consider their own future trajectories and the possible paths toward achieving them.
Please refer to the AAP Student Handbook at http://www.aap.cornell.edu/aap/student-services/ for the most up-to-date B. Arch. curriculum information.
Fall Semester Credits
1101 Design I 6
1801 History of Architecture I 3
1501 Drawing I: Freehand Drawing 2
MATH 1110 Calculus or out-of-college elective 3–4
Out-of-college elective 3
18–19
Spring Semester
1102 Design II 6
1802 History of Architecture II 3
1502 Drawing II: Drawing Systems 2
MATH 1106 or 1110 or out- of-college elective 3–4
Out-of-college elective (first-year writing seminar suggested) 3
17–18
Fall Semester Credits
2101 Design III 6
2603 Structural Concepts 4
2301 Architectural Analysis I 2
2602 Building Technology, Materials, and Methods 3
ARCH 2503 Drawing III: Digital Media in Architecture or out-of-college elective 2–3
17–18
Spring Semester
2102 Design IV 6
2302 Architectural Analysis II 2
2601 Environmental Systems—Site Planning 3
2604 Structural Elements 3
ARCH 2503 Drawing III: Digital Media in Architecture or college elective 2–3
16–17
Fall Semester Credits
3101 Design V 6
3402 Architecture as a Cultural System 3
3601 Environmental Systems II— Thermal Environmental Systems 3
Departmental elective 3
Out-of-college elective 3
18
Spring Semester
3102 Design VI 6
3603 Structural Systems 3
3602 Environmental Systems III— Building Systems Integration 3
Departmental elective 3
College or out-of-college elective 3
18
Fall Semester Credits
4101 Design VII 6
Departmental elective 3
Departmental elective 3
College elective 3
Out-of-college elective 3
18
Spring Semester
4102 Design VIII 6
5201 Professional Practice 3
Departmental elective 3
College or out-of-college elective 3
Out-of-college elective 3
18
Fall Semester Credits
5101 Design IX 6
Departmental elective 3
ARCH 5110 Thesis Proseminar 2
Out-of-college elective 3
Out-of-college elective 3
17
Spring Semester
5901 Design X 8
Departmental elective 3
Out-of-college elective 3
College or out-of-college elective 3
17
Course
Semesters Subject Numbers Credits
10 design 1101–5902 62
1 mathematics MATH 1110,
MATH 1106,
or approved
equivalent 3–4
3 structures 2603, 2604, 3603 10
4 technology 2601, 2602, 3601, 3602 12
2 architectural theory 2301, 2302 4
2 history of
architecture 1801, 1802 6
1 architecture,
culture, and
society 3402 3
1 professional
practice 5201 3
1 proseminar 5110 2
3 drawing 1501, 1502, 2503 6
109–110
Departmental
Semesters Credits
3 history of architecture: 3000 level 9
1 visual representation in architecture 3
2 architectural theory or 6000- level design-related course 6
1 architectural structures, construction, or environ- mental systems and conservation 3
21
College
Semesters
2 art: any studio courses (ART 2104 will fulfill) 6
Out-of-College
Semesters
1 first-year writing seminar 3
1 mathematics, or physical or
biological sciences 3
1 humanities 3
9
Free
Of the electives, 15 credits are to be
taken outside the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, and 15 credits may be taken either in or outside the college.
Total credits 176
The Department of Architecture recognizes any concentration earned within the university but outside of the department (using standards set by those departments) on the transcripts of its students.
It is often advantageous for undergraduates to concentrate in specific subdisciplines of architecture, especially if they anticipate application to specialized graduate programs; therefore, the following concentrations in architecture are offered within the department for B. Arch. and B.F.A. in architecture candidates only:
Architecture, Culture, and Society 3402 (or equivalent), plus 9 credits in this area.
Architectural Science and Technology 2601, 2602, 2603, 2604, 3601, 3602, 3603, distribution requirement (3 credits), plus 6 credits in this area.
History of Architecture 1801, 1802, distribution requirements (9 credits), plus 7 credits (including a 4-credit seminar course) in this area.
Theory of Architecture 2301, 2302, distribution requirements (6 credits), plus 6 credits in this area.
Visual Representation in Architecture 1501, 1502, distribution requirement (3 credits), plus 9 credits in this area.
Students wishing to receive recognition for a concentration must submit a concentration request form to the Architecture Department office. For a course to count toward a concentration, the student must receive a grade of C or better.
Although the program leading to the bachelor of architecture is directed specifically to those who are strongly motivated to begin professional study when entering college, it is sufficiently flexible to allow transfers for students who have not made this decision until after they have been in another program for one or two years. Individuals who have already completed a nonprofessional undergraduate degree may apply to the professional M. Arch. I program.
Transfer students are responsible for completing that portion of the curriculum which has not been covered by equivalent work. Applicants who have had no previous work in architectural design must complete the 10-semester design sequence. Since this sequence may be accelerated by attending summer semesters, seven or eight regular semesters and two or three summer terms are typically required.
Admission is offered to a limited number of transfer applicants who have completed a portion of their architecture studies in other schools. Each applicant’s case is considered individually. Transfer students must complete a minimum of 70 credits and four semesters in residence, taking 35 of the 70 credits (including four semesters of design) in the Department of Architecture. Placement in the design sequence is based on a review of a representative portfolio of previous work.
For those who would benefit from an opportunity to explore the field of architecture before deciding on a commitment to professional education, the department offers an introductory summer program that includes an introductory studio in architectural design, lectures, and other experiences designed to acquaint participants with opportunities, issues, and methods in the field of architecture.
After completing the first four years of B.Arch. requirements, the student may choose to receive the degree of bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.) in architecture, which is not a professional degree.
A student wishing to receive this degree must submit a petition to the Petition Committee, verified by the college registrar, that the first eight semesters of required B.Arch. courses can be satisfactorily completed and that the following minimum distribution requirements will be met:
1 Art studio course (3 credits)
1 Mathematics course: MATH 1110, 1106, or approved equivalent (3–4 credits)
1 First-Year Writing Seminar (3 credits)
1 Mathematics or physical or biological sciences course (3 credits)
1 Humanities course (3 credits)
Students are admitted to this degree program only via the B.Arch. degree track. Students who are awarded a B.F.A. in Architecture degree may not reregister in the B.Arch. program.
The history of architecture major leads to a bachelor of science degree, conferred by the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning. The major is intended for transfer students from other programs at Cornell and from colleges and universities outside Cornell. Students in the Department of Architecture and the College of Arts and Sciences may take the major as part of a dual-degree program. The course of study in this major, available to students from a variety of academic backgrounds, offers the opportunity for a vigorous exploration of architecture and its history.
Admission requirements. Two years of undergraduate study, ARCH 1801 and 1802 or the equivalent. Students transferring from a B. Arch. program must be in good standing in their design sequence.
Procedure. Students from Cornell may transfer to the program at the beginning of the fall semester of their third or fourth year of study. They submit a short application as prospective internal transfer students. Before applying, all prospective internal transfer students meet with a history of architecture faculty member to discuss scheduling for the program.
All students who wish to enter the program, either from Cornell or other institutions, must apply by November 15 for spring admission or by March 31 for fall admission. Applications for both internal and external transfer students are available from the Admissions Office, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cornell University, B-1 West Sibley Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-6702. Completed applications must be submitted to the Admissions Office.
Curriculum. A student entering the program is assigned an advisor from the history of architecture faculty in the Department of Architecture. Advisor and student together prepare an appropriate two-year course of study according to the following guidelines:
1. 24 credits of 3000-level courses in architectural history: ARCH 3800 through 3819
2. 12 credits in 6000-level architectural history seminars: ARCH 6800 through 6819; or 8 credits in a 6000-level seminar plus ARCH 4901, offered for honors candidates only
3. One 3000-, 4000-, or 6000-level course in architectural theory
4. 24 credits in electives selected in consultation with the student’s advisor
5. Language requirement, to be met in the manner specified for students enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
Honors program. Students graduate with honors if, during their two years of study in the program, they have a cumulative average of B or better in all courses, have no grade lower than A- in all history of architecture courses taken at the 3000 level, and have completed an honors thesis (ARCH 4901) deemed to be of distinguished quality by the history of architecture faculty.
Students can earn both the B.S. and B. Arch. degrees either simultaneously or sequentially. Students who have transferred into the B. Arch. program at Cornell may find this to be a special opportunity for an enlarged and enriched program of study.
Students currently enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell can earn a B.A. in an arts college major and a B.S. in the history of architecture in five years. In this option, students complete a minimum of 150 credits, which includes the B.S. prerequisites and curriculum requirements and 100 credits of the usual distribution and major requirements in the College of Arts and Sciences. Further information about this option is available at the Admissions Office, B-1 West Sibley Hall, and at the Academic Advising Center of the College of Arts and Sciences, 172 Goldwin Smith Hall.
Students may also elect to continue toward a master of arts degree in the history of architecture. The M.A. ordinarily requires a minimum of two years of graduate work beyond the bachelor’s degree; with this special sequential degree arrangement that time is shortened to one year.
The summer term offers students the opportunity of a concentrated period of design work; the term is six to eight weeks in duration.
Undergraduate design sequence courses, excluding 1101 and 5902, are offered in Ithaca. Normally there is also a design program abroad for third-, fourth-, and fifth-year students.
Students from schools of architecture other than Cornell are welcome to enroll in any summer program.
Other department courses may be offered as elective courses, contingent upon student interest, faculty availability, and departmental approval.
The department offers a Career Explorations in Architecture Program for high school students and college-level students considering a professional education in architecture.
A special minor has been formulated specifically for those students not enrolled in the Department of Architecture but who are interested in complementing their current academic program with an introduction to various facets of architectural studies. Some students may wish to use the Minor in Architecture for Nonmajors as a means of investigating possible graduate studies in architecture. Some may wish to develop architectural specialties within other disciplines. Students meeting the requirements for this minor should complete a minor form, which is available in the architecture department office. This form, when validated by the architecture department, serves as evidence of completion of the minor requirements.
The curriculum for students in the Minor in Architecture Program totals 14 credit hours minimum, including 8 credits of required courses and 6 credits of elective courses. Grades earned must be C or better in all courses.
Required courses. A minimum of 8 credits, including one design studio, one visual studies course (e.g., drawing), and one history of architecture course. For example,
ARCH 1110 Introduction to Architecture Design Studio (offered summer only) 3 credits
or
ARCH 1103 Elective Design Studio (offered fall only, not offered every year) 6 credits
(ARCH 1103 may substitute for ARCH 1110; students who complete ARCH 1103 must take all other course requirements for the concentration.)
ARCH 1501 Drawing I (fall only) 2 credits
ARCH 1801 or 1802 History of Architecture I or II (ARCH 1801, fall; ARCH 1802, spring) 3 credits
Departmental elective courses: A minimum of 6 credits, including two departmental elective courses, are required.
Consistent with the broader mission of the Department of Architecture, the Master of Architecture program (in NAAB candidacy status) is dedicated to preparing graduate students from diverse disciplines and backgrounds for careers in architecture. The program is committed to the view that the nature of contemporary practice must be continually investigated and reassessed in today’s globally expansive and technologically dynamic context. The program places the question of practice at the center of the learning process. It posits alternative models and methods of research and seeks to empower the student’s sense of inquiry, responsibility, and creativity as she or he formulates her or his unique professional trajectory. The program aims in particular to engage the unique strengths and needs of the graduate student: her or his maturity, commitment to architecture, and the wealth and variety of academic and life experiences she or he brings to the discipline. The pedagogy sets skills and knowledge essential to the profession in a context of emergent cultural, technical, and environmental concerns that characterize the expanded field of architecture in the 21st century.
Term One Units/Credit Hours
ARCH 5111 Core Design Studio I 6
ARCH 5511 Techniques in Vis Rep I: Freehand and Analytical Drawing 3
ARCH 5301 Theories and Analyses of Architecture I 3
ARCH 5603 Structural Concepts 4
ARCH 5801 History of Architecture I 3
19
Term Two
ARCH 5112 Core Design Studio II 6
ARCH 5512 Techniques in Vis Rep II: Analog/Digital Constructed Drawing 3
ARCH 5302 Theories and Analyses of Architecture II 3
ARCH 5604 Structural Elements 3
ARCH 5802 History of Architecture II 3
18
Term Three
ARCH 5113 Core Design Studio III 6
ARCH 6601 Environmental Systems II: Thermal Environmental Systems 3
ARCH 5602 Building Technology, Materials, and Methods 3
History Elective or Theory Elective* 3
Visual Representation Elective 3
18
Term Four
ARCH 5114 Core Design Studio IV 6
ARCH 6602 Environmental Systems III: Building Systems Integration 3
ARCH 6603 Structural Systems 3
ARCH 5402 Architecture, Culture, Society 3
Open Elective 3
18
Term Five
ARCH 5115 Core Design Studio V: Integrative Design Practices 6
ARCH 5201 Professional Practice 3
ARCH 8911 Proseminar in Design Research 3
History or Theory or Visual Representation Elective* 3
15
Term Six
ARCH 5116 Vertical Design Studio 6
Visual Representation Elective 3
Open Elective 3
History or Theory or Visual Representation Elective* 3
15
Term Seven
ARCH 8912 Independent Design Thesis 9
Open Elective 3
12
Total Units/Credit Hours 115
* Total required for graduation:
1 Theory elective
1 History elective
1 Theory or History elective
2 Visual Representation electives
Courses in brackets are not offered this year.
A $350 fee is charged to all registered architecture students (undergraduates, graduate students, and New York City Program and Rome Program participants) and is used to generate funds for the upkeep of computer and fabrication facilities.
The history of the built domain is an integral part of all aspects of the architecture curriculum, from design and theory to science and technology. Incoming students take ARCH 1801–1802 in the first year, and three additional courses from the 3800–3819 series, preferably in the third and fourth years. Seminars are intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and do not satisfy undergraduate history requirements. Courses with the same number may be taken only once to satisfy history of architecture or in-college requirements.
All topics for ARCH 6802 to 6819 TBA before the start of the semester.
Independent research for the M.A. essay.
P. Phillips, chair (224 Tjaden Hall, 255-3558); M. Ashkin, director of graduate studies; R. Bertoia, J. Locey, T. McGrain; E. Meyer, G. Page, M. Park, B. Perlus, J. Rickard, B. Spector, W. S. Taft, and visiting artists and critics.
The curriculum in art is a program of study within the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, as well as other colleges at Cornell.
The undergraduate curriculum in art is an excellent background for a career in the visual arts. Past graduates have found it also to be preparation for careers in applied art, although no specific technical courses are offered in such areas as interior design, fashion, or commercial art.
The undergraduate curriculum in art, leading to the degree of bachelor of fine arts, provides an opportunity for the student to combine a general liberal education with the studio concentration required for a professional degree. During the first four semesters, all students follow a common course of study designed to provide a broad introduction to the arts and a basis for the intensive studio experience of the last two years. Beginning with the third year, students concentrate in electronic imaging, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, or combined media.
Studio courses occupy approximately one-half of the student’s time during the four years at Cornell; the remaining time is devoted to a diversified program of academic subjects with a generous provision for electives.
All members of the faculty in the Department of Art are practicing, exhibiting artists, whose work represents a broad range of expression.
A candidate for the B.F.A. degree may also earn a bachelor of arts degree from the College of Arts and Sciences or the College of Human Ecology, or a bachelor of science degree from the College of Engineering, in a five-year dual degree program. This decision should be made early in the candidate’s career (no later than the third semester) so that he or she can apply to be registered in both colleges simultaneously. Each student is assigned an advisor in both colleges of their dual-degree program to provide needed guidance. Candidates for two degrees must satisfy all requirements for both degrees. At least 62 of the total credits must come from courses offered in the Department of Art. In addition, all Department of Art requirements for first-year writing seminars, art history, and distribution must be met.
It is expected that a dual-degree candidate will complete the pre-thesis and thesis requirements for the B.F.A. degree during the fourth and fifth year.
The B.F.A. degree requires 130 academic credits. A minimum of 59 are taken in the Department of Art.
Students are expected to take an average course load of 16 credits per semester during their four years. Students wishing to take more than three studio courses in any one semester must file a petition. All students must take at least one studio course a semester unless there are exceptional circumstances expressed in the form of a petition. Any deviation from the standard curriculum must be petitioned to the department before the act. No student in the first year of the B.F.A. program will be permitted to deviate from the required curriculum.
By the end of the second year, students must have completed an introductory course in each of the areas of painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, electronic imaging, and four drawing courses. By the end of the third year, all students must have completed an additional 12 credits beyond the introductory level in three of the four areas.
Students must plan their programs to complete 26–27 credits in one of the studio areas of electronic imaging, painting, photography, printmaking, or sculpture. Declaration of the area of concentration must be made by the second semester of the sophomore year. Students concentrating in combined media must also submit an approved projected course plan. B.F.A. students complete a senior thesis in one area of concentration and are required to participate in the Senior Exhibition in the semester the Thesis II is taken.
Concentration Requirements (27 credits total; 26 in printmaking)
The required courses for each concentration are as follows:
Electronic Imaging: ART 1701; 2304/2702 (1 of 2); 2703; 3703/3704 (1 of 2), 4001, 4002 (senior thesis)
Painting: ART 1201, 2201, 3201, 3202, 4001, 4002 (senior thesis)
Photography: ART 1601, 2601, 2603; 2604, 2605, 3601 (1 of 3); 4001, 4002 (senior thesis)
Printmaking: ART 1301/1302/1303/1304 (2 of 4); 2301/2302/2303/2304 (1 of 4); 3301, 4001, 4002 (senior thesis)
Sculpture: ART 1401, 2401, 3401, 3402, 4001, 4002 (senior thesis)
Students interested in studying in more than one area may choose to do a dual concentration. The dual concentration requires a first area, in which the thesis is conducted, and a nonthesis second area. Thesis I and Thesis II must be taken in the first area of concentration. Students take 23 credits in the first area of concentration (22 for printmaking) and 15 credits in the second area of concentration (14 for printmaking). Drawing is available only as a second area of concentration.
The required courses for the dual concentration are:
First Area of Concentration Total Credits
Electronic Imaging: ART 1701, 2304/2702 (1 of 2); 2703/3703/3704 (1 of 3), 4001/4002 23
Painting: ART 1201, 2201, 3201, 4001, 4002 23
Photography: ART 1601, 2601, 2603/2604/2605/3601 (1 of 4), 4001, 4002 23
Printmaking: ART 1301/1302/1303 (2 of 3), 2301/2302/2303/2304 (1 of 4), 4001, 4002 22
Sculpture: ART 1401, 2401, 3401, 4001, 4002 23
Second Area of Concentration Total Credits
Drawing: ART 1501, 1502, 2501, 2502, independent study 15
Electronic Imaging: ART 1701, 2304/2702 (1 of 2), 2703, 3703/3704 (1 of 2) 15
Painting: ART 1201, 2201, 3201, 3202 15
Photography: ART 1601, 2601, 2603/2604/2605/3601 (2 of 4) 15
Printmaking: ART 1301/1302/1303 (2 of 3), 2301/2302/2303 (1 of 3), 3301 14
Sculpture: ART 1401, 2401, 3401, 3402 15
Note: The total number of out-of-college elective credits required will be adjusted to allow for the additional credits required of the dual concentration.
The combined media concentration enables students to fulfill concentration requirements by combining several studio disciplines, including out-of-department studio courses such as those offered in the departments of music and theatre, film, and dance.
Students must file an approved “area of concentration” form. In addition to the courses required of all B.F.A. majors during their first and second year (see B.F.A. curriculum), students must take two studios at the 2000 or 3000 level, a minimum of two “out of college” studio electives (OCE studio) of 3–4 credits each, ART 4001 Thesis I and ART 4002 Thesis II.
Note: The total number of in- and out-of-college elective credits required will be adjusted to allow for additional credits required of the combined media concentration.
The studio art component of the Cornell in Rome program draws upon the historical and cultural resources of Rome, its museums, art, and architecture, and its beauty and complexity. It provides an experience unparalleled for artistic, intellectual, and personal growth.
The program provides close individual instruction and studios that are structured but flexible enough to accommodate personal interests. Students are given the freedom to generate their own ideas and may work in any medium that compels them to investigate their personal relationship to Rome. Student projects include paintings, photo essays, collages, performance installation, sculptures, drawings, and books.
Artists resident in Rome visit and lecture. Day trips to the studios of Rome-based artists and artisans provide further inspiration. Workshops on papermaking, fresco, mosaics, egg tempera, and watercolor are frequently available. Visitors from the various academies in Rome give student artists contact with their contemporaries and with those representing international art movements. An extensive and varied field-trip program balances great historic collections with modern and contemporary art, and the best of Italy’s notable cities, towns, and landscapes.
The Rome Studio (ART 4000) may be taken for course credit in all Department of Art concentrations, and additional studio courses expose students to a wide variety of art-making modes. Each Cornell art student receives the equivalent of one semester’s advanced study in his or her concentration.
The inspiration of travel and cultural encounter fuels the studio experience, and many students keep sketchbooks and journals, which they will refer to in the art they make after their return from Rome.
Students in good academic standing who have completed the requirements of the first two years of a fine arts program are eligible for participation in Cornell in Rome. Students are admitted to the program by application and review of their record. Students must register for a full semester of credits.
Students may enroll in the first or second semester of their junior year or for the full academic year. Under special circumstances, first-semester seniors also may attend Cornell in Rome. Serious studio art students from outside Cornell also are encouraged to apply. A portfolio is required.
ART 4000 Rome Studio 4
Requirement for Rome B.F.A. students, fulfills 4 credits in a studio concentration
ART 2009 Site-Specific Processes 3
ART 3102* Modern Art in Italy 3
ART 3107 History of Art in Rome: Early Christian to the Baroque Age 4
or
ART 3108 History of Art in Rome: Renaissance in Rome and Florence 4
or
ART 3702 Special Topics in Art History (spring only) 4
or
ART 3702 Special Topics: Intermediate and Advanced Drawing 3
ITALA 1110/1120 Italian Language 4
[ARCH 3107 Contemporary Italian Film 1**]
**Students may add by approved petition to take 19 credits in Rome.
17–18 Total
Other electives available to B.F.A. students include courses in architectural history, visual studies, and urban studies.
Students may petition to take more than 16 credits per semester in the Rome Program. Students may study in Rome for one or two academic semesters.
*Fulfills 3000-level theory and criticism requirement.
AAP NYC is a dynamic site from which to explore contemporary art and visual culture and to create art that is responsive to urban issues and life. The Department of Art offers distinctive programs for B.F.A. students from Cornell and other colleges and universities during a January Winter Session and spring semester.
New York is a vast and diverse laboratory with extraordinary museums and galleries, countless studios of artists and designers, dynamic public art, and cultural sites and organizations that offer exceptional opportunities for students to learn first-hand about the production and presentation of art. Scheduled annually, the spring semester is a collaboratively developed and conceptually linked plan of study with studio and theory courses, independent studies, and internships that all use the remarkable resources and opportunities of the city. Faculty members include practicing artists, theorists, critics, and curators.
The spring semester is planned for art majors in their sophomore year, but students at other levels may participate. The Winter Session is open to all students who seek an intensive, thematically organized immersion in contemporary art theory and practice. In addition to the department’s Rome junior-year semester, all undergraduate art majors are encouraged to participate in at least one of these unique New York–based opportunities.
The focus of these courses may vary from year to year.
• ART 2000 New York City Studio
• ART 2001 New York City Seminar
• ART 2003 Art/Architecture History in NYC
• ART 2004 Drawing Projects (Studio)
• ART 2019 Independent Study/Studio in NYC
• ART 2109 Art Practicum in NYC (Field Studies)
A minimum of 61 elective credits must be taken outside of the college. In the first year, students must take two first-year writing seminars. Students are required to take courses from among three groups, which include physical and biological sciences (minimum of two courses, of at least 3 credits each); social sciences (minimum of three courses, of at least 3 credits each); and humanities and expressive arts (minimum of three courses, of at least 3 credits each). All B.F.A. students are required to take 20 credits in the history of art. One course must be taken in each of the following areas:
BFA students can satisfy the modern art history requirement with any of these courses without petition.
ARTH 2600 Intro to Art History: The Modern Era
ARTH 2700 Mapping America
ARTH 3170 Visual Culture
ARTH 3550 Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art
ARTH 3600 Intro to Art History: Contemporary Art: 1960 to Present
ARTH 3605 U.S. Art from FDR to Reagan
ARTH 3650 History and Theory of Digital Art
ARTH 3660 Conceptual Art
ARTH 3740 Painting 19th-Century America
ARTH 3760 Impressionism in Society
ARTH 4047 Aesthetic Theory: The End of Art
ARTH 4505 Contemporary African Diaspora Art
ARTH 4508 Exhibiting Cultures: Museums, Monuments, Rep, and Display
ARTH 4525 Rastafari Race and Resistance
ARTH 4578 African Cinema
ARTH 4600 Studies in Modern Art
ARTH 4861 Modern Chinese Art
ARTH 4917 Modern Art and Popular Culture
BFA students can satisfy the non-Western art history requirement with any of these courses without petition.
ARTH 2350 Introduction to Art History: Islamic Art and Culture
ARTH 2880 Introduction to Art History: Approach to Asian Art
ARTH 3510 Introduction to African Art
ARTH 3550 Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art
ARTH 3611 Art of South Asia, 1500–Present
ARTH 3800 Introduction to Arts of China
ARTH 3805 Representation and Meaning of Chinese Painting
ARTH 3820 Introduction to Arts of Japan
ARTH 3850 The Arts of Southeast Asia
ARTH 3855 The House and the World: Architecture of Asia
ARTH 4311 The Multicultural Alhambra
ARTH 4505 Contemporary African Diaspora Art
ARTH 4578 African Cinema
ARTH 4850 Art and Collecting: East and West
ARTH 5571 African Aesthetics
ARTH 5850 Dancing the Stone
Three electives: any art history elective at the 3000 level or above or any architectural history elective. Also, the following 2000-level art history courses have been approved to count toward the art history elective requirement:
ARTH 2019 Thinking Surrealisms
ARTH 2109 Immigrant Imagination
ARTH 2200 Introduction to Art History: the Classical World
ARTH 2247 Art and Archaeology/Ancient Medieval World
ARTH 2300 Monuments of Medieval Art
ARTH 2400 Introduction to Art History: Renaissance and Baroque Art
Note: Offerings may vary each semester. Students are encouraged to consult the History of Art Department. In addition, students may petition to substitute courses of similar content.
The university requirement of two semesters in physical education must be met.
A candidate for the B.F.A. degree at Cornell is required to spend the last two semesters of candidacy in residence at the university, subject to the conditions of the Cornell faculty legislation of November 14, 1962. No student may study in absentia for more than two semesters.
Students who transfer into the undergraduate degree program in art must complete a minimum of four semesters in residence at Cornell and a minimum of 60 credits at the university, of which 30 credits must be taken in the Department of Art, including four semesters of studio work.
Students are required to take ART 1103 Introductory Art Seminar; ART 1201 Introductory Painting; ART 1401 Introductory Sculpture; ART 1501 Drawing I; Art History elective; and a first-year writing seminar during the fall semester of the freshman year. ART 1301/1302/1303 Introductory Printmaking; ART 1502 Drawing II; Art History elective; and an additional first-year writing seminar must be taken during the spring semester of the freshman year. Two 3000-level courses in theory and criticism must be taken sometime between the sophomore and senior years.
Courses that will fulfill the theory and criticism requirement (Note: Offerings may vary from year to year. Check the current course catalog.):
ART 1700 Visual Imaging in the Electronic Age
ART 3101 Issues in Contemporary Art
ART 3102 Modern Art in Italy: Contemporary Issues (Rome Program only)
ARTH 3170 Visual Culture and Social Theory
ARTH 3500 African American Art
ARTH 3660 Conceptual Art
ARTH 4322 The Late Medieval Devotional Image in Iberia
ARTH 4600 Studies in Modern Art
ARTH 4610 Women Artists
ARTH 4663 Studies in Modern Art (IV)
ARTH 5571 African Aesthetics
ARTH 5993–5994: Supervised Reading
ANTHR 3202 Arts of the Roman Empire
ANTHR 3420 Myth, Ritual, and Symbol
ARCH 4407 Architectural Design and the Utopian Tradition
ASRC 3500 African American Art
ASRC 6506 African Aesthetics
ENGL 2000 Introduction of Criticism and Theory
ENGL 3905 Video: Art, Theory, and Politics
FGSS 4040 Women Artists
FILM 3760 History and Theory
GERST 6600 Visual Ideology
GOVT 3755 Visual Culture and Social Theory
Fall Semester (Required Curriculum) Credits
1103 Introductory Art Seminar 3
Art History Elective 4
1201 Introductory Painting 3
1401 Introductory Sculpture 3
1501 Drawing I 3
First-year writing seminar 3
19
Spring Semester (Required Curriculum)
Art History Elective 4
1502 Drawing II 3
One of the following: 3
1301 Introductory Intaglio
1302 Introductory Graphics
1303 Introductory Lithography
First-year writing seminar 3
In/out-of-college elective 3
16
Fall Semester (Required Curriculum) Credits
1601 Introductory Photography 3
1701 Electronic Imaging in Art 3
2501 Drawing III 3
Out-of-college elective (OCE)/Art History 3–4
OCE 3
15–16
Spring Semester
2000-level studio 4
2000-level studio 4
In/OCE 3
3000-level course in theory and criticism 3
OCE 3
17
Fall Semester
2000-level studio 4
Art studio concentration 4
Art history elective or 3000-level course in theory and criticism 3–4
OCE 3
In/OCE 3
17–18
Spring Semester
Art studio concentration 4
Art history elective or 3000-level course in theory and criticism 3–4
In/OCE (two courses) 7
14–15
Fall Semester
Thesis I 6
2502 Advanced Drawing Workshop 3
In/OCE (two to three courses) 7
16
Spring Semester
Thesis II 6
In/OCE (three courses) 9
15
The master of fine arts program requires four semesters of full-time study, equal to a minimum of 60 credits. Graduate work done elsewhere or in the summer session is not applicable to the M.F.A. degree. The curriculum leading to the master’s degree is flexible to accommodate the needs of the individual student and to enable the student to partake of the greater Cornell community. The ratio of graduate faculty to students allows an exceptional opportunity for individual mentoring. Graduate students are provided individual studios and have 24-hour access to studios and labs.
Graduate students in art may enroll in introductory or advanced courses in any field of study offered at the university. Fifteen credits are required in each semester; of these, 9 credits are in studio work, and 3 credits are in graduate seminar. Students are required to take at least 12 credits of academic work outside the Department of Art during their four semesters in residence. Candidates for the master of fine arts degree must have completed 18 credits in the history of art in the course of their graduate and/or undergraduate study. Prior undergraduate art history course work may apply toward this requirement and will be evaluated by the director of graduate studies. Any remaining credit toward this requirement must be taken at Cornell. Every M.F.A. candidate must prepare a written statement, offer a thesis exhibition of studio work completed during residency, and give an oral defense of the written statement and visual thesis. Gallery space is provided for a one-week solo thesis exhibition during the final spring semester.
Most courses in the Department of Art are open to students in any college of the university who have fulfilled the prerequisites or have permission of the instructor. Priority is given to B.F.A. majors and AAP students.
Fees are charged for all studio courses. See the specific course description for course fees.
To take advantage of the special opportunities afforded by summer study, several courses are offered during summer session.
A student who wishes to undertake an independent study must be a junior and in good academic standing. Fine arts students must have completed two years of the curriculum, including all first- and second-year studios and four semesters of drawing. Students must have prior approval to have an independent study count as a drawing requirement. All students must have taken a minimum of one Cornell art department course in the area of the proposed independent study. It is recommended that the student take the independent study with a professor with whom they have previously studied. Out-of-department students may be exempt from the studio sequence requirement at the discretion of the supervising professor. Independent studies must be petitioned to count toward required studio courses. Credit hours are variable up to a maximum of 4.
Fees for all drawing courses: $25
Course fees:
1701, 3702, 4709 $250
2304, 2701, 2702 $105
3703/3704 $250
4001, 4002 $ 70
Fees for painting courses (1201, 2201, 3201, 3202, 4001, 4002, 4209): $40
Darkroom fees for photography courses:
Black-and-white courses: $135
Color courses: $215
Additional black-and-white course taken the same semester: $55
Additional color course taken the same semester: $135
Fees for printmaking courses:
Intaglio (1301, 2301, 4001, 4002, 4309): $95
Screenprinting (1302, 2302, 4001, 4002, 4309): $45
Lithography (1303, 2303, 4001, 4002, 4309): $95
Expanded Print Forms (1304, 2304): $95
Fees for sculpture courses:
1401: $50
2401, 3401, 3402, 3403, 4001, 4002, 4009: $75
K. Donaghy, chair (106 W. Sibley Hall, 254-5378); S. Baugher, L. Benería, R. S. Booth, director, URS program; N. Brooks, S. Christopherson, J. Chusid, P. Clavel, M. Drennan, J. F. Forester, A. Forsyth, W. W. Goldsmith, R. Kiely, director, Urban Scholars Program, N. Kudva, C. Lai, D. Lewis, B. Lynch, P. Olpadwala, R. Pendall, K. Reardon, S. Saltzman, M. A. Tomlan, M. Warner. Emeriti: S. Czamanski, W. Isard, J. W. Reps, S. Schmidt, S. W. Stein, R. T. Trancik. Visiting: I. Azis, T. Vietorisz
The department offers several programs of study at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
The program in Urban and Regional Studies (URS) is a four-year academic program aimed at assessing the problems of human communities and regions. Graduates from the program receive a Bachelor of Science degree. The program provides both an excellent liberal arts education and a strong concentration of studies addressing urban and regional issues. Courses in the program provide students with a broad understanding of urban issues, the ability to assess those issues, and skills technical analysis. The URS program is truly interdisciplinary: students learn to evaluate urban and regional problems by using wide ranges of analytic tools and disciplinary perspectives.
The URS program encompasses an interdisciplinary, liberal arts course of study focused on the forces that shape the social, economic, and political character and physical form of cities, suburbs, and their surrounding regions. Students pursue knowledge in a range of disciplines, acquire significant writing skills, quantitative and non-quantitative analytical skills, and develop the capacity to think broadly and deeply regarding the past, present, and future of urbanized communities and their inhabitants.
Like many quality liberal arts programs, the URS program requires students to develop a broad academic base in the physical and biological sciences, quantitative methods and mathematics, social sciences and history, humanities and the arts, and writing. The major requires students to complete a series of four introductory courses and encourages them to develop expertise in looking at cities, suburbs, and metropolitan regions through a series of lenses. Students use theory to examine social dynamics, politics, economics, history, design and land use patterns, and environmental problems.
Graduates pursue a wide variety of advanced studies and careers in city and regional planning, historic preservation, real estate, architecture, landscape architecture, public administration and law; and positions in the public sector: teaching, not-for-profit institutions, and consulting firms.
Students may apply up to two courses of approved advanced placement credit in calculus, computer science, and science toward satisfaction of the distribution requirement in Groups 1 and 2 previously established by the College of Arts and Sciences or in the groups Physical and Biological Sciences (PBS) and Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (MQR) currently used by the College of Arts and Sciences, provided that they must complete at least one science course during their undergraduate career. They may apply no advanced placement credit toward the distribution requirements in categories currently established by the College of Arts and Sciences in Cultural Analysis (CA); Historical Analysis (HA); Knowledge, Cognition, and Moral Reasoning (KCM); Literature and the Arts (LA); and Social and Behavioral Analysis (SBA).
URS requirements for graduation include (a) eight semesters of residence; (b) 120 credits; (c) General Education Requirements consisting of writing seminars, qualification in one foreign language, and a series of distribution requirements; (d) required courses for the major; (e) area requirements for the major; (f) free electives; (g) a minimum of 34 courses; and (h) completion of the university physical education requirement. Note: Physical education credit does not count toward graduation or toward the 12-credit minimum required for good academic standing each semester. No course may satisfy more than one requirement.
More specifically these requirements include
1. General Education
a. First-year writing seminars: two courses. Students earning a score of 5 on both English literature and English language exams will receive 3 credits (in out-of-college electives) and place out of one first-year writing seminar.
b. Foreign language: qualification in one foreign language can be demonstrated by completing three courses in one foreign language in high school, or by taking the Cornell Advanced Standing Examination (CASE), or by successfully completing two to three college-level foreign language courses.
c. Distribution Requirements: nine courses. Students must successfully complete nine courses for the distribution requirement. A total of four courses must be completed in the categories of Physical and Biological Sciences (PBS-AS) and Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (MQR-AS). Of those four courses, at least two must be classified as PBS and at least one course must be classified as MQR course. The fourth course can be classified as either PBS or MQR. The remaining five courses must be courses identified by the College of Arts and Sciences in the categories of Cultural Analysis (CA-AS), Historical Analysis (HA-AS), Knowledge, Cognition, and Moral Reasoning (KCM-AS), Literature and the Arts (LA), and Social and Behavior Analysis (SBA). These five courses must be selected from at least four of these five categories (i.e., CA-AS, HA-AS, KCM-AS, LA-AS, and SBA-AS). No more than three of these five courses can be taken in any one department. URS students may petition to substitute equivalent courses from the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Engineering, Human Ecology, Industrial and Labor Relations, and Architecture, Art, and Planning. Grades of S–U cannot be applied toward the distribution requirement.
URS students may not apply college credit earned before entering Cornell as a freshman to satisfy any distribution course requirement. However, they may petition to have that credit counted toward the 120 total credits required for graduation.
2. Required Courses for the Major: seven courses
CRP 1100 The American City (fall, 3 credits)
CRP 1101 The Global City: People, Production, and Planning in the Third World (spring, 3 credits)
CRP 1106 URS First-Year Seminar (fall, 1 credit)
CRP 2000 The Promise and Pitfalls of Contemporary Planning (fall, 3 credits)
CRP 2010 People, Planning and Politics in the City (spring, 3 credits)
Microeconomics: one course from a list of microeconomics courses (fall or spring, 3 or 4 credits)
Statistics: one course from a list of statistics courses (fall or spring, 3 or 4 credits)
3. Area Requirements: six CRP courses
The program requires that students take courses in six areas:
a. Design and Land Use (one course from designated list of courses)
Students understand cities, suburbs, and regions in terms of aesthetic perspectives (both historically and in the present) and patterns of human use of land that shape physical, social, ecological, and economic character.
b. Urban History, Society, and Politics (one course from designated list of courses)
Students examine the growth, development, and character of today’s urbanized areas and their resident populations, in light of a complicated and constantly evolving interplay of historical forces, social and economic concerns, and political constituencies, ideas, and choices.
c. Environment (one course from designated list of courses)
Students become aware of the past, present, and future influence of the natural environment (including both living and nonliving elements) as modified by humans, in shaping, and in many instances substantially limiting the growth and development of cities/suburbs and regions.
d. Regional Development and Globalization (one course from designated list of courses)
Students learn to recognize how the economic health and general well-being of particular cities/suburbs and regions, and their inhabitants, is dramatically influenced by far-flung social and economic forces whose impacts are felt throughout whole regions, nations, and even the world at large.
e. Methods for Planning and Urban Studies (one course in qualitative/field methods from designated list of courses).
Students gain knowledge and skills regarding use of interview, survey, participant observation, and other nonquantitative methods in analyzing attitudes, behaviors, trends, and other information pertinent to the growth and development of cities/suburbs and regions, and the well-being of their inhabitants.
f. Methods for Planning and Urban Studies (one course in quantitative methods from designated lists of courses).
Students understand, develop, and apply tools used in analyzing economic, sociological, and other quantitative data relevant to the development, implementation, and assessment of public and private actions that influence the growth and development of cities/suburbs and regions, and the well-being of their inhabitants.
Students in the class of 2010 should refer to the distribution requirements specified in Courses of Study for the year in which they matriculated.
Each year a few well-qualified seniors may join the honors program at the beginning of their senior year. Each honors student develops and writes an honors thesis under the guidance of his or her faculty advisor.
The Urban and Regional Studies minor has been formulated specifically for those students not enrolled in the Program of Urban and Regional Studies who are interested in complementing their current academic program with an introduction to various facets of urban studies (domestic, environmental, international, professional, urban affairs).
To complete the Urban and Regional Studies (URS) minor, students must take at least six courses (minimum total of 18 credits) in the Department of City and Regional Planning (CRP). Courses must be completed with letter grade of C or above, as follows:
1. Nine (9) credits of required core courses:
CRP 1100 The American City (3 credits)
CRP 1101 The Global City: People, Production, and Planning in the Third World (3 credits)
CRP 2000 The Promise and Pitfalls of Contemporary Planning (3 credits)
2. Nine (9) credits of elective department courses at the 3000 level or higher.
(Please consult department course listings.)
Students meet with their home college faculty advisor. Upon completion of course requirements, students complete a URS minor application form, available in 106 W. Sibley Hall. The URS program director (who also serves as URS minor advisor) verifies completion of the minor, signs the form, and sends a letter (on department letterhead) to the student’s home college. The home college will record completion of the URS minor on the student’s transcript.
URS Students in Minors Offered by Other Departments
The department recognizes minors earned within the university (accepting standards set by various colleges). URS students may apply for minors in any college (e.g., Africana Studies, Architecture, Latino Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, and Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies). When a student satisfies the requirements for a minor, and formal notification is received by the AAP registrar, the concentration will be recorded on the student’s official transcript at the time of graduation.
Cornell in Rome. The urban studies component of Cornell in Rome is offered during the spring semester for students interested in the economic, political, cultural, and social life of contemporary European cities and regions. It is open to urban studies majors and related disciplines.
By living and studying in the center of one of the world’s most historic, beautiful, and dynamic cities, students gain a deeper understanding of the powerful local, regional, and global forces that are reshaping urban communities abroad and at home.
In addition to taking classes with architecture and art students, participants engage in field research and assist civic leaders and municipal officials in developing workable solutions to challenging problems confronting contemporary Roman neighborhoods. Students meet with professional planners, government officials, community activists, leading architects, researchers, and others responsible for urban policy-making in the areas of economic development, neighborhood stabilization, urban design, regional planning, city management, agricultural development, tourism, historic preservation, and immigration.
Students complement their classes and fieldwork with travel to Italy’s most important artistic, economic, and political centers. Participants have the opportunity to see Italy and its European neighbors work together to form a more powerful regional economy and political alliance through the increasingly influential European Union.
The program’s cultural immersion and community-based research experience significantly strengthen application for graduate or professional school, and also enhance the effectiveness of young professionals employed in increasingly global workplaces.
Graduate planning and international studies students gain invaluable work experience as full-time interns with one of the United Nations agencies headquartered in Rome (such as the Food and Agricultural Organization or the International Commission on Objects and Monuments), in an Italian city planning agency (fluent Italian required), or in a nongovernmental agency. Rome faculty members help graduate students individually to arrange intern positions. An updated résumé and internship questionnaire must be submitted with the program application.
AAP NYC. AAP NYC provides an exciting off-campus semester with courses and professors that engages students with New York City’s economics and politics, housing and transportation, and art and design. Participants study the use of streets and public spaces, and faculty and guest lecturers guide students through the astonishing variety of the world’s premier city.
Studying and living in New York City complements classroom-based coursework in Ithaca with the chance to learn onsite. The New York program is envisioned to fit well with both Ithaca and Rome allowing students to apply ideas first encountered in Ithaca courses to the big-city laboratories off campus. The CRP faculty has identified a diverse set of educational partners, connected to both the public and private sectors, to provide high-quality site visits, guidance in professional internships, and special events.
During a semester in New York City, Urban and Regional Studies (URS) juniors and seniors can learn how such a complex system functions, how its elements interact, how new businesses set up and prosper while others fail, and how City Hall, the Port Authority, and various other state and local agencies try to manage things.
The internship course combines work experience two days each week with formal Friday lunchtime discussions. Every other Friday experienced professionals from across the metropolitan region join students to discuss their current work in planning, design, and development. On alternate Fridays students report on their work, meeting with faculty and fellow interns.
Students enjoy opportunities to gain work experience on issues ranging from arts and culture to planning, public policy, housing, and economic development through CRP’s internship program. Students may select work with private firms, public agencies, neighborhood-based groups, or NGOs. The list of possible internships is extensive and individually tailored. Interns take full advantage of the special resources of New York, working with people in AAP’s broad network of alumni and friends in a range of professional fields. Placements are matched to students’ study areas and career interests. Students with the appropriate academic background from other colleges at Cornell or outside Cornell may be eligible to attend.
Cornell in Washington Program (C-i-W). Students in good standing may earn degree credits through course work and an externship in Washington, D.C. Students at C-i-W may work as externs with congressional offices, executive-branch agencies, interest groups, research institutions, and other organizations involved in politics and public policy. Students take an 8-credit research course and select one or two seminars from such fields as government, history, economics, human development, architectural history, natural resources, and social policy. Cornell faculty members teach these seminars, which provide credit toward fulfillment of major, distribution, and other academic requirements.
Cornell Abroad. Qualified undergraduates are encouraged to study abroad because exposure to foreign cultures can be an eye-opening aspect of a university education. In an increasingly interdependent world, the experience of living and learning in a foreign country is invaluable. Study-abroad opportunities are continually being developed, and programs are available in many countries. The department encourages URS students to explore these opportunities.
Research and fieldwork. Students are welcome to work with department faculty members on research or other opportunities that are appropriate to their particular interests. Fieldwork and community-service options also exist for students in the Urban and Regional Studies Program.
Linked degree options. URS students may earn both a bachelor of science degree and a master of regional planning (M.R.P.) degree in a fifth year of study. Ordinarily the professional M.R.P. degree requires two years of work beyond that for the bachelor’s degree. Under this option, a minimum of 30 credits and a master’s thesis or thesis project are required for the M.R.P. degree. Interested students apply to the Graduate School, usually in the senior year.
Dual-degree options. A student accepted in Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences may earn both a B.A. in a College of Arts and Sciences major and a B.S. in Urban and Regional Studies in a total of five years. A student accepted in Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) may earn both a B.S. in Landscape Architecture and a B.S. in URS in a total of five years. Special requirements have been established for these dual-degree programs. Cornell students interested in pursuing the dual- degree program should contact either the director of the Urban and Regional Studies Program or the appropriate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences or of CALS for further information.
Among the most important criteria for admission to the Urban and Regional Studies Program are intellectual potential and commitment—a combination of ability, achievement, motivation, diligence, and use of educational and social opportunities. Nonacademic qualifications are important as well. The department encourages students with outstanding personal qualities, initiative, and leadership ability. Above all, the department seeks students with a high level of enthusiasm and depth of interest in the study of urban and regional issues. Applicants must complete a university admission application. Although an interview is not required, applicants are urged to visit the campus if that is possible. Applicants who want further information regarding the Urban and Regional Studies Program may contact Professor Richard Booth, program director, Urban and Regional Studies, Cornell University, 106 West Sibley Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-6701, 607-255-4025).
In most cases, transfer applicants should no longer be affiliated with a high school and should have completed no fewer than 12 credits of college or university work at the time of application. High school students who have completed graduation requirements at midyear and are taking college courses for the rest of the academic year should apply as freshmen. Prospective candidates who believe that their circumstances are exceptional should consult with the director of admissions in the Cornell division of interest to them before filing an application.
Forms for transfer application and financial aid are available from the Cornell University Office of Admissions, 410 Thurston Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14850-2488. Official transcripts of all high school and college work must be submitted along with SAT or ACT scores and letters of recommendation.
Prospective transfer students should have taken at least 6 credits in English. In addition, students should have taken basic college-level courses distributed across the natural and social sciences, humanities, and mathematics. Applicants whose previous course work closely parallels the “General Education” requirements of the Urban and Regional Studies curriculum will have relative ease in transferring. Nevertheless, students with other academic backgrounds, such as engineering, architecture, fine arts, management, and agriculture, are eligible to apply.
Although an interview is not required, applicants are urged to visit the campus if that is possible. Applicants who want further information regarding the Urban and Regional Studies Program may contact Professor Richard Booth, program director, Urban and Regional Studies, Cornell University, 106 West Sibley Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-6701, 607-255-4025.
There are five graduate degree programs in the city and regional planning department. The master of regional planning program (M.R.P.) stresses skills basic to professional planning practice and responds to individual needs and interests. The faculty strongly recommends that students concentrate in one of three areas of planning. The Land Use and Environmental Planning concentration focuses on the forces and actions that directly affect the physical character, transformation, rehabilitation, and preservation of cities and regions. Economic Development Planning: Communities and Regions focuses on the economies of neighborhoods, cities, and regions with the intent of producing more informed and effective economic development policy. International Studies in Planning (ISP) focuses on urban, regional, and international development processes and their implications for people’s lives and livelihoods in diverse international contexts.
The master of professional studies in international development (M.P.S./I.D.) degree is administered jointly with the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture, and Development (CIIFAD). It is intended to meet the specific training needs of experienced planners or midcareer professionals in related fields.
The 60-credit master of arts (M.A.) in historic preservation planning prepares students for professional work in the creative preservation and use of our physical heritage.
The master of science (M.S.) or master of arts (M.A.) degree in regional science is the study of regional economies and their interactions with each other. Central issues include capital flows, trade, location of economic activity, growth, and regional conflicts. Graduates are positioned for careers as researchers and policy analysts at the highest levels in national governments, corporations, and international organizations.
The doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) program is for those who seek advanced, specialized education for a career in teaching, research, or policy making.
Cornell in Rome. Graduate students have the opportunity to spend one or two semesters in Rome, studying at Cornell’s center at the Palazzo Lazzaroni. Instruction is given by Cornell professors-in-residence and by other faculty. The program is structured to include work assignments in one of the international development organizations headquartered in Rome.
Most courses in the Department of City and Regional Planning are open to students in any college of the university who have fulfilled the prerequisites and have the permission of the instructor.
The department attempts to offer courses according to the information that follows. However, students should check with the department at the beginning of each semester for late changes.
Typical topics are:
CRP 3850 Special Topics in Planning
CRP 3851 Special Topics in Design and Land Use
CRP 3852 Special Topics in Urban History, Society and Politics
CRP 3853 Special Topics in Environment
CRP 3854 Special Topics in Regional Development and Globalization
CRP 3855 Special Topics in Qualitative and Field Methods
CRP 3856 Special Topics in Quantitative Methods
Courses numbered from 5000 to 5990 and 6000 to 6990 are generally considered introductory or first-year courses; those numbered from 7000 to 7990 and 8000 to 8990 are generally considered more advanced. Upper-level undergraduate courses are numbered from 3000 to 4990. (Undergraduate students with the necessary prerequisites and permission of the instructor may enroll in courses numbered 5000 and above.)
Typical topics are:
Landscape Architecture at Cornell is jointly sponsored by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning.
Program faculty: P. J. Trowbridge, chair (443 Kennedy Hall, 255-2738); S. Baugher, K. L. Gleason, A. Hammer, P. Horrigan, D. W. Krall, L. J. Mirin, A. Okisbo, D. Ruggeri.
Landscape Architecture offers a three-year master of landscape architecture license qualifying degree, administered through the Graduate School, for those who have a four-year undergraduate degree in another field. The major is composed of several parts: core courses related to professional education in landscape architecture; a concentration in a subject related to the core courses; and free electives. Requirements of the three-year M.L.A. curriculum include 90 credits, six resident units, satisfactory completion of the core curriculum courses, and a thesis or a capstone studio.
The department also offers a two-year master of landscape architecture advanced degree program, administered through the Graduate School, for those with accredited degrees in landscape architecture or architecture. The two-year program entails core courses in the discipline and the development of concentrations in subject-matter areas such as landscape history and theory, landscape ecology and urban horticulture, the cultural landscape, site/landscape and art, or urban design.
Both of these degrees are accredited by the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board (LAAB) of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
Graduate students can earn a master of landscape architecture and a master of science (horticulture) or a master of city and regional planning simultaneously. Students need to be accepted into both fields of study to engage in a dual-degree program and must fulfill requirements of both fields of study. Thesis requirements are generally integrated for dual degrees.
Note: Landscape Architecture courses are offered through the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences except LANAR 4970, 5240, and 5250. For complete course offerings, see Landscape Architecture course listings on pages (((XXX–XXX??))) of this catalog.