At Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP), we enroll talented students from around the globe who share a commitment to building a more sustainable, just, and resilient world.

Our disciplines are about acts of transformation, and our college addresses the complex challenges we find in cities and communities around the world today. With rigorous criticality, informed innovation, and inspired creativity, our architects, artists, planners, urbanists, and scholars are prepared to take action toward a better tomorrow for all.

Flexible funding is essential to AAP’s ability to provide the top-notch education our students seek and deserve. Annual fund gifts are critical to all aspects of our mission. These resources expand scholarship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, deepen integration across the college’s departments, increase research opportunities and funding awards, and build a stronger culture and community at AAP.

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Kseniya Yerakhavets (M.Arch. '23) prepares to present her thesis, “Hypogeal Succession: Machine Misuse and Cyclopean Masonry in Quarry Architecture,” for an interim review.
Kseniya Yerakhavets (M.Arch. ’23) prepares to present her thesis, “Hypogeal Succession: Machine Misuse and Cyclopean Masonry in Quarry Architecture,” for an interim review. October 23, 2023. Photo: Thanut Sakdanaraseth (M.S. MDC '24) / Cornell College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
Krystal Vernon (B.Arch. '28) during final architecture reviews, spring 2024.
Krystal Vernon (B.Arch. ’28) during final architecture reviews, spring 2024.
Assistant Professor Suzanne Lettieri hosts her B.Arch. Core Studio class in the Arts Quad on October 5, 2023. The fabric for the structure enveloping them was created during the Painting Public Spaces Workshop, led by Lettieri.
Assistant Professor Suzanne Lettieri hosts her B.Arch. Core Studio class in the Arts Quad on October 5, 2023. The fabric for the structure enveloping them was created during the Painting Public Spaces Workshop, led by Lettieri. Photo: Anson Wigner

In the past the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning Annual Fund has supported:

Future priorities for the AAP Annual Fund include:

How AAP would use future gifts at the following levels:

  • $3,000–$4,000will sustain an academic year (fall and spring) of AAP Launchpad events.
  • $15,000will support a guest lecture series.
  • $25,000+will provide a current-use scholarship or graduate fellowship to a deserving AAP student.
  • $75,000will support the renovation of the Print Media Studio.

Message from the dean

J. Meejin Yoon Gale and Ira Drukier Dean of Architecture, Art, and Planning

“Annual funds are critical to the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning. These funds enable us to respond immediately and purposefully to emerging opportunities, address challenges as they arise, launch initiatives, and support our talented faculty and students. Ultimately, they propel us forward. Thank you for the gift of unrestricted support, which plays such a vital role in our work.”

—J. Meejin Yoon B.Arch ’95
Gale and Ira Drukier Dean

Contact Cornell AAP

Connect with us to learn more about ways to give to the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning Annual Fund by emailing the development team at aapalum@cornell.edu.

Every dollar adds up

We can do so much more with your support this year—and every year.

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