AAP
In a Rare Sighting, Architecture Student Spotted at Collegetown Greenstar
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An architecture student was spotted at the Collegetown Greenstar at approximately 2 a.m. on Monday. The unusual sighting left Cornellians and Ithacans shocked.
AAP
AAP Students Express Concern Over Transition to Online Classes
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While College of Architecture, Art and Planning students take courses that traditionally rely on the availability of studio spaces and materials, students and faculty now have to reimagine what these classes would look like online.
AAP
Design Over People? New Fine Arts Library Critiqued for See-Through, Grated Floors
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The newly renovated Mui Ho Fine Arts Library houses over 100,000 books suspended from the ceiling. The steel grate floors between the three levels of stacks are permeable by air and light — and are see-through.
Science
Are Evil, Autonomous Robots in Our Future? Cornell Professors Debunk A.I. Myths and Discuss Future Directions
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According to Bala, modern A.I. is capable of amazing feats, but likely won’t produce anytime soon the kinds of general A.I. seen in movies like The Terminator. That kind of A.I. is “very, very far out, if at all it will ever be achieved,” Bala said.
architecture
Cornell Professor Creates AI-Interfaced Photoluminescent Fiber Installation to Facilitate Dialogue Through Technology
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In Building 99 on Microsoft’s Redmond, Washington campus, Prof. Jenny Sabin, architecture, unveiled her latest project: an AI interface called Ada that translates people’s facial reactions into color by using a network of a dozen cameras designed to collect people’s facial expressions. Sabin, who was invited to participate in Microsoft’s Artist in Residence program, hoped to “explore artificial intelligence in ways that would make it more human centered — would provide bridges to understanding the technology.” Through Ada, she hopes to bring more people closer to artificial intelligence in a more friendly, approachable manner. Ada was named after gifted mathematician and early computer programmer Ada Lovelace, who was cited to have written instructions for the first computer program in the mid-1800s. According to Sabin, the system functions as an interface for “expressing sentiment data that’s been picked up by cameras and reveals the data through light and color.”
Beyond the 12 cameras within the room, there is also an additional sensor and camera contained inside the project that can override the other cameras. These sensors and cameras read “the collective sentiment of the building [facial expressions] from individuals,” according to Sabin.
academy of arts and letters
Toni Morrison M.A. ’55, AAP Dean Among Cornellians Awarded by American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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The American Academy of Arts and Letters has awarded three Cornell alumni with architecture, fiction and music awards for 2019. With the intention of sustaining literature, music and fine arts, the academy honors over 70 people who have dedicated their life craft to sustaining those very components.
Dragon Day
Dragon Day’s Traditions to Continue in ‘Playful’ 118th Parade
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The first College of Architecture Day — as it was originally called — was held on St. Patrick’s Day in 1901.
AAP
First Female Dean in AAP’s 122-Year History Assumed Office Jan. 1
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After 122 years, the College of Architecture, Art and Planning’s first female dean assumed her position on New Year’s Day. Dean J. Meejin Yoon ’94 is expected to serve a five-year term.
architecture
Renowned Architect Shares Importance of ‘Continuity and Change’
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“I decided that what I really wanted to do was go home and make a difference,” she said.
Ag Quad
Robotically-Built LOG KNOT Installation on Ag Quad Optimizes Wood Usage
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According to Todd Petrie ’19, cutting all of the joints in the estimated 65 to 70 logs took over two weeks, even with a morning and night crew working every day.