News
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Building Deconstruction, Reuse Would Benefit NYS Jobs, Climate
Felix Heisel, Architecture Assistant Professor and Director of the Circular Construction Lab (CCL); Jennifer Minner, CRP Associate Professor and Director of the Just Places Lab; and Wyeth Augustine-Marceil, Research Associate in the CCL and Just Places Lab, report that transitioning to a circular construction economy in New York could boost significant economic activity, create thousands of green jobs, and advance climate goals by reusing deconstructed building materials.
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Deconstruction: Rethinking the Building Life Cycle
Architecture Assistant Professor Felix Heisel, Director of the Circular Construction Lab, discusses the challenges and opportunities in building deconstruction.
Monday, November 20, 2023
Cornell Students Support Informal Settlement Upgrading in Nairobi
The Center for Cities sent two AAP students to Nairobi, Kenya this summer to work alongside Slum Dwellers International – Kenya on informal settlement upgrading.
Monday, April 15, 2024
In Partnership: Supporting Informal Settlement Upgrading from Within
This April, the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities welcomes Joseph Kimani, Executive Director of Slum Dwellers International–Kenya, to campus to share conversation and learning as both organizations seek to support informal settlement residents in their efforts to achieve increased housing security and equitable access to urban services.
Monday, April 17, 2023
Research In Action: Planning With, Not For, Informal Settlement Communities
Urban sustainability expert Charity Mumbi Mwangi is a programs officer at Slum Dwellers International–Kenya, part of a community-led international network focused on improving the lives of people living in informal settlements. This semester, Mwangi is in residence with the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities as a Visiting Scholar, sharing knowledge and building on a growing partnership between the two organizations working toward urban change.
The Christian Science Monitor
Why Drivers May Soon Pay $15 to Use New York's Busiest Streets
April 2, 2024
Los Angeles Times
Mexico City Runs Short on Water — a Public Good that's "Increasingly Difficult" to Provide
March 21, 2024
Bloomberg CityLab
Can a National Zoning Atlas Chart a Way Out of the US Housing Crisis?
January 29, 2024
America Adapts