Stories
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.
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.
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
There Grows the Neighborhood: Partnership with the Sweet Water Foundation Transforms Students' Understanding of Urban Renewal
Students traveled to Chicago & Detroit this semester for a series of critical collaborations co-led by AAP faculty and the Sweet Water Foundation, an organization dedicated to regenerative urban development cofounded by Emmanuel Pratt (B.Arch. '99).
Thursday, September 1, 2022
Mark Your Calendar: Moments You Won't Want to Miss at the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities Launch Symposium
This September 27–28, "Critical Conversations for Urban Transformation" brings urban leaders and expert design practitioners, scholars, artists, and activists together around some of the most pressing challenges facing cities today.
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Major Gift Endows Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities in AAP
Mui Ho's (B.Arch. '66) major gift of $25M endows and names the center, advancing research, teaching, and partnerships for more sustainable and just cities.